Coil whine of 6800xt

[Neky]

Yesterday I installed Sapphire 6800xt reference card and I was expecting a bit of coil whine in benchmarks.
When I launched games and pushed the graphics with unlimited FPS I was surprised quiet a lot, coil whine was still there.
The coil whine noise is definitely louder than fan noise (maxes at 1600RPM in stock setting).

Here is a recording, after a second I jump out from menu to the game and the whine starts. The whine is louder than it sounds in the video.

https://streamable.com/g615fl

There is a better recording of this from Hardware Canucks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fs0yByc8EA&t=371s

Anybody else experiencing this?

Update:

Better recording of the sound...
https://streamable.com/q25bb7

 

[Neky]

Running 1080p, The example was from Destiny 2 running between 150-190 fps.

 

[Neky]

I have 1080, 60Hz screen, but I was trying to test the it under full load. I tried 4K using the Virtual Super Resolution which dropped the game to 80FPS, the noise is still the same.

 

[Neky]

Sure, it solves the issue. But that will utilize about 20% of the GPU, which doesn't push it at all. Once I get a faster and higher resolution screen in a week or two the issue is gonna come back.

 

[Neky]

Update.

Running RM750x, no problem there.

Tested other games. SOTTR most notably has coil whine even at 1080p Vsync on 60Hz. It is not as loud compared to running Witcher 3 at 230fps or Heaven bench but still at 70-80% and the biggest noise out of the system.

GPU often runs 500-1000RPM in FPS capped games which makes the coil whine even more audible.

 

[Neky]

Well it is honestly a bummer. I finally got a nextgen graphics thats efficient, quiet (fan noise-wise), well cooled (for a reference card) and actually a good deal compared to Nvidia offerings right now, plus I am able to use SAM. (I know it is a small deal in most games and even less relevant than DLSS). Just if it weren't for those loud squeeky sounds all the friggin time. I haven't imagined to be bound to my ANC headphones when using my perfectly quiet desktop....apart from the friggin GPU.

 

[Neky]

I am giving up on this thread. I am gonna test it at 4k60hz tomorrow on a tv and then on tuesday when my 34UW/144Hz arrives. I assume the result is gonna be the same, most audible part of the whole system - friggin coil whine from the GPU. But hey, if I am wrong, I am going to be the happiest guy here.

 

[Neky]

One last thing, it seems to be there are good reference cards out there....god knows what is their share.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/commen...7?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

 

[Neky]

So I tested with my new screen (3440x1440 at 144Hz) and the whine is still there, sounding very much the same as in my previous tests.

 

[Neky]

I can confirm, coil whine did not get noticeably better with time (13 days). I had to return mine, as replacement was not an option due to no stock. I just wonder what is the split between quiet and noisy 6800XTs, I would guess about 1/4 - 1/5 suffer from coil whine. I even read some 6800 non-XT have coil whine.

 

[Neky]

Leave it running on the Unigine Valley menu screen after you launch the benchmark and click exit > okay. Leave it running for 24-48 hours. Tamed many a squealer with this trick.

I think that even my silent coil whine wise 3060ti makes a noise on exit screen of Heaven or Valley....good tip, I might try it in the future when I encounter another whiny card.