Is this Coil Noise?

[TonyIsntGood]

So my 3 year old HiS IceQ Radeon 7950 was making a lot of noise so I took it out and cleaned it and the PCI-e it was slotted in. After getting a ton of dust out and reinstalling the GPU it now makes what i presume is coil noise whenever I use the GPU. Before cleaning it didn't make coil noise to my knowledge unless i was playing a game that required a GPU in which case it would make a lot of noise. However now it makes noise if it gets above 10% usage. I can't really hear the noise as I wear a headset whenever Im at my PC. But I just wanted to make sure this is in fact coil noise, or if I should go ahead and get a new card. It still runs a well as it did before I cleaned it and the temps don't seem to have increased or decrease. Also I made a recorded a video of it happening.

Also im 100% sure all the noise is from the GPU as my computer was silence when I removed my GPU.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BXWAOqSiYs Sorry for the dark video in advance.

 

[Ubrales]

Sounds more like fan bearings noise; bad or failing fan. You can still use the GPU as-is.

 

[Sergeant_Sneaky]

It sounded like it stopped when you closed the game, it does sound like coil whine. If you use vsync does the noise stop/get quieter?

 

[Ubrales]

When the game was stopped, the load on the GPU was reduced causing less heat and the fan to slow down. This reduced the fan noise.

 

[TonyIsntGood]

If it was the fan then wouldn't it make the noise if I were to manually increase the fan speed to what I would run at if I were in game?

 

[Ubrales]

If it was the fan then wouldn't it make the noise if I were to manually increase the fan speed to what I would run at if I were in game?

Yes, if you increase the fan speed to a high level simulating high heat conditions. Two conditions must be met; high speed and high heat; both.

 

[Ubrales]

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/67822-graphics-card-coil-whine-investigation.html

This will provide some insight into the matter.

 

[TonyIsntGood]

If it was the fan then wouldn't it make the noise if I were to manually increase the fan speed to what I would run at if I were in game?

Yes, if you increase the fan speed to a high level simulating high heat conditions. Two conditions must be met; high speed and high heat; both.

Okay sorry for my ignorance but even when I play a low impact game like the binding of Isaac my GPU is only at like 3% usage and my fan speed and temps stay nearly the same as when I'm idle. Also when I do play a demanding game it stops as soon as I Alt tab or close the game. Wouldn't this point towards it being more from the coold and less the bearings?

 

[Ubrales]

Yes, you are right!

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/67822-graphics-card-coil-whine-investigation.html

This will explain that some graphics cards have more noise than others.