GTX 970 weird noise when playing ay game (not the fans)

[Neeedles]

So my MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G started making this clicking noise whenever i play any game. Righ when any game loads and i start playing the noise begins. The noise is exactly the same as this one ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks3jAJ1VlLQ
No, it's not the fans, stopped all fans in the PC and the noise persisted. I'm also 100% sure it's the GPU.

Update: So it's probably coil whine coz it's exactly the same as in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffVqmYdfCCc

 

[SubZeroFlsh]

Could be a coil whine or something else, make sure your covered by your warranty, and contact MSI and they might suggest a replacement or it could just be a simple coil whine, which won't do any harm, just make an annoying noise.

Hope this helps!

 

[kedwa30]

Okay, so now that you are pretty sure it's coil whine, then you next want to know what you can do about it. Well, some people say it is caused by particular combinations of PSU and GPU, so you could change out one or the other to see if that will help. Another thing you could do is put some silicone over the coils to dampen their vibration.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7HsXHqtxrI

 

[SubZeroFlsh]

Okay, so now that you are pretty sure it's coil whine, then you next want to know what you can do about it. Well, some people say it is caused by particular combinations of PSU and GPU, so you could change out one or the other to see if that will help. Another thing you could do is put some silicone over the coils to dampen their vibration.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7HsXHqtxrI

Do you know if coil whine is ever bad for a GPU's health?

 

[RobCrezz]

Okay, so now that you are pretty sure it's coil whine, then you next want to know what you can do about it. Well, some people say it is caused by particular combinations of PSU and GPU, so you could change out one or the other to see if that will help. Another thing you could do is put some silicone over the coils to dampen their vibration.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7HsXHqtxrI

Do you know if coil whine is ever bad for a GPU's health?

Nope, not in the slightest. Its very common. Some cards can make more noise than others.

Enabling Vsync can help, as it often happens under very high load. Also running a video benchmark program for a few hours can help.

 

[SubZeroFlsh]

Okay, so now that you are pretty sure it's coil whine, then you next want to know what you can do about it. Well, some people say it is caused by particular combinations of PSU and GPU, so you could change out one or the other to see if that will help. Another thing you could do is put some silicone over the coils to dampen their vibration.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7HsXHqtxrI

Do you know if coil whine is ever bad for a GPU's health?

Nope, not in the slightest. Its very common. Some cards can make more noise than others.

Enabling Vsync can help, as it often happens under very high load. Also running a video benchmark program for a few hours can help.

OK, thanks I am having that with my STRIX 970 on stratergy games. Glad it does no damage

Thanks for your help!

 

[RobCrezz]

Okay, so now that you are pretty sure it's coil whine, then you next want to know what you can do about it. Well, some people say it is caused by particular combinations of PSU and GPU, so you could change out one or the other to see if that will help. Another thing you could do is put some silicone over the coils to dampen their vibration.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7HsXHqtxrI

Do you know if coil whine is ever bad for a GPU's health?

Nope, not in the slightest. Its very common. Some cards can make more noise than others.

Enabling Vsync can help, as it often happens under very high load. Also running a video benchmark program for a few hours can help.

OK, thanks I am having that with my STRIX 970 on stratergy games. Glad it does no damage

Thanks for your help!

No problem.

Some people have tryed running Unigine Valley for about 3-4hours and it has fixed it or made it quieter.

 

[SubZeroFlsh]

Okay, so now that you are pretty sure it's coil whine, then you next want to know what you can do about it. Well, some people say it is caused by particular combinations of PSU and GPU, so you could change out one or the other to see if that will help. Another thing you could do is put some silicone over the coils to dampen their vibration.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7HsXHqtxrI

Do you know if coil whine is ever bad for a GPU's health?

Nope, not in the slightest. Its very common. Some cards can make more noise than others.

Enabling Vsync can help, as it often happens under very high load. Also running a video benchmark program for a few hours can help.

OK, thanks I am having that with my STRIX 970 on stratergy games. Glad it does no damage

Thanks for your help!

No problem.

Some people have tryed running Unigine Valley for about 3-4hours and it has fixed it or made it quieter.

OK, I actully have that installed I will give it a try if it becomes louder or more common.

Thanks again!