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Strange sound?

AdladUK said:
Not exactly sure what that means, but I do have 2 separate power cables going into the GPU from the PSU... It's 2 modular cables
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It's probably the gpu itself making the noise.

I'd RMA it cos that would drive me crazy over time and tell me to slaughter all of my neighbours KILL THEM ALL.
Usually only the reference boards tend to do it.

I've started buying asus cards recently because they use custom power VRMs

Some people have put hot glue on the capacitors or nail polish which apparently dampens the sound really well
http://theovalich.wordpress.com/200...w-and-how-to-fix-it-no-more-gtx280-squealing/

they did it in this article to a GTX280
 
From my experience, this is likely to be due components on the GPU. It probably isnt coil whine but the sounds are very similar. You hear the noise because of the minor oscillation that occur because of the frequency operation. If the frequency matches a component resonance, you will hear it. The source tends to be a combination of gpu and power supply. Changing one of them will normally cure the problem but you seem to have been unlucky.

If you are having the problem i think you are, then the easiest solution that i found is to change the operating frequency of the card in msi afterburner. Overclocking slightly will change the frequency and thus move it from resonance. It may not remove the problem, but it will make it nearly inaudible. Bare in mind the the amount of overclock is not what stops it, rather the specific frequency used. Try to find the right frequency and it might go away. Make sure you are loading the GPU when you do the testing to ensure you notice the change of noise.

Hopefully this works for you :)
 
Roverno:

I have Afterburner opened and it's showing this:

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Is it the "Core Voltage" or "Core Clock" I should be tweaking please?
 
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