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nikladner May 22, 2017 @ 11:45am
problem with high pitched sound when i get to the main entry screen
when i double click the game icon i have no issues. but after I hit play and i get to the main menu then out of no where i get this loud screaming noise. it's like a loud high pitched pixilated sound. it happens with oblivion and with fallout newvegas. i have absolutely no idea what to do to fix the issue. i have uninstalled and reinstalled several times and i still get the result. i just bought a gtx 1060 and i have the latest driver from the site and the sound only comes from these two games. if anyone has any idea then please help me. i can't get a hold of steam by phone which is frustrating but oh well.
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Nono54Fr May 22, 2017 @ 12:30pm 
Only a theory but many times proven over the years ... Some of your computer parts are made in part with coils (a copper wire wrapped around a core). Depending on the workload on the CPU / GPU, these coils sometime " whistle ", aka emit a high pitch sound.

If it's the coils of the CPU, barely nothing to do. If it's the coils of the GPU, that's easy enough to fix. If your refresh rate of your GPU is not locked on the refresh rate of your screen, then the tiny chip between the GPU (if not included in the GPU) and the screen has no limit to how fast it works and is able to generate thousands of FPS (I once timed mine @ 2000 FPS).

TL;DR: your GPU refresh rate may not be locked to your screen refresh rate.
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nikladner May 22, 2017 @ 1:41pm 
so ultimately i need to go buy a gsync monitor then? Based on that theory?
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Nono54Fr May 22, 2017 @ 2:30pm 
Originally posted by nikladner:
so ultimately i need to go buy a gsync monitor then? Based on that theory?

Not at all. You need to enable VSync, either in the game(s) options, or in the control panel of your graphic card.
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nikladner May 22, 2017 @ 7:23pm 
Well I checked my settings and the VSynce is turned on. I still am getting the high pitched fluxuating ringing. Skyrim works fine for some reason but oblivion and new vegas do not. the sound is coming from the speakers and not the computer. it is like a purely audio issue and its odd because I can hear the regular gaming sounds like voice, ever so slightly in the background noise behind the high pitch
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