8800GTS - Electrical buzzing - please help.

[spicey]

I wonder if anyone can help.

I've just bought an 8800GTS and there appears to be a problem with it. There seems to be a high-pitched whining noise coming from the card. It seems to happen when you scroll in IE or open screens. It varies in tone and pitch depending on what you're doing and it is not on all the time. I've checked if it's the monitor and the sound is definitely coming from the 8800GTS.

Should I return it?

 

[Spare-Flair]

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[Spare-Flair]

That's a common problem with certain components, I believe they are voltage inductors, they are the things with the coils wrapped around them that are buzzing. What is your card manufacturer? This occurs on many 8800 cards...not to mention many motherboards. A magnetic field is created when current runs through them. This causes EM interference. I don't know the mechanism but coils will buzz or even make a sound through your audio when you do simply tasks like scrolling.

Do a search within the forum next time, or even google. There are thousands of reported cases and it's a common issue with computer parts, not just videocards. Another brand with different coils may alleviate the noise.

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1140549
http://www.overclock.net/nvidia/139657-8800gtx-high-pitch-scratch-sound.html
http://www.evga.com/community/messageboard/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=21294
http://www.evga.com/community/messageboard/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=22445&SearchTerms=buzzing
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=496431
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-123277.html
http://techreport.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=46694
http://www.jonnyguru.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8950
http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?threadid=210910
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?referrerid=20037&t=123801
http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?threadid=208804
http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/Strange-noise-coming-xfx-8800-GTX-mp3-ftopict215434.html
http://www.overclock.net/intel-air-cooling/147036-high-pitched-whiney-noise-when-stressing-4.html

 

[spicey]

Thanks Spare-Flair, I found this exact information on a separate forum ( with these thread links)

It's an Inno3D 8800GTS (as sig), Innovision may only sell here in Europe or the Far East

Interestingly many people seem to think it is a PSU problem. Initial diagnosis was gfx cards being faulty but it actually turned out to be the PSU. As here

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/244440-15-8800-buzzing-issues-update

I may change my Enermax Noisetaker 425 Watt AX, it get hot as hell and seems to be struggling. An Antec P180 should soundproof the possible cause also.