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GPU buzzing (probably not coil whine)

heidy

heidy

heidy

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Hello.

I have a GPU buzz issue that sounds a lot like what this person had:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MHSuh4IeoE

Had the same problem on two different GPUs. It's there no matter the frame rate as long as the card is under load and one particular characteristic is that it's actually picked up by my headphone amp. It comes precisely from where the power cables are connected, not the coils since the chokes are much closer to the GPU and there is pretty much nothing on that end of the RX Vega's PCB.

Tried changing the PSU, motherboard (although with an old identical one from a previous problem of mine) and power outlet to no avail.

It is plugged on two different pci-e cables as recommended.

Any ideas?

Thank you for your time.
 
Different graphics cards, different PSU, motherboard and wall plug and it still happens? Is this environmental then? Move the system to another part of the room, or a different room. Try testing in the kitchen because a kitchen's power is usually on a different circuit to the rest of the house.

After the swapping around, what are the remaining common components?
 
heidy said:
Hello.

I have a GPU buzz issue that sounds a lot like what this person had:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MHSuh4IeoE

Had the same problem on two different GPUs. It's there no matter the frame rate as long as the card is under load and one particular characteristic is that it's actually picked up by my headphone amp. It comes precisely from where the power cables are connected, not the coils since the chokes are much closer to the GPU and there is pretty much nothing on that end of the RX Vega's PCB.

Tried changing the PSU, motherboard (although with an old identical one from a previous problem of mine) and power outlet to no avail.

It is plugged on two different pci-e cables as recommended.

Any ideas?

Thank you for your time.
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Did you tried different sockets, powecables and splitters if you use?

That is not GPU related, something is shorting around
 
LePhuronn said:
Different graphics cards, different PSU, motherboard and wall plug and it still happens? Is this environmental then? Move the system to another part of the room, or a different room. Try testing in the kitchen because a kitchen's power is usually on a different circuit to the rest of the house.

After the swapping around, what are the remaining common components?
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Tried moving the system to the kitchen and the problem is still present.
The only common component was the SSD and I just ruled that out by cloning the system and booting on another drive, which didn't solve the issue either.

Panos said:
Did you tried different sockets, powecables and splitters if you use?

That is not GPU related, something is shorting around
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I removed all the fans, ran the system with only one memory stick then the other and had the occasion to use different cables when swapping power supplies.

At that point I'm not sure I can actually get rid of the interferences, but thank you.
 
heidy said:
Tried moving the system to the kitchen and the problem is still present.
The only common component was the SSD and I just ruled that out by cloning the system and booting on another drive, which didn't solve the issue either.



I removed all the fans, ran the system with only one memory stick then the other and had the occasion to use different cables when swapping power supplies.

At that point I'm not sure I can actually get rid of the interferences, but thank you.
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boot the system without the case.

What is your exact spec?
 
No that's coil whine/buzz etc etc and other electrical related noise from other components such as capacitors, My Titan XP does it under load, My 980TI did it under load. The problem is Gpu's consume large amounts of power, coils /chokes and caps are getting smaller and less insulated, to coincide with this displays have higher refresh rates, you can get lucky and get a quiet card or be one of the few that don't notice that frequency of sound but pretty much 90% of all graphics cards will emit some electrical noise.

The bottom line is nothing is wrong.
 
Panos said:
boot the system without the case.

What is your exact spec?
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Just tried without the case, didn't solve it either.
Here are my specs:

Intel Core i5 4460 @ 3.20GHz
Haswell 22nm Technology
8,00 Go Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-11-28)
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. H81M-PLUS (SOCKET 1150)
Graphics
ASUS MG279 (2560x1440@144Hz)
8176MB ATI Radeon RX Vega (ATI)
Storage
1863GB Western Digital WDC WD20EZRZ-00Z5HB0 SCSI Disk Device (SATA)
223GB INTEL SSDSC2CW240A3 SCSI Disk Device (SSD)

Davedree said:
Does it sound like mine, ?

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/is-this-acceptable-coil-buzz.18802805/
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It does sound a lot like yours. I'd be willing to bet it's the same issue, especially since the other GPU I tried was an R9 Fury.
 
Sounds like coil whine, however that's usually high pitched screeching. Most likely is mosfet/driver whine though. Both very similar and cannot really be eliminated.

Some cards/brands have it better than others. Some PSU's can make a difference. However at the end of the day on a high powered card like this you have 200Amp+ to the core under max load.

Having tested nearly every brand of 1080Ti, every card had it. In multiple cases, boards, PSU's. In the end i just went with the quietest and stuck the pc under the desk.
 
heidy said:
Just tried without the case, didn't solve it either.
Here are my specs:

Intel Core i5 4460 @ 3.20GHz
Haswell 22nm Technology
8,00 Go Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-11-28)
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. H81M-PLUS (SOCKET 1150)
Graphics
ASUS MG279 (2560x1440@144Hz)
8176MB ATI Radeon RX Vega (ATI)
Storage
1863GB Western Digital WDC WD20EZRZ-00Z5HB0 SCSI Disk Device (SATA)
223GB INTEL SSDSC2CW240A3 SCSI Disk Device (SSD)



It does sound a lot like yours. I'd be willing to bet it's the same issue, especially since the other GPU I tried was an R9 Fury.
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Remove the GPU and boot the system only with the CPU. Connect the monitor on the motherboard.
Do you experience the same issues?
 
Panos said:
Remove the GPU and boot the system only with the CPU. Connect the monitor on the motherboard.
Do you experience the same issues?
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No, the noise comes from the GPU specifically. Nothing else pulls nearly as much current, which could be the reason.
 
Its coil whine.

I've done lots of folding/mining with at least 20 different GPU's and some of them make or have made noises like this. In each case it was coil whine. It can present in different ways and make different noises depending on the resonant frequencies and so on...

In some cases it is the PSU though, not the GPU. So try your card in another system if possible.
 
Quick update to say that I tried yet another GPU and PSU with the same problem, so while the noise comes from the GPU's 8 pin connectors I'm fairly confident the card is fine.
I've also noticed the CPU die area on both motherboards makes the same noise to a lesser extent.

How likely would it be for my apartment's power to be the culprit? Completely out of ideas at this point. What do you think?
 
there are p[arts on the motherboard that are all but exactly the same as ones on the gpu. could be coil whine on the motherboard aswell :(

but it could be what you have said aswell. could it be the case? maybe the motherboard isnt seated 100% correctly (no idea how that would work) causing something to vibrate?
 
D1craig said:
there are p[arts on the motherboard that are all but exactly the same as ones on the gpu. could be coil whine on the motherboard aswell :(

but it could be what you have said aswell. could it be the case? maybe the motherboard isnt seated 100% correctly (no idea how that would work) causing something to vibrate?
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Already had everything installed outside the case, so not this either.
The outlet is grounded according to my power strip's diode. Maybe some sort of ground loop or dirty power?
 
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