6800 making "hissing" sound!?

[Andeh]

I noticed the 6800 in one of my spare machines, making a sort of hissing sound whenever it renders a frame.

so for instance, if a game is running at 30fps, then it sounds like a bloody rattlesnake! Whats causing this? Anyone have any idea?

cheers.

 

[helmutcheese]

If your sure its not Mechanical noise from the Fan then its a Cap or Coil.

I had a brand new 8600GTS for a customer at launch and it made a extremely loud noise in 3D mode but silent in 2D mode, obv it was out the box new so RMA'd.

 

[LanceCrossfire]

most definately cap hiss... had it on an old leadtek 6800ultra shortly afterward it died lol^^

 

[setter]

a few years ago i had the same with 2 leadtek 6800gt's that i had in sli. both died out within a week of each other after only 3 months use

 

[LanceCrossfire]

this doesnt look good:/ UPGRADE TIME!!!

 

[BananaDunka]

Have you checked inside the case for badgers and mushrooms ?

 

[danoliver1]

My 6800gt made a high pitched hissing sound still working ok today several years after i bought it.
From what i can remember this was quite a common problem, i wouldnt worry just buy something else if it dies.

 

[Andeh]

yeah im not worried if it dies, ive got an x800xt under my bed somewhere I can throw in if it dies. Just wondered what it was, and if I could fix it lol

 

[Andeh]

is there a known way to fix this?

 

[Banjo]

AFAIK, not unless you're very good at soldering...

Banjo

 

[godinman]

I've got an 8800gtx which does something similar.

If I open up ati tool and open the 3dfurry cube thing it hisses, and then if i close the furry cube it stops..Havn't found a solution really, thought it was something to do with OCing it, but I clock it back to stock and it still hisses.

 

[godinman]

Oh, just had a bit of a google and apparently some silicone sealant, or a dab of glue off a hot glue gun on the choke coils is meant to stop it...What ever the hell those are. And if it was caps, apparently the noise would be accompanied by the liquid inside the cap spurting out and killing the card.

Tho thats all just off a couple of forums, so not particularly official

 

[The Asgard]

The hissing is just cap/inductor squeal and is very common and doesn't mean it's going to fail.

Just about every graphics card I have ever owned has had cap squeal to some degree. You will also find this noise on some motherboards when under load.

So to repeat its nothing to worry about just turn your sound up

 

[Andeh]

ah ok, guess ill have to put up with it