XFX 8800GT squeals

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fasterthanlight

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I saw a couple of threads about squeaky coils, but I can't really fix this since it is under a whole card heat sink.

It will squeal when it loads the loading page in ANY 3D MARK test, but run pretty well in the actual test. WTF??
 
My 8800 Ultra does this and badly too. Always has since day 1. Still works fine however, even when overclocked.
 
As does my 8800GT.

It's just something you have to live with. If you really want, you can RMA the card. Beyond that, there's not much else you can do (except maybe turn up your sound to compensate?).
 
Squealing coils happens on all sorts of computer equipment from the old 8800GTS to motherboards. Some people just take out a glue gun and drip hot glue over the coil.
 
the card squeals? as in the fan? ???

the coil? how does the coil vibrate enough to squeal?????
 
its crazy, I have owned a lot of video cards and not had this squeal. If I removed the fan/shroud, I can drip hot glue over all the coils on the pcb and that will fix?
 
I have a 8800gt from xfx as well, but it's my power supply that squeals. Put my ear near the card and then the psu and it was the psu. I won't be opening up that, though. The card still overclocks like a champ, 726/1890/954
 
Do these coils get hot at all? If I put glue on it, will it melt off and then sh*t up my case, lol?

I just upgraded from an ATI card from the same system, I never heard the squeal from the PSU before. Could, plus it really only squeals on the load screens of 3D Mark. I guess, theroetically, it could be a power draw. I have an Antec NEO 550 on its on rail for the GPU.
 
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