Whine from 4870

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S3th13

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I purchased a new power supply a few weeks ago. Huge upgrade from a POS Hiper 580w to a new Corsair TX750W. Ever since then I've heard a micro whining sound from my GPU. I've also noticed regular lag spikes in some of the games that I play. Even in WoW my frame will stutter every 5-6 seconds and the same thing happens in Call of Duty. Do you guys think the GPU is going bad? Or the PSU is borderline dead?
 
if you still have the old PSU put it in real quick and does it do the same thing?

Defective parts are rare
 
It could be your powersupply. I had a thread going before the forum lost 5 days worth of posts... about my pursuit of a hissing/buzzing/whining/squealing from my computer.

Here's a video I did to show one part of that problem occuring on not only a Corsair 520hx but an 620hx (brand new) as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiGocVpYh6A

Also, I went through 3 different GTX 285 cards and they all "squealed" under 3D and some 2D applications. This ridiculous problem is just part of the design on those cards (gtx 260/280/295) I believe.

I'm now back on a 4870 and it makes absolutely no annoying noises - only the fan spinning. So, check your PSU because those cards should not whine...unless it's the fan on the card?
 
Its definitely not the fan. Its definitely coming from both the PSU and the GPU, but the GPU is extremely high pitched and drowns everything else out. The PSU's whine is constant but barely noticeable.
 
yea, that happens with the higher power using graphics cards that dont use solid state chokes.

shouldnt be happening with your psu though, but idk.
 
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