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lol why fix idle temps on a new card and well this annoying spin up thing is an issue

The only reason you get the continual click is because the fans are bouncing off the fan activation temp. If the card is idling properly it should be well below the fan activation temp, and when it does you only get the click maybe once or twice as the card cools down. You only get constant clicking if the card is idling around 55C which should not be the case.
 
High idle clocks (most common issue I think), high ambient case temps, or poor thermal paste application could be the culprits.
 
So fixing the idle temp doesn't remove the click, it just makes it not noticeable.
 
You could RMA, spend the shipping cost and a week without your GPU and hope the new one doesn't click, or spend the time to fix your driver or case or paste issue. I've got the click but it's completely unnoticeable as I don't have high idle temps. 

I get the clicking noise also when the fan starts. I haven't checked to see if it happens continually while the fans are running.
 
The noise for me isn't just a click, it's a click followed by another noise. The whole thing happens at once when the fans spin up and the entire sound lasts maybe .5 seconds.
 
I hope I don't have to pull this thing back out and try to fool around with fixing the fan wire(s).
 
If I start and stop the fans multiple times the noise varies some each time the issue occurs. I fell like if this noise was just the result of the fans spinning up naturally it would be more of a consistent sound.
 
I'm going to put on my anti static stuff and see if I can feel anything while gently moving the fan blades with the card inverted. The more times I hear the sound the more I'm convinced it's due to something physically contacting the fan blades.

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KaptCrunch
well I can tell you that it is saggy wires touching the fan blades  the clicking noise 
 
RMA it for EVGA has the fix for it now  unless you are good with your hands and a Q-tip with silicone
 
 

Did EVGA made this fix ? To both fans ? Because the two fans make noise on my card and the wires don't seem to touch the blades at all.

look closer to the 6:00 position of fans outer radius with PCI-e edge downward 
 
for mine were rubbing bottom side of blades and edge 
 
 

I'm wondering if this issue is happening with 11G-P4-2387-KR XC2 ICX2 coolers...
 
 

@EVGA please help us to fix this clicking Noise!! Feels like to have a cheap card with low resell value! also it is very annoying!!
 
Anyone can confirm not to have this issue on XC or XC_ULTRA Cards?

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KaptCrunch
well I can tell you that it is saggy wires touching the fan blades  the clicking noise 
 
RMA it for EVGA has the fix for it now  unless you are good with your hands and a Q-tip with silicone
 
 

Did EVGA made this fix ? To both fans ? Because the two fans make noise on my card and the wires don't seem to touch the blades at all.

 
I did it, not wanting to RMA it.
 
look closer to the 6:00 position with PCI-e connector downward 
 

I'm very disappointed with my product, 2070 xc gaming.
 
I had expected quiet operation with my card with new fan design and bearing.
 
But this fan clicking noise is really annoying.
 
Some of this noise are caused by the cables got caught by the fan blades, but some of them(I think most of them) are caused by fan bearings.
 
I really do hope evga releases new bios that can disable zero-rpm fan mode.

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somethingc00l
Fix your idle temps and this is not an issue...

lol why fix idle temps on a new card and well this annoying spin up thing is an issue

the spin up is to test fan is working before  bios shuts down system for not working fan 

KaptCrunch

fugusp

KaptCrunch
well I can tell you that it is saggy wires touching the fan blades  the clicking noise 
 
RMA it for EVGA has the fix for it now  unless you are good with your hands and a Q-tip with silicone
 
 

Did EVGA made this fix ? To both fans ? Because the two fans make noise on my card and the wires don't seem to touch the blades at all.

look closer to the 6:00 position of fans outer radius with PCI-e edge downward 
 
for mine were rubbing bottom side of blades and edge 
 
 

OK, after reading this, I took my card out and looked in this spot.  RTX2070 Ultra XC.  Fan 2 was the only one clicking (furthest from the back).  I gently pushed the wires down a bit and it fixed the issue.  Likely gravity will cause this to be an issue again, but I'm good for now.  Thanks!
 

eja-evga

KaptCrunch

fugusp

KaptCrunch
well I can tell you that it is saggy wires touching the fan blades  the clicking noise 
 
RMA it for EVGA has the fix for it now  unless you are good with your hands and a Q-tip with silicone
 
 

Did EVGA made this fix ? To both fans ? Because the two fans make noise on my card and the wires don't seem to touch the blades at all.

look closer to the 6:00 position of fans outer radius with PCI-e edge downward 
 
for mine were rubbing bottom side of blades and edge 
 
 

OK, after reading this, I took my card out and looked in this spot.  RTX2070 Ultra XC.  Fan 2 was the only one clicking (furthest from the back).  I gently pushed the wires down a bit and it fixed the issue.  Likely gravity will cause this to be an issue again, but I'm good for now.  Thanks!
 

 
Glad you found the wire contact before the wires got damaged

2080 XC2 Ultra, idles at 32C gaming is at 50-55c
I've only tested it for a couple hours, but the fans come on and off quite frequently while gaming. but no clicking noise that I can tell so far.
 
I can say the fan blades are very very close to the trim kit. is that even needed?
 

somethingc00l

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lol why fix idle temps on a new card and well this annoying spin up thing is an issue

The only reason you get the continual click is because the fans are bouncing off the fan activation temp. If the card is idling properly it should be well below the fan activation temp, and when it does you only get the click maybe once or twice as the card cools down. You only get constant clicking if the card is idling around 55C which should not be the case.
 
High idle clocks (most common issue I think), high ambient case temps, or poor thermal paste application could be the culprits.
 
So fixing the idle temp doesn't remove the click, it just makes it not noticeable.
 
You could RMA, spend the shipping cost and a week without your GPU and hope the new one doesn't click, or spend the time to fix your driver or case or paste issue. I've got the click but it's completely unnoticeable as I don't have high idle temps. 

My issue is if I have a Discord window and a Firefox window open and I'm just browsing the internet, it just causes the card to hit the 55c threshold and causes it to turn off and on.

Same here, when donwe get fix

Hi,

As some already mentioned here I think there are two issues. The "real" issue is when the fan blades are touching the the wires. The second "problem" is the clicking when the fans are spinning up. I think the cable touching problem is louder and last longer when the fans are spinning up. My FTW3 shows the second pheonmeon and I almost can't hear the klicking when the case is closed. I rotated the fans by hand (GPU turned off) and there was no resistance or scratching noise hence the fan blades are definitively not touching anything.

Exact same problem, RTX 2070
 
I looked at the card, and there's absolutely no way the fan blades touch any wire at all, they are very far.
 
There's a bearing noise when it starts, and under a certain temperature it keeps starting/stopping them so it keeps doing it.
 
I approve OP suggestion, adding an hysteresis would prevent this.
 
Please follow up.