GTX 1080 Coil whine

[SlumLord519]

Hi guys i recently put my new PC together. I had lots of vibrations when running some graphic demanding games so I started unplugging fans and hard drives to try and narrow down where this vibration was coming from. I then noticed a terrible coil whine on the GPU(I think) when doing a stress test or playing Star Wars BF. I can really only hear it when the side of the case is off anyways. I figured I would see if anyone else is having these issues with these cards. Mine is the founders edition. I am wondering if people are sending the cards back or just dealing with it.

 

[Sergeant_Sneaky]

If you can only hear it with the side panel, that's not too bad. If you don't hear it with the side panel on, it won't annoy you so it isn't a problem, coil whine doesn't indicate a fault with the card (not one that can cause any issues anyway). I would only send a card back for coil whine if it was so loud that I could hear it very clearly even with my headphones on.

If it doesn't bother you when the side panel is on, don't worry about it