Psu noise with 290x

[Fr0gin]

Problems relating to my new build with the psu

Hi,
I have just finished a new build. Everything working great so I buy a 290x to finish the job. I install the card and firstly the sound is crappy. I do a cinebench test it comes up at 106fps I believe. To sort the sounds I had to remove the drivers and start again. So now the sound works however my psu is making an odd clicking noise when ever i use the card, even for as little as a video. I took another cinebench and it was down at 12fps then after a restart 60.

The click is directly reltated to load because as soon as I stop the media or game the noise stops.
I have taken the machine apart and powered it up to hear the noise. It's definitely the psu and not the fan.

Google says that a 650w psu with the 290x should be fine. Can anyone spread some light. I don't want to buy a new psu just to find the same issue.

 

[Fr0gin]

I went to the gigabyte website and left very confused. Do you know where I might find it? I found a section where they mention drivers and bios. Or is there an online tutorial I can follow?

My mobo is z97 m d3s I think

 

[tiny voices]

What is the model of your board?

What you wrote there is not correct.

 

[Fr0gin]

ha, sorry.... It is (ill look at the board this time GA-Z97M-DS3H

I have found a utility called gigabyte download centre but ironically i cannot download it.

 

[tiny voices]

That will not update the BIOs.

Download the BIOS files here: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4964#bios

Download @BIOS here: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4964#utility

USe @BIOS to flash the BIOS. Very simple.

 

[Fr0gin]

That will not update the BIOs.

Download the BIOS files here: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4964#bios

Download @BIOS here: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4964#utility

USe @BIOS to flash the BIOS. Very simple.

Thanks, ill try this after work. Let you know how it goes. Hopefully we can get a resounding "Solved"!! soon

 

[tiny voices]

Yeah, I hope so too!

 

[Fr0gin]

No Luck, After the fresh instal of the bios i uninstalled the graphics drivers for a fresh install. When all done i get my highest bench mark. Im please... think its over.

No, no... after a single restart it all goes to pot again. check out this picture to see the bench mark change.

 

[Fr0gin]

To Prove this is have uninstalled the drivers and re-installed several times. I also bench marked with afterburner. Same results. It is super fast after initla driver install then after a restart it gets much slower. (i havent managed to test sound as i have no HDMI here where i am now)

One further bit of info that might be worth mentioning. When i do the re-start it takes much longer than a regular re-start. What might be going on in that time?

I feel this thread now needs to be about mother boards and not the psu, ha!

 

[Fr0gin]

I made a new thread that I hope is more relevant and will draw more help. The link is
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2765174/mobo-forgets-290x-drivers-restart.html

 

[Fr0gin]

I may have finally fixed it!!!

I was searching for anything power management related and cam across this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMEVAVeOd5M

as the video shows I went into after burner and turned off ULPS and forced contestant voltage. So far it has solved the issues!!!

The previous guy had two of these so i think it kept idling its self. I will hit "solved" after a few days to check that it has worked.... So relieved.

 

[tiny voices]

Glad you seem to have it sorted.

 

[Fr0gin]

Glad you seem to have it sorted.

I have had one blip in the works, other than that the bench marks seem pretty even. The sound is still an issue... much better but still distorts.

 

[Fr0gin]

On further examination it seems to be the "constant voltage" that fixed the issue. This would again lead me back to the motherboard being the problem.

 

[tiny voices]

GPUs are supposed to downclock and use less power when they are not being stressed just like CPUs. This has nothing to do with the motherboard at all. it is a function of the GPU itself.

 

[Fr0gin]

GPUs are supposed to downclock and use less power when they are not being stressed just like CPUs. This has nothing to do with the motherboard at all. it is a function of the GPU itself.

Ha, well I was wrong anyway.

Let's start again. We have moved forward a tiny bit. It is now not every reboot that is bad.

The constant voltage makes no difference I still had a slow session. I have now deduced from the amount of reboots I have done that it has something to do with the start up. If it boots quickly I have a good benchmark, sometimes it will take up to 30 seconds to get to the gigabyte logo, this is when I have a bad benchmark.

Does this shed any light?

 

[Fr0gin]

Long time, sorry for my delay. I have tried many solutions and had bios updates from both Gigabyte and Sapphire. I have again moved the GPU into another machine and it works perfectly. I Therefore deduce that it is the motherboard. I have applied for RMA but i am unable to test the motherboard with any other GPU so i am hoping they dont return it "working".

Is there anything that i can be missing on this? Should i arrange to have an exchange for a different motherboard in return?

 

[tiny voices]

I doubt the motherboard is at fault. If anything, I would just return that board and buy a different one.

If you RMA, no matter what, they should send a different board than the one you sent in. That is a good option.

 

[Fr0gin]

I would like to do that but i have been told that i am no aloud to return it without a reason. They will exchange it but unlikely for a different model. Which is annoying.

If the motherboard is not at fault what do you think the cause could be ?

Cheers