Coil whine is super common in graphics cards. Basically every card has coil whine to some extent. Some got it worse than others.. but if its actually really bad you can try to RMA the card and see if you'll get a replacement.I have a gigabyte 2060 super gaming oc which suffers badly with coil whine and I was wondering if anyone that has this card would tell me if they have coil whine or not
Coil whine can be caused by the hardware combination - gpu & psu - or even the drivers.
I have personally experienced the latter.
Coil whine is super common in graphics cards. Basically every card has coil whine to some extent. Some got it worse than others.. but if its actually really bad you can try to RMA the card and see if you'll get a replacement.
When i first got my Vega 56 it got horrible coil whine at as little as 70fps but it has now toned down significantly and now i can only hear coil whine when the card is drawing like 800fps.
Yes, it could.Could getting a different model of gpu change this?
Yes, it could.
I would suggest trying a couple different drivers via Display Driver Uninstaller first.
I don't know either, other than it worked for me once before.I don't understand how that would make a difference?
I don't know either, other than it worked for me once before.
Depending on your skills, you could try thicker thermal pads or if there are none covering the chokes, you can apply some. The whine comes from the chokes/inductors vibrating due to very high frequencies i.e. high frame rates. On some cards, especially on some older cards, the ceramic might just have gotten a little lose or the tolerances were different. For example I can make my 2080 Ti to whine using Folding@home on some work blocks, but not all.
Using thicker thermal pads can increase the pressure on the chokes and reduce - but not quite eliminate - the whine.
Do you think I could send it to a specialist or would that be a waste of money to get done?Depending on your skills, you could try thicker thermal pads or if there are none covering the chokes, you can apply some. The whine comes from the chokes/inductors vibrating due to very high frequencies i.e. high frame rates. On some cards, especially on some older cards, the ceramic might just have gotten a little lose or the tolerances were different. For example I can make my 2080 Ti to whine using Folding@home on some work blocks, but not all.
Using thicker thermal pads can increase the pressure on the chokes and reduce - but not quite eliminate - the whine.
I got it from amazon so I can get a refund and try a different brand or is that a bad idea?In my opinion, it's not quite worth it as you could still have some whine, it's just luck of the draw unfortunately, some cards are quiet and some are born with coil whine. You could try contacting Gigabyte customer support or the shop you bought it at and tell them that it really bothers you, they might swap it for you.
In most games I can hear it and in high demanding games like ac odyseey its like a jet engine so idk do u think its worth a refundIf you can get the refund, it is not an unreasonable idea. But do you have coil whine constantly, or only during some games? Usually coil whine manifests itself due to high framerates, you could try to limit any excessive framerate via Nvidia controlpanel to the limit of your monitor. If it is still present and it bothers you, go ahead and try a different card or brand.
It's mostly up to you as to whether or not it's worth it.
Be aware you could still get a card from any brand that could be born with coil whine.
Yeah I might try the gaming x from msi see if that makes any differenceIt clearly bothers you, so I would probably go down that route.
You should be happy about your products, not annoyed by them.