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Beeping noise?
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GlacierFreeze
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Weird. Maybe heat? Do you have good airflow (in and out of the case)?
NoxTek
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The 8800GT does have an onboard buzzer which will sound if the board isn't receiving enough power through the 6-pin PCIE power connector. Check the connection to make sure it's not loose, and also make sure you have a decent power supply capable of putting out enough amperage on the +12v rail.
You could also be hearing 'coil whine' which is a symptom of poorly insulated inductors (coils) on either the card itself or inside your power supply. When your components are under load the inductors in the power regulation circuitry tend to vibrate at extremely high frequencies. If the coil isn't insulated enough the vibration will resonate in the surrounding components and you will be able to hear a 'whine' or high pitched sound. Often time this sound will change as system load increases or decreases. Although it may be annoying it's usually not a sign of failure - just a sign that an inductor didn't get enough hot glue poured around it.
You could also be hearing 'coil whine' which is a symptom of poorly insulated inductors (coils) on either the card itself or inside your power supply. When your components are under load the inductors in the power regulation circuitry tend to vibrate at extremely high frequencies. If the coil isn't insulated enough the vibration will resonate in the surrounding components and you will be able to hear a 'whine' or high pitched sound. Often time this sound will change as system load increases or decreases. Although it may be annoying it's usually not a sign of failure - just a sign that an inductor didn't get enough hot glue poured around it.
The beep is a constant beep, like every couple of seconds for about a minute or so. It's probably a power issue, Power supply says 450Watt but it could just be a bad brand. I would love to get a new case and power supply, anyone recommend a very cheap case with good airflow and powersupply?
NoxTek
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What power supply is in your rig now?
Reguardless, you will find very few cases sold with an actual decent PSU. As a general rule any case you buy that includes a PSU, you should toss the PSU out the nearest airlock. The possible exception to this would be Antec - they have some cases that come with their Earthwatts or TruePower Trio units, and those units are actually based on very solid Seasonic designs.
Reguardless, you will find very few cases sold with an actual decent PSU. As a general rule any case you buy that includes a PSU, you should toss the PSU out the nearest airlock. The possible exception to this would be Antec - they have some cases that come with their Earthwatts or TruePower Trio units, and those units are actually based on very solid Seasonic designs.