Coilwhine!! :(

[Nines11]

So i finally got my 970 and it has the dreaded coilwhine :/ even with vsync i get coilwhine....

Rome 2 benchmark goes crazy and its only getting around 108 average 180 max but the whine is bad! With vsync it gets better but not by much. Menu fps of 700 and it screams!

As soon as i alt tab it stops and its coming from the card not the psu as i read sometimes its the psu?

Ive had a few cards in this PC, 670, 770 and now 970. The 970 is the only card thats done this.

I was dreading this! Apart from the coilwhine the card is ok, idles at 45c as the fans dont spin up but maxes out at 75c which seems a bit high?

Its the Evga SC the box was all sealed but card was just sitting in a plastic container. Asus packaging is much better. Not sure to try another Evga or a different brand? Im sending it back for sure this is crazy!

 

[Stas823]

The packaging has nothing to do with coil whine.
There is a trick for fixing coil whine and that is to put some varnish on components (capacitors i think).

 

[shatpank81]

The packaging has nothing to do with coil whine.
There is a trick for fixing coil whine and that is to put some varnish on components (capacitors i think).

shouldnt have to do that on a new card though...
can you not RMA it?
i tried to put up with mine, but got fed up with it so flogged it.
the person who had it off me wasnt that bothered about it, so neither was i when i sold it to them

 

[teenwolf]

seeing more of the coilwhine latley.
my last card had it a bit.

 

[Neil79]

Which PSU as you said your last card had it a bit?

 

[Nines11]

Yeah im sending it back asap .

http://vocaroo.com/i/s0dykJuKHyBe

 

[Kelt]

Yeah im sending it back asap .

http://vocaroo.com/i/s0dykJuKHyBe

Sheesh, that sounds awful.

If that's audible during gaming or idling, would drive me up the wall.

What PSU do you have?

 

[Neil79]

wow

 

[wazza300]

try running heaven on a loop for few hours,it might quieten down

it soundlike your torturing a pig

 

[Nines11]

If i alt tab the sound is gone it only makes this sound in games. Even with vsync its noisy :/ never had coilwhine ever until now. There really is a problem with these 970s.

Runs games fine though nice and fluid so far but the sound is horrible!! I can even hear it coming through my headset!

Why cant things be simple? :/

 

[Gibbo]

Hi there

The Galax Infinity cards are due tomorrow with my coil whine reduction technology and were also guaranteeing them to be coil whine free were that confident and if you do experience it we will swap them out.

But so far our first coil whine reduction card has being a huge success with not one card returned for coil whine issues, most people have to push them to 1500-2000fps to make them whine which is well not typical usage.

 

[Gibbo]

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[Rusty0611]

You shouldn't have to buy a marked up "special" card to get one without coil whine.

 

[pieman109]

For info my Galax GTX970 exoc black edition has minimal coil whine. the ONLY time I've heard it was when I benched 3dmark 2002 (I think thats the one, real oldie) and when the frames hit over 600-700 I could here a quiet sorta "stuck pig" sound, almost like a warble, but it was very quiet and, like I said, thats the only time I've heard anything like that.

 

[Gibbo]

You shouldn't have to buy a marked up "special" card to get one without coil whine.

Tell that to every manufacturer then......

It is quite rare on the grand scheme of things, but there are ways to reduce and try to eliminate it, yes it means spending more money on components, but it is possible.

Just unfortunately most manufacturers just see the $$$ signs and look to reduce cost of manufacturing to maximise profits.

 

[nitram100]

I was so scared of coil whine after having a few 780's that did it. I purchased the PCS 290 because powercolor put some kind of clue on the capacitors to prevent coil whine.

 

[Wizzfizz]

You shouldn't have to buy a marked up "special" card to get one without coil whine.

If you get intrusive whine (in game) and you have a decent PSU, then RMA the card back until you get a decent one. That's the only way manufacturers are going to listen. Scratch that, they already know it's a problem, they just don't want to fix it.

 

[Rusty0611]

Tell that to every manufacturer then......

No, that's more your job. You're effectively buying sub par products and then selling them to your customers and then marketing a card as special because it performs to what should be the bare minimum standard.

It's not your fault. You are a business after all but you're still implicitly encouraging this. Perhaps it's just me but I find it extremely poor form on all parties from nVidia, to the partners and to the shops. It's a circle of neglect and looking the other way in the name of profit. And frankly it stinks.

 

[Gibbo]

No, that's more your job. You're effectively buying sub par products and then selling them to your customers and then marketing a card as special because it performs to what should be the bare minimum standard.

It's not your fault. You are a business after all but you're still implicitly encouraging this. Perhaps it's just me but I find it extremely poor form on all parties from nVidia, to the partners and to the shops. It's a circle of neglect and looking the other way in the name of profit. And frankly it stinks.

We have absolutely zero impact on Asus, Gigabyte or MSI, they are far to big and know best, we scream at them on a weekly basis. The only big brand card we had influence on was MSI Lightning as it was a focused project which required 8 Packs excellence.

We are doing our best and we are doing far more than any other Etailor.

Show me one other Etailor worldwide who has gone out of there way? Wait there is not one ONLY OcUK, we are the ones pushing and trying to be different.

That is why there is an OcUK reference 970 and a Galax Infinity, we had to seek out manufacturers to do this for us who had a realistic MOQ to make it happen which was still several thousand units even then.

So sorry but we are actively pushing like crazy and are the only ones doing so, no one else is! But as a business we are not about to stop selling every graphics card barr the Powercolor PCS+ and our own OcUK 970 and Galax Infinity, that would be completely dumb and stupid which would result in loosing us millions in turnover!

 

[Nines11]

Hi there

The Galax Infinity cards are due tomorrow with my coil whine reduction technology and were also guaranteeing them to be coil whine free were that confident and if you do experience it we will swap them out.

But so far our first coil whine reduction card has being a huge success with not one card returned for coil whine issues, most people have to push them to 1500-2000fps to make them whine which is well not typical usage.

Im getting coilwhine as soon as i open the game up... 60 fps with vsync still whining!

When i disable vsync it obv gets worse, i dont use vsync on every game either. Rome 2 one of my most played games has horrible whine!

I paid 252 in the sale i dont wanna pay 300+ with 1 year less warranty just so i dont get coilwhine! Ive never had coilwhine before something is up with these 970s.

I just want a coilwhine free one.