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PSU noise issue

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It seems like it's coil whine and I'm guessing it's probably the graphics card instead of the psu.

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My system ran with a Corsair HX750 PSU and a GTX660 for a little over a year and I did not have any issues. The other day I installed a GTX970 (msi OC edition) and now I am having issues with a buzzing sound coming from the PSU.  The PSU does not buzz during casual use; however, when I start gaming and my GPU starts consuming more power my PSU starts buzzing. The buzzing sounds electronic and is continuous. I do not believe that it is the fan inside the PSU because the buzzing stops immediately when I tab out of games. I am unsure how to approach this situation and what steps I need to take from here. Any advice is much appreciated.

 

Could this possibly be because the new graphics card requires both an eight and a six pin power connector as opposed to the single 6 pin of my older graphics card?

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It seems like it's coil whine and I'm guessing it's probably the graphics card instead of the psu.

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