Is gpu VRM whine classed as fault?

[hornetstinger]

Yes, its very often related to the amount of power going through the card. PSU's are the same. Often the higher the power they are consuming, the louder the noise.

Never had GPU's with coil whine before.

 

[Nitefly]

If a card is ‘annoying’ because if this sort of noise then yes, it’s a crap card and you shouldn’t put up with it.

You should however anticipate some noise at stock with a high powered card. There will be room to address this with an undervolt.

IMO a card is ‘faulty’ when you can’t run it at ‘expected card tier’ performance without it being a noisy menace. I’d rather than no card at all than endure that nonsense.

 

[hornetstinger]

If a card is ‘annoying’ because if this sort of noise then yes, it’s a crap card and you shouldn’t put up with it.

You should however anticipate some noise at stock with a high powered card. There will be room to address this with an undervolt.

IMO a card is ‘faulty’ when you can’t run it at ‘expected card tier’ performance without it being a noisy menace. I’d rather than no card at all than endure that nonsense.

I have a 144hz monitor, just set frame cap in AMD CP to 145hz.

Concern once I get a new monitor that's 180hz, 240hz etc...I'll have to test in doom in 180hz and 240hz coil whine shows itself

 

[SpellowHouse]

Never had GPU's with coil whine before.

I don't think I have either, but I have had one or two PSU's that developed whine in their later years.

Maybe I just didn't hear them. I find that water pumps tend to drown them out.