coil whine 7970

[stephenmarr]

Hey ive just installed my new Sapphire 7970 oc {purchased from overclockers 09/04/201 } tonight ready for a gaming session but ive an awful coil whine coming from the GPU.
Is my best option to RMA the card and get a replacement or a different brand

Also the price of the Sapphire 7970 OC has dropped by €40 will i be refunded the full price i paid for it or the new price?

Really unhappy about this as its a pretty expensive card.

any help appreciated guys

 

[stephenmarr]

MB is a Gigabyte P55-UD5
PSU Corsair HX750
GPU was an XFX 5850 BLACK
no issues with them at all
only whines when playing games the second i go into menus or quit the games it stops.
i dont use headphones

 

[stephenmarr]

will ring today for an rma
the whine is to loud to play games

 

[stephenmarr]

well i rang overclockers and they have issued me an RMA
i put my 5850 back in and no whine at all so must be graphics card.

 

[stephenmarr]

They said it would be replaced like for like.

 

[stephenmarr]

Well guys just got my 7970 card today. Problem with shipping from England to Ireland is what overclockers told me but and its a big BUT
this card not only has coil whine but also one of the fans is loose and making an awful rattle
To say im disappointed is an understatement.
think i will just get a refund and buy the
ASUS DirectCU II i believe has a custom PCB is this a better option to go for??
Really peeded off as this is an expensive card
havent got the chance to stretch its legs yet.

 

[stephenmarr]

cannot play games with the coil whine its very loud
will ring tomorrow really unhappy about this.

 

[stephenmarr]

Not the psu tried it in my brothers pc and its there as well
his psu is a corsair hx 850 mine is a corsair hx 750
so is the
ASUS DirectCU II
a decent replacement.
or do i go for the
MSI R7970 Lightning