Coil Whine is Driving Me Insane - HELP!

[kevp453]

Here's the relevant specs:

i7-8086k

Asus Maximus XI Hero

RTX 2080 FE

Corsair HX750i PSU

144Hz Asus 1080p monitor

Cyberpower 1325VA Pure Sine Wave UPS

Both the CPU and the GPU are on open loop water cooling.

 

Since building my PC this Christmas I've been having very loud coil whine that sounds like it's coming from a combination of the PSU, GPU, and maybe the mobo. My PC is about 3-4 ft from my head and I just can't stand it anymore. At first I thought it was power so I purchased the UPS. That didn't change anything. I tried replacing the GPU with the same model and that didn't change anything. I've RMA'd my PSU twice now and that hasn't changed anything. I tried some old 600 Watt EVGA cheap PSU and the whine from the PSU wasn't nearly as bad, but I could still hear it from the GPU/Mobo area.

I only hear it when frame rates are higher than 60ish, especially in menus. But I like my high refresh rates and locking it to 60 is not ideal.

 

Could it be the MOBO? What other fixes could it be? Help my insanity!!!

[Firewrath9]

could be mobo.

[Guest]

[kevp453]

I think I just needed somebody to tell me to try the mobo. That's a lot more work...

[The King of the Undead]

1 minute ago, kevp453 said:

I think I just needed somebody to tell me to try the mobo. That's a lot more work...

try the mobo.

[kevp453]

Have y'all ever seen a motherboard cause so much whine before? It's the only part I haven't replaced yet, but I've never heard of it being the mobo before.

[Princess Luna]

Use a headset?

[kevp453]

3 minutes ago, Princess Luna said:

Use a headset?

That's what I've been doing. But I've got some really nice Klipsch speakers.

[Princess Luna]

5 minutes ago, kevp453 said:

That's what I've been doing. But I've got some really nice Klipsch speakers.

Ever tried without the UPS? xd

[kevp453]

1 minute ago, Princess Luna said:

Ever tried without the UPS? xd

Yep. The whine is what prompted the purchase of the UPS. I needed one anyway.

[Stormseeker9]

18 minutes ago, kevp453 said:

Have y'all ever seen a motherboard cause so much whine before? It's the only part I haven't replaced yet, but I've never heard of it being the mobo before.

Never knew a mobo could ‘whine’

[chen57]

hello,

you have to know that coil whine is normal but of course if its so loud that you hear it 4ft away from your computer its probably not normal.

 

<<I only hear it when frame rates are higher than 60ish, especially in menus. But I like my high refresh rates and locking it to 60 is not ideal.>>

Same for me. i have a 1070 and the more fps my gpu push the more coil whine there is. but i must say that even at 165fps i dont hear it 4ft away from my computer.

 

[kevp453]

Just now, chen57 said:

hello,

you have to know that coil whine is normal but of course if its so loud that you hear it 4ft away from your computer its probably not normal.

 

<<I only hear it when frame rates are higher than 60ish, especially in menus. But I like my high refresh rates and locking it to 60 is not ideal.>>

Same for me. i have a 1070 and the more fps my gpu push the more coil whine there is. but i must say that even at 165fps i dont hear it 4ft away from my computer.

 

It's seriously loud and annoying. I also have it in a Thermaltake P3 "case" mounted on the wall so it isn't enclosed which isn't helping.

[chen57]

1 minute ago, kevp453 said:

It's seriously loud and annoying. I also have it in a Thermaltake P3 "case" mounted on the wall so it isn't enclosed which isn't helping.

oh man thats why. open air case you hear everything