coil whine

[eliteZEALOT]

does anyone know how to reduce or even stop the coil whine on graphics cards? It's kinda loud on games like bo3 and doom eternal, but quiet on games like csgo, fallout 4 and Garry's Mod.

[MancSoulja]

Coil whine is affected by power, there's no way to reduce or stop coil whine, although sometimes it can just go on it's own.

[Cave Yeti Supreme]

There are only two ways I know of to resolve coil whine. If your power supply is causing it, replace the power supply with a unit that doesn't induce it in your GPU.

Otherwise replace the offending SMD's on the GPU.

Simpler solution is to just ignore it. Turn the fans up a little bit in your PC and keep your components cooler, covering up the coil whine a bit, and a side benefit is that you'll have longer-lasting hardware.

Another alternative, buy a pair of nice headphones (I'm talking Beyer Dynamics, Philips or another quality brand; gaming headsets are almost invariably ♥♥♥♥, don't buy them) and discover the joys of head clamp, heat soaking your ears all the while jamming to great tunes, and hearing the MFer sneaking up behind you about to shank you in the back.

Not a great feeling to know there's no reasonable solution to an issue like that, but I'm sort of in the same boat. I've got an NVMe SSD in my laptop that whines like a banshee, and because my laptop is actually pretty well cooled, the fan doesn't come on to cover it up under my normal usage. Total first world problem, I just listen to music on the terrible speakers and ignore it.

[crunchyfrog]

There is another alternative.

Invest in some noise dampening, but make sure to not affect your airflow getting to your PC. Maintain good airspace around it.

[Andrius227]

Coil whine is also affected by fps. It's often louder at 100+ fps. So make sure to use vsync.

I personally run my 165hz monitor at 100hz because: 1- It's enough. 2- My rtx2080s cannot do 165hz. 3- In rare cases where it can do 165hz, it often causes coil whine.

[AdahnGorion]

Have you tried to run ie afterburner and then set your own curve?

Originally posted by crunchyfrog:

There is another alternative.

Invest in some noise dampening, but make sure to not affect your airflow getting to your PC. Maintain good airspace around it.

There are plenty of good noise dampening cases out there iwth good airflow! Fractal Design cases ie.

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by Darkie:

Have you tried to run ie afterburner and then set your own curve?

Originally posted by crunchyfrog:

There is another alternative.

Invest in some noise dampening, but make sure to not affect your airflow getting to your PC. Maintain good airspace around it.

There are plenty of good noise dampening cases out there iwth good airflow! Fractal Design cases ie.

I wasn't just talking about cases though. You can equally have a desk with a cupboard, stick the PC in there, house it with noise dampening as long as it gets good airflow, you're good to go.

I know of quite a few audio engineering buddies who do this.

[AdahnGorion]

Originally posted by crunchyfrog:

Originally posted by Darkie:

Have you tried to run ie afterburner and then set your own curve?



There are plenty of good noise dampening cases out there iwth good airflow! Fractal Design cases ie.

I wasn't just talking about cases though. You can equally have a desk with a cupboard, stick the PC in there, house it with noise dampening as long as it gets good airflow, you're good to go.

I know of quite a few audio engineering buddies who do this.

Fair enough

[Mad Scientist]

Originally posted by ANACHRONiSM:

Otherwise replace the offending SMD's on the GPU.

Instead of voiding the users warranty, they could request an RMA - some of the GPU companies will allow it. But I wouldn't recommend telling people to remove/replace components that results in a voided warranty.

Edit: Definitely do the other ideas for sound dampening, that's your best option. If you RMA, you usually get a used unit so you have no idea what its lifespan will be or how severely a user may have burnt-in the unit including unstable OCs.

[Autumn_]

Originally posted by Andrius227:

Coil whine is also affected by fps. It's often louder at 100+ fps. So make sure to use vsync.

I personally run my 165hz monitor at 100hz because: 1- It's enough. 2- My rtx2080s cannot do 165hz. 3- In rare cases where it can do 165hz, it often causes coil whine.

No, it's effected by load. More load = more power, more power = more coilwhine.

Don't use Vsync to limit FPS.

Originally posted by MancSoulja:

Coil whine is affected by power, there's no way to reduce or stop coil whine, although sometimes it can just go on it's own.

There is a way to reduce it, infact a number of ways.
First is set an FPS cap of something lower than your average, keep going until it stops.
And, coil whine is caused by coils vibrating at high frequency, reduce the vibration, reduce the noise - hot glue all around the coils should shut them up a bit, or in a more extreme case, replace/resolder them to the GPU/motherboard, it should stop them vibrating.

Originally posted by eliteZEALOT:

does anyone knoww how to reduce or even stop the coil whine on graphics cards? It kinda loud on games like bo3 and doom eternal, but quiet on games like csgo, fallout 4 and Garry's Mod.

RMA the card.
If you can't, and it pisses you off, sell it and buy a new one.

Or, try above options (at your own risk, since you could destory your GPU.)

[r.linder]

Ignore it, most GPUs will experience it and common solutions like V-Sync don't always work

Make sure it isnt capacitor squealing in the PSU, as that can be a sign of impending PSU failure

[eliteZEALOT]

Originally posted by Escorve:

Ignore it, most GPUs will experience it and common solutions like V-Sync don't always work

Make sure it isnt capacitor squealing in the PSU, as that can be a sign of impending PSU failure

can this become into a bigger problem in the future if I ignore it?

[r.linder]

Originally posted by eliteZEALOT:

Originally posted by Escorve:

Ignore it, most GPUs will experience it and common solutions like V-Sync don't always work

Make sure it isnt capacitor squealing in the PSU, as that can be a sign of impending PSU failure

can this become into a bigger problem in the future if I ignore it?

Coil whine? No, it's normal and happens to a considerable amount of graphics cards.
Capacitor squealing? Yes.

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by eliteZEALOT:

Originally posted by Escorve:

Ignore it, most GPUs will experience it and common solutions like V-Sync don't always work

Make sure it isnt capacitor squealing in the PSU, as that can be a sign of impending PSU failure

can this become into a bigger problem in the future if I ignore it?

Coil whine, no.
Capacitors, yes. They scream when they're leaking electrolyte or pressure is building up in the can. You can try opening the case up and seeing where the noise comes from, and with capacitors, they have a stamped line or cross in the top of the can (to weaken it so that it blows under pressure). If you see ANY bulges there or you can hear it screaming under load, then get it replaced. It'll simply go bang on day, and the stink is incredible.

[_I_]

you can dampen the whine with dynamat style sound mats, or foam

https://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-Technology-Dampening-Acoustic-SF02/dp/B01MQUE0Y9?th=1

they are good insulators, so you will need good airfow in the case, as the case will not be able to shed as much heat

[Andrius227]

Originally posted by Autumn_:

Originally posted by Andrius227:

Coil whine is also affected by fps. It's often louder at 100+ fps. So make sure to use vsync.

I personally run my 165hz monitor at 100hz because: 1- It's enough. 2- My rtx2080s cannot do 165hz. 3- In rare cases where it can do 165hz, it often causes coil whine.

No, it's effected by load. More load = more power, more power = more coilwhine.

Don't use Vsync to limit FPS.

Sometimes i notice increased coil while on main menus of some games if the fps is uncapped and runs at like 300fps even though gpu load is ~50%...

Fps matters. It's also pointless running above your monitors refresh rate anyway so gotta either use vsync or cap it in other way.