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Question GPU coil whine coming from my PSU or not?

Apr 7, 2024
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Hi. I recently bought a Corsair RM850X Shift from Amazon and installed it. I began noticing the coil whine.

The coil whine is present at all times, even on games and on idle.
View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EKc6FRZ8a2M

View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7nzkxhh8NWw

View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rbJOzu5u1Zg


One thing of quirk is the coil whine intensifies when holding the enter key, it's as if i'm shooting a gun.

I hear no coil whine or noise from my PSU. It's only on my gpu. Can my PSU be the problem? I still have a return window till the 4th and I need an answer ASAP.
 
The videos don't show up for me, shows that it's unavailable.

Regardless of which, you might want to roll up a sheet of A4 paper, then hold one end of the tube to your ear while the other end is used to probe for the source of the noise.

You might also want to parse your specs 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.
 
The videos don't show up for me, shows that it's unavailable.

Regardless of which, you might want to roll up a sheet of A4 paper, then hold one end of the tube to your ear while the other end is used to probe for the source of the noise.

You might also want to parse your specs 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.


CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700G

Cooler: AMD Stock Cooler

MOBO :ASUS PRIME B550M-K
BIOS 3607

RAM: 1x16gb HyperX 2400mhz

SSD: Kingston 1TB

GPU: ASUS ROG STRIX RX 6600 XT GAMING OC

PSU: Corsair RM850X Shift

Chassis: Random prebuilt case (myria)

OS: Windows 10 22H2

Monitor: DELL S2721DGF

My psu was purchased last month. it's freshly new and no issues with it, besides the gpu coil whine which I don't know if the PSU is producing this

I also updated the videos to be public.