MSI 970 Coil wine

[Wesleydn]

My MSI 970 has a very annoying coil wine under load. i thought i could ignor it, but its really getting to me.

It has a Ek waterblock + backplate on it

 

I have tried

overclocking the card

underclocking

changing power limit

changing voltage limit

 

[Equilibrium_FOOL]

How long have you had it?  RMA'ing it may be the only answer.

[Raudi_]

My MSI 970 has a very annoying coil wine under load. i thought i could ignor it, but its really getting to me.

It has a Ek waterblock + backplate on it

 

I have tried

overclocking the card

underclocking

changing power limit

changing voltage limit

If it gets that annoying RMA the card. But you will get the same card back seeing as its on all GPU's just different noise levels of it. Some cards are much louder then others. 

[pomaranc]

Some 970s just do that, there is no way of fixing it that isn't risky.

[lani100]

Not much you can do about it, you can try to RMA it but most likely they won't accept the card.

My Asus had terrible whine but I added a second one for sli and the whine stopped completely. 

[Wesleydn]

How long have you had it?  RMA'ing it may be the only answer.

 4-5months now

Will MSi RMA a card that has a replace cooler? (obviously i have all the stock parts)

 

If it gets that annoying RMA the card. But you will get the same card back seeing as its on all GPU's just different noise levels of it. Some cards are much louder then others. 

it is that annoying, i want a 970 back, i just dont want to get headaches everytime i play

 

Some 970s just do that, there is no way of fixing it that isn't risky.

i know, it never used to be this bad..

 

Not much you can do about it, you can try to RMA it but most likely they won't accept the card.

My Asus had terrible whine but I added a second one for sli and the whine stopped completely. 

dont have money for SLI

[GuruMeditationError]

You're not folding at home by any chance? I always forget my f@h client is working and it's notorious for making 970s whine.

[Wesleydn]

You're not folding at home by any chance? I always forget my f@h client is working and it's notorious for making 970s whine.

im not what?

[GuruMeditationError]

im not what?

 

https://folding.stanford.edu/

 

rofl     

 

Your avatar photo, and your reaction to the f@h'ing question reminded me of this...

 

 

wat?!

 

X0D  X0D  X0D

 

@Wesleydn I know some people have had some success covering the resonating components with stuff like blue-tac. I'm not sure how much of a good idea it is or how to identify what needs to be covered but it might be worth looking into.

[ApolloX75]

This is my take on it with my current experiences, take from it what you will.

Certain caps, coils and transistors vibrate more violently at various frequencies. If they haven't been potted completely or at all they will make audible noise.

Its usually a result of cutting costs and corners but even the high grade cards can develop the issue if individual components aren't manufactured to the same standards. And they often aren't. Actual coils are the usual culprit but other components can do it too.

I have to say its strange because coil whine really hasn't been something I've dealt with until recently. I know the old leaf blower FX 5800 Ultras suffered from it, not that you could hear it over the sound of the vacuum cleaner. But apart from those it's a relatively freakish modern phenomenon.

Other than failing PSUs of course.

Some manufacturers like Gigabyte will treat coil whine as manufacturer defect and replace it under warranty. But of course they are often the exception to the rule.

[Wesleydn]

This is my take on it with my current experiences, take from it what you will.

Certain caps, coils and transistors vibrate more violently at various frequencies. If they haven't been potted completely or at all they will make audible noise.

Its usually a result of cutting costs and corners but even the high grade cards can develop the issue if individual components aren't manufactured to the same standards. And they often aren't. Actual coils are the usual culprit but other components can do it too.

I have to say its strange because coil whine really hasn't been something I've dealt with until recently. I know the old leaf blower FX 5800 Ultras suffered from it, not that you could hear it over the sound of the vacuum cleaner. But apart from those it's a relatively freakish modern phenomenon.

Other than failing PSUs of course.

Some manufacturers like Gigabyte will treat coil whine as manufacturer defect and replace it under warranty. But of course they are often the exception to the rule.

As i said i didnt mind it at all, but its gotten worse and its very irritating and giving me headaches, a constant high pitch sound sucks..

[ApolloX75]

As i said i didnt mind it at all, but its gotten worse and its very irritating and giving me headaches, a constant high pitch sound sucks..

Yeah, I know how you feel. My GTX 970 started whining before it was consumed by a bad PSU, and it was annoying. My backup HD 7970 pretty much howls at all times and so far that's "normal" operation.

Try contacting the manufacturer and see if they will RMA. Usually when the coil whine gets bad enough they'll cover it.

[GodSpoon]

Almost every card has some coil whine, some are just quieter than others

 

Either RMA for a different card or just deal 

[GodSpoon]

Almost every card has some coil whine, some are just quieter than others

 

Either RMA for a different card or just deal 

 

*oops, the double post is real*