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4080 & 4090 Coil Whine Thread
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I've only had it installed and running since last evening, but I tried 3DMark, port royal, and Timespy Extreme a few times. Also Cyberpunk 2077 and then different variations/settings of Unigine Superposition. Some at 1080 with massive high fps, and then 4k maxed out only managing 40+fps at full load. In all cases the GPU ran at 100% at 1.050v and managed it without any noticeable whine. The 4090FE is a fair bit quieter than my 3090FE.
I do have it running from a 1500W bequiet Dark Power Pro 12, from different rails if that's any help.
I'm super delighted with the 4090FE, quiet, cool, and fast
I've only had it installed and running since last evening, but I tried 3DMark, port royal, and Timespy Extreme a few times. Also Cyberpunk 2077 and then different variations/settings of Unigine Superposition. Some at 1080 with massive high fps, and then 4k maxed out only managing 40+fps at full load. In all cases the GPU ran at 100% at 1.050v and managed it without any noticeable whine. The 4090FE is a fair bit quieter than my 3090FE.
I do have it running from a 1500W bequiet Dark Power Pro 12, from different rails if that's any help.
I'm super delighted with the 4090FE, quiet, cool, and fast
It's the best looking card out there for sure! Love the design.
not sure if its the mic, but to me that doesn't sound horrendous. I don't think ive ever owned a card that doesn't have coil whine and believe those who say they have none are just not hearing itHere's my replacement on Uncharted 4 capped at 120fps, native 4k.
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there is only one way to remove it completely and that is to remove the thermal pads on the backplate covering the VRMs. My Strix 3090 had it bad. It would change its whine pitch based on what was being displayed on the screen which was a huge distraction. My TUF 4090 has it to a lesser extent, but at least is constant and even light fan noise covers it. With the Strix 3090 since I was putting a Waterblock on it I removed the back plate and put it through heavy benchmarking and the back of the VRMs were still cool to touch so removed the thermal pads and the whine went completely.
What?
Yeah that sounds like my TUF did on it's worst. Is this the worst example? It's manageable imho, but perhaps a new sound dampening case if you have money to spare.Here's my replacement on Uncharted 4 capped at 120fps, native 4k.
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when I get my Waterblock for the 4090 ill do a video with and without the back plate to illustrate.
maybe because they cant, all i can hear is a slight buzz thats only really noticable when he jams the phone up its arse
Well if that was the case it wouldn't be an issue but coil whine travels the room quite far. I am 2 and a half meters away and could hear it clearly. Don't forget phones also block out background noise. It was worse case scenario for gaming though, odd as Uncharted dosn't have ray tracing. I got full refund so will see my options after the AMD conference.
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So I got the MSI Suprim none x version yesterday and it sounds like this most of the time:
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This is even with the case on. Disappointed to say the least. This is my first build in nearly 15 years so unsure if this level of wine is to be expected.
MSI Suprim 4090 coil whine
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This is even with the case on. Disappointed to say the least. This is my first build in nearly 15 years so unsure if this level of wine is to be expected.
So I got the MSI Suprim none x version yesterday and it sounds like this most of the time:
MSI Suprim 4090 coil whine
This is even with the case on. Disappointed to say the least. This is my first build in nearly 15 years so unsure if this level of wine is to be expected.
Is that while just sitting at idle or playing a game ?
That would drive me nuts.
Seems MSI are particularly bad this gen. I wouldn't put up with it.
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Is that while just sitting at idle or playing a game ?
That would drive me nuts.
It's mainly when playing games, The new A Plagues Tale is particularly bad.
Annoyingly it also does it to a lesser degree when using Google maps which is particularly frustrating.
Yeah I had a suprim x and it was unbearable while playing games. I've tried 3 different cards now and settled on the inno3d which I'd by far the quietest in regards to coil whine... seems its a part of the 4090
We have success!
Managed to get a 4090 FE in the 3 minutes they were available yesterday. Virtually no coil whine at all, certainly not from my viewing distance. Over the moon, as saved myself £400 quid as well.
Managed to get a 4090 FE in the 3 minutes they were available yesterday. Virtually no coil whine at all, certainly not from my viewing distance. Over the moon, as saved myself £400 quid as well.
Seems like we may need to update the title to include 4080's, DeBauers 4080 Strix has bad coil whine. Judging by the comments below it, it hasnt been smooth sailing for loads of people.
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When I watched that earlier I couldn't help but think it would be the ideal card for youSeems like we may need to update the title to include 4080's, DeBauers 4080 Strix has bad coil whine. Judging by the comments below it, it hasnt been smooth sailing for loads of people.
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the crazy thing is you will probably need to pay near on £2000 to have the privilege of it sounding like that and performing considerably worse than a 4090 
Mine does it but unless your comp is on your desk I doubt many people would notice it.
pretty much inaudible to me when the fans are running unless I put my head at the height of the card.
I'm convinced anyone with a 4090 who claims they have no coil whine is either deaf or never listened for it specifically.
more reviewers should make a fuss about it and maybe they wouldn't let it happen in future gens
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When I watched that earlier I couldn't help but think it would be the ideal card for you
I got messaged it a few times lol. Well I had coil whine before it was cool!
My new card is spot on. Under certain heavy loads you can hear it but its so, so mild. It's about 25% of what the two Suprim's were like. 9 times out of 10 though its completely silent.