RandyRick http://www.overclock.net/t/1094728/possible-fix-for-coil-whine Contains information on coil whine. It suggests that tweeking the voltage slightly may help.
Simon771RandyRick http://www.overclock.net/t/1094728/possible-fix-for-coil-whine Contains information on coil whine. It suggests that tweeking the voltage slightly may help.I did also find this, but I tried increasing voltage ... nothing changed.Someone said that he did 12 hours burnt in test or something, and it made coil whine dissapear. No idea how to do that.
Simon771So I bought GTX 1070 EVGA Founders Edition card on caseking.de last week.I finally received dmy GPU, and noticed that it has annoying coil whine while gaming. It has nothing to do with FPS, but probbably with clock speed or power draw.In some games I get 60fps at power draw below 30%, and there is no coil whine.But in another game I get 60fps at 60% power draw and higher clock, so it's causing coild whine. I did put on waterblock from EKWB, and it's cooling just fine, but that coil whine is killing me.Does EVGA accept RMA for cards with coil whine? Any way to fix that by myself?Do I have any rights to return this GPU to caseking, and get full refund? Keep in mind that I did put on waterblock, and I'm not sure if that void warranty or not. There is some sticker on backplate saying that if it's removed it will void warranty. But that sticker is not covering any screw, so it's still untouched. Last time I had R9 390, it didn't have any coil whine even at 200fps and 80% power draw, so I'm not sure why this card has one.I just don't wanna have GPU with coil whine.Building water cooled PC, just because I'm trying to get it silent, and then I get card with coil whine that is louder than all fans and pump in my case ... it just makes me sad.
QuoteWe recommend testing your video card with another power supply, as often the power supply is a cause of noise issues. If the power from the PSU fluctuates, it can cause the coils to vibrate resulting in coil whine. You can check if the PSU is providing consistent power to your GPU. Go into your BIOS and look for the +12v reading. A healthy reading is between 11.4v - 12.6v. If you observe consistent fluctuations of more than .05 volts, the PSU is faulty and might be causing the errors.
ipkhaIf you monitor the voltage on the 12v line, if you see constant changes of .05v or more. Under constant load conditions, the 12v line should be relatively stable. Check your readings when running the benchmark and see if you spot any trouble signs.
Simon771Update: After 16 hours of running Heaven benchmark and pushing card to 100% all the time, coil is still here. Exactly the same, so burnt in test didn't change anything sadly.I also got reply from caseking store ... they will not be accepting my card, because I voided warranty.So my only hope is EVGA support directly. Already sent them email, and I can only hope that they will be friendly and solve my problem somehow. Otherwise I just spent 510€ for nothing -.-
rjohnson11Simon771Update: After 16 hours of running Heaven benchmark and pushing card to 100% all the time, coil is still here. Exactly the same, so burnt in test didn't change anything sadly.I also got reply from caseking store ... they will not be accepting my card, because I voided warranty.So my only hope is EVGA support directly. Already sent them email, and I can only hope that they will be friendly and solve my problem somehow. Otherwise I just spent 510€ for nothing -.-Voided warranty? What did you do to avoid warranty?
Simon771 I removed stock cooler and put on waterblock.With that I voided warranty. It seems a bit confusing to me, since EVGA allows us to do that. When store receives my product, they don't fix it or anything. They send it back to EVGA.Not to mention that sticker about warranty void if removed is on backplate and isn't covering any screws. So that sticker is still intact and not dammaged or removed.I went to EVGA just because users on LinusTech forum said it's one of the best brand and flexible with warranty. But turns out that stores in EU aren't so flexible -.-
CoercionShamanSimon771 I removed stock cooler and put on waterblock.With that I voided warranty. It seems a bit confusing to me, since EVGA allows us to do that. When store receives my product, they don't fix it or anything. They send it back to EVGA.Not to mention that sticker about warranty void if removed is on backplate and isn't covering any screws. So that sticker is still intact and not dammaged or removed.I went to EVGA just because users on LinusTech forum said it's one of the best brand and flexible with warranty. But turns out that stores in EU aren't so flexible -.-How did they even know that you removed the cooler if the sticker is in tact?
rjohnson11CoercionShamanSimon771 I removed stock cooler and put on waterblock.With that I voided warranty. It seems a bit confusing to me, since EVGA allows us to do that. When store receives my product, they don't fix it or anything. They send it back to EVGA.Not to mention that sticker about warranty void if removed is on backplate and isn't covering any screws. So that sticker is still intact and not dammaged or removed.I went to EVGA just because users on LinusTech forum said it's one of the best brand and flexible with warranty. But turns out that stores in EU aren't so flexible -.-How did they even know that you removed the cooler if the sticker is in tact? You'll have to go through EVGA EU for an RMA