Question Coil Whine in both brand new GPU and PSU.

[Kawdam91]

Hi,

Recently got a 6950xt and ended up doing an RMA on a 2015 Corsair RM1000X because it was coil whining at idle and making odd noises in certain games. They replaced it with a 2021 RM1000X and now both have started whining even worse under load.

I have uploaded videos to YouTube as found below of both of the items making the noise. I can hear it through my headset and its annoying as hell I cant stand the sound.

PSU: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NtvF6F7gw7k

GPU:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9oMVhh56A8


Have tried using the cables that came with the PSU and a set of premium cables from Corsair and it didn't fix the issue. Undervolted & reducing power limit don't work either and any form of overclock on the GPU makes the whole thing much worse.

I am FPS capped to 144hz.

GPU temps are around 60-70C with hot spot of 80-85c, usually the hotspot is 20C higher on this GPU upwards of 25C.

Should I RMA both products or is it likely the PSU is causing the GPU whine?

Thanks.

 

[Lutfij]

Your video shows up as Unavailable on YT and nothing on this forum.

You might want to take a sheet of A4 paper, roll it up into a cylinder and then hold one end to your ear while the other end probes for the source of the noise.

Recently got a 6950xt
What GPU did you have prior?

When posting a thread of troubleshooting nature, it's customary to include your full system's specs. Please list the specs to your build like so:
CPU:
CPU cooler:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
Monitor:
include the age of the PSU apart from it's make and model. BIOS version for your motherboard at this moment of time.

 

[Kawdam91]

Your video shows up as Unavailable on YT and nothing on this forum.

You might want to take a sheet of A4 paper, roll it up into a cylinder and then hold one end to your ear while the other end probes for the source of the noise.

Recently got a 6950xt
What GPU did you have prior?

When posting a thread of troubleshooting nature, it's customary to include your full system's specs. Please list the specs to your build like so:
CPU:
CPU cooler:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
Monitor:
include the age of the PSU apart from it's make and model. BIOS version for your motherboard at this moment of time.

Thanks for the reply. Video links should now be fixed, I set the wrong viewing option, if it is still broken please let me know.

CPU: 14700k - New.
CPU cooler: Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360 AIO ARGB - New.
Motherboard: MSI MAG MORTAR B660M Wi-Fi - 1.5 Year Old.
Ram: 4 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 3600Mhz CL16 @ 16-19-19-36 1.35V XMP Enabled - 1.5 Year Old.
SSD/HDD: 2TB P5 PLUS & SAMSUNG 980 PRO 1TB. - New P5, 1.5 Year Old Samsung.
GPU: XFX SPEEDSTER MERC 6950XT - New.
PSU: CORSAIR RM1000X 2021 - New.
Chassis: Lian Li 011D Evo - Grabbed off FB marketplace recently, no idea of age. Great condition.
OS: Windows 11 - Updated daily.
Monitor: HP27XQ 1440p @ 144hz & Samsung C24FG @ 120hz HDMI (Need DP for 144hz)

Case Fans: I made 6 x Arctic P14 PWM PST fit in the Lian Li 011D Evo and the rear is a single Cooler Master Sickle Flow 120. (None ARGB's)

BIOS: Latest revision 7D42v1F - 2023-11-06.

Drivers are all up to date and I did a fresh windows install changing from a 12400 and 1080ti very recently.

I will be upgrading to a z790 Tomahawk and DDR 5 Ram when I get the funding.

Edit: CPU has 253 watt limits, undervolted -0.125 with Core Isolation disabled in windows and UVP disabled in bios.

 

[Kawdam91]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrBcUdyQha8


I have uploaded another video of the PSU noise. The PSU and GPU seem to be making the exact same noise in sync. In this video I am moving the mouse in game (GTA V) @ 144fps. The PSU appears to be making the noise louder than the GPU.

Would this indicate a faulty PSU rather than GPU and getting another PSU on RMA may fix the issue?

Thanks.