gpu upgrade

[alvez]

sup!?

 

 

1 OR 2 months ago i started upgrading my 2 and a half years rig:

 

Bought:

 

SCREEN: Benq XL2411Z @144HZ

 

CPU: i5 4690K

 

MOBO: MSI Z97 Gaming 3

 

CPU COOLER: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO <- epic

 

SSD: Crucial MX100 256GB

 

 

Still waiting for upgrade:

 

RAM: 8GB 1333 MHZ

GPU: ASUS EAH 6850 1GB GDDR5

 

 

so about the GPU upgrade, I almost ordered the gtx 970 g1 gaming, just didnt done it for 1 thing, the mufucking coil whinning...

 

started thingking to buy a cheaper one for +/- 300 €, a r9 280X or other one since I will mainly play CS:GO...

 

the gtx 970 is overkill for it but i will have a gpu that will last a long time...

 

what r9 280x should i buy ? or other model for 300 € budget.

 

 

or should i buy a gtx 970 when the freaking coil whine problem is solved even if its going to be solved at all...

 

toughts =)?

 

 

[themaniac]

get the 970 because its way better than the r9 280x and if the coil whine is a problem get the asus 970 strix or evga acx 2.0 970

[TheKDub]

You could get by on cs:go with a 760 or 770 just fine.

 

But if you have the money then get the 970.

[alvez]

You could get by on cs:go with a 760 or 770 just fine.

 

But if you have the money then get the 970.

 

i can go with a 970 because i wanna have a good pc, its just the coil whine u know..

 

get the 970 because its way better than the r9 280x and if the coil whine is a problem get the asus 970 strix or evga acx 2.0 970

 

if you serch on the internet, you have asus , msi, gigabye with this problem, if it was the problem only with the gigabyte i would simply buy the msi or asus one...

[themaniac]

i can go with a 970 because i wanna have a good pc, its just the coil whine u know..

 

 

if you serch on the internet, you have asus , msi, gigabye with this problem, if it was the problem only with the gigabyte i would simply buy the msi or asus one...

why not the evga one?

[Archangel1994]

if the coil whine is a problem get the asus 970 strix or evga acx 2.0 970

This is the most wrongest of things I've heard for a while. Coil Whine IS NOT determined by brand. ASUS or EVGA are not immune or resistant to coil whine. It's luck of the draw whether you get a card with lots of it or none of it (Mine has none WOOHOO!). The Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 is by far the best cooler and is the best performing due to chip binning and a really good custom PCB. It's not the quietest because it uses 3 smaller fans as opposed to 2 bigger fans BUT it's still pretty damn quiet.

[NovaFlux]

This is the most wrongest of things I've heard for a while. Coil Whine IS NOT determined by brand. ASUS or EVGA are not immune or resistant to coil whine. It's luck of the draw whether you get a card with lots of it or none of it (Mine has none WOOHOO!). The Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 is by far the best cooler and is the best performing due to chip binning and a really good custom PCB. It's not the quietest because it uses 3 smaller fans as opposed to 2 bigger fans BUT it's still pretty damn quiet.

definetly 970. Like said although some companies may have reoccurring issues, it really is just chance whether or not you'll get one with whine.

[themaniac]

This is the most wrongest of things I've heard for a while. Coil Whine IS NOT determined by brand. ASUS or EVGA are not immune or resistant to coil whine. It's luck of the draw whether you get a card with lots of it or none of it (Mine has none WOOHOO!). The Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 is by far the best cooler and is the best performing due to chip binning and a really good custom PCB. It's not the quietest because it uses 3 smaller fans as opposed to 2 bigger fans BUT it's still pretty damn quiet.

i was just giving him options that he could look into 

[Semper]

This is the most wrongest of things I've heard for a while. Coil Whine IS NOT determined by brand. ASUS or EVGA are not immune or resistant to coil whine. It's luck of the draw whether you get a card with lots of it or none of it (Mine has none WOOHOO!). The Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 is by far the best cooler and is the best performing due to chip binning and a really good custom PCB. It's not the quietest because it uses 3 smaller fans as opposed to 2 bigger fans BUT it's still pretty damn quiet.

The way I understand it, Coil whine could be on-set by QC, therefore lower quality parts might very well lead to coil whine, and as such, could be linked directly to brand. The Twin Frozr series, for example is notorious for coil whine.

Yes, at large, it is entirely possible that it is luck of the draw.

[alvez]

lets hope to get a fine one then ill order de gigabity, if it came winning ill just take it to te store and change it

[alvez]

why not the evga one?

 

not available @ local stores

[alvez]

why not the evga one?

there is actually a store, i would save up to 50 € but I think that asus gigabyt and the msi are more realiable ?

[themaniac]

there is actually a store, i would save up to 50 € but I think that asus gigabyt and the msi are more realiable ?

well evga has the best customer service but they went a bit cheap for the 900 series

[alvez]

well evga has the best customer service but they went a bit cheap for the 900 series

 

in terms of components ? (cheap)

[themaniac]

in terms of components ? (cheap)

well they got lower quality parts for the gpu 

[alvez]

well they got lower quality parts for the gpu 

 

 

uhmm better keep with the gigabyte then

[kei7t9]

Mine is not really giving off the coil whine. My old Coil Whine was on my old sexy MSi GTX 770 Lightning. But was either the GPU or my old 750W XFX Core series PSU.

 

One way to also fix coil whine is to lock your FPS to 1:1 ratio with your Monitor's hz. Say if you have 60hz monitor lock fps to 60fps, if you have a 144hz lock it to 144hz. Alternatively you can go to Nvidia control panel and get Vertical Sync on adaptive mode and it will automatically lock your fps equal to your monitor's Hertz. <- this also fix screen tearing if you have SLi mode. And at the same time keep your GPU's cool as they only need to do 60fps & not trying to work hard to get 100+

 

In my experience, I was getting coil whine when my FPS shoots to the roof 300+ fps or more mostly from loading screens or benchmark's. I fixed my Lightning Coil whine after I locked the fps to 60 although I sold it 4 days ago now. That card still looked sexy though   Her name was Johanna... lol

[alvez]

Mine is not really giving off the coil whine. My old Coil Whine was on my old sexy MSi GTX 770 Lightning. But was either the GPU or my old 750W XFX Core series PSU.

 

One way to also fix coil whine is to lock your FPS to 1:1 ratio with your Monitor's hz. Say if you have 60hz monitor lock fps to 60fps, if you have a 144hz lock it to 144hz. Alternatively you can go to Nvidia control panel and get Vertical Sync on adaptive mode and it will automatically lock your fps equal to your monitor's Hertz. <- this also fix screen tearing if you have SLi mode. And at the same time keep your GPU's cool as they only need to do 60fps & not trying to work hard to get 100+

 

In my experience, I was getting coil whine when my FPS shoots to the roof 300+ fps or more mostly from loading screens or benchmark's. I fixed my Lightning Coil whine after I locked the fps to 60 although I sold it 4 days ago now. That card still looked sexy though   Her name was Johanna... lol

 

to lock my fps @ 144 i would just keep my actual gpu i want to lock atleast @350 FPS otherwise i wouldnt buy the gpu...i want to get stable frames, and 350 ill give me the smoothness i really need with my screen. cause with 144 locked it gives stutering... :\

 

ps. a guy from my country has one like yours, asked him, he said huge coil whine, fuck  my life...

 

i would probably get 350 locked fps all the time with a cheaper one like the r9 280x or the gtx 770 or smth like that...

 

i just dunno what i should do tbh..

[Joshua Ondangan]

well if you don't want to hear your gpu crying like a little girl >.<

 

you can always get a head strap and hang some really hard hitting woofers  

lol tried it once with those box speakers that can be powered with usb. lol hurts the ear.

 

anyways moving OT.

 

G1 from gig and the msi one are fine. crying girls are kinda like a luck of the draw if you're on the lucky side.

[alvez]

well if you don't want to hear your gpu crying like a little girl >.<

 

you can always get a head strap and hang some really hard hitting woofers

lol tried it once with those box speakers that can be powered with usb. lol hurts the ear.

 

anyways moving OT.

 

G1 from gig and the msi one are fine. crying girls are kinda like a luck of the draw if you're on the lucky side.

 

but this problem is just not understandable... it costs alot i mean for 380€ you turn it on and you start earing a girl crying in your case....what the heck.. its so stupid

 

thing is if i dont get a good one, i will have to get it of the case walk to the store, get another , hoope for no coil whine...

[Joshua Ondangan]

but this problem is just not understandable... it costs alot i mean for 380€ you turn it on and you start earing a girl crying in your case....what the heck.. its so stupid

 

thing is if i dont get a good one, i will have to get it of the case walk to the store, get another , hoope for no coil whine...

not sure about your place but it's better to ask if you can return the card and exchange for a newer one just in case you hear the girls cry .

 

although yeah it's annoying . used to have some cards in sli back then and it sounds like twin little girls crying. even with closed back headphones I still some how hear them a little and it annoys the bejesus out of me >.<

[alvez]

not sure about your place but it's better to ask if you can return the card and exchange for a newer one just in case you hear the girls cry .

 

although yeah it's annoying . used to have some cards in sli back then and it sounds like twin little girls crying. even with closed back headphones I still some how hear them a little and it annoys the bejesus out of me >.<

i sended a email, altough i will go to the shop next monday probably to buy it, so i will ask about it before i buy it...its just the fact that youre paying alot for the 3rd best GPU on the market...and then it makes annoying noises...thats the only problem for me...

[Joshua Ondangan]

i sended a email, altough i will go to the shop next monday probably to buy it, so i will ask about it before i buy it...its just the fact that youre paying alot for the 3rd best GPU on the market...and then it makes annoying noises...thats the only problem for me...

I hope you won't be lucky and get a girly gpu >.<

 

*hopes for the best*

[alvez]

I hope you won't be lucky and get a girly gpu >.<

 

*hopes for the best*

 

eheh thanks bro

[kei7t9]

eheh thanks bro

Are you planning on SLi? Or Single 970?

 

Stuttering is not that common unless your doing an SLi.

 

As for the coil whine, really depends if you get a good card. Sometimes it is also not the Card that causes the whine, it can also be caused by the PSU.

 

You don't really need 350fps , 144fps + 144hz will give you an edge already. But its just my opinion .