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PSU Coil Whine

FenrirLF
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Not dangerous at all, some combinations of components cause coil whine. For example say you have a GTX 1080, if you use a Corsair AX1200i it might whine, while if you use an EVGA power supply it might be silent. 

 

No harm at all. 

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Just now, violentnumeric said:

Not dangerous at all, some combinations of components cause coil whine. For example say you have a GTX 1080, if you use a Corsair AX1200i it might not whine, while if you use an EVGA power supply it might be silent. 

 

No harm at all.

I have a gtx 1060 3gb 

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It's not harmful, it's a potential problem in electrical components that use electric coils, so it's normal. If you find it annoying you can try contacting corsair about seeking a replacement, but they're not under any obligation to provide one unless there's a defect or something like that. Otherwise you could buy a different PSU but there's a small chance for any PSU to have/develop coil whine

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1 hour ago, SmurfOp said:

I have a gtx 1060 3gb 

He was just giving you an example. 

1 hour ago, SmurfOp said:

It is annoying yes but i can hear it only when i go close to the Psu itself with my headphones off

Then don't stick your head into your PSU. 

 

Coil whine is not dangerous at all.  It's just vibrating magnetics. 

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