Some coil whine

[Mihai_21]

Hello,i've just build my rig 3 weeks ago
RX480 8gb nitro+ oc
i5 6500
16gb
High Power PSU 500 watts
H110M-DGS
Everything is fine and runs smooth but i can hear a strange little buzzing while entering a game or playing if i come close to my desktop.Should i worry about the sound?

 

[mcconkeymike]

Well it really depends on where the noise is coming from. If it is coming from the power supply, then I would worry about it and return it. If it is coming from the video card, then it could be "normal" as in many do have some sort of whine. You could send it in for replacement. If it is your PSU, try to return it and get a higher quality unit. You'll want at least a bronze certified unit and try to get something in a higher tier. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

 

[Iulica]

Right now I'm playing overwatch, and the sound is gone, this is from gpu maybe?

 

[mcconkeymike]

It's hard to say. Next time you start hearing it pause your game and stick your ear next to your machine to try to figure out which part is making the noise. Once you figure it out, act accordingly.

 

[Mihai_21]

i rolled a paper and i opened my case.I put my rolled paper near on the gpu and i was hearing that buzzing ...after i put my rolled paper on the PSU and i was hearing the loud vent spinning with nothing else.I think the psu is fine...i have this model http://www.pcgarage.ro/surse/sirtec-high-power/ep-500br-ii-80-plus-bronze-500w/ .Should i worry about my GPU?

 

[mcconkeymike]

Well it really depends. If the GPU is not working as well as it should or you just don't want to worry about it, then send it back for a replacement. If it is working as expected and you can live with the noise, keep it. I would probably send it back, but then you'll be without your GPU for a while.

 

[Mihai_21]

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/17972708 i did this benchmark ..Is it ok or it should be bigger for my 1342 mhz? I opened my wattman too and the max temp was 77C ,the mhz were stable at 1342

 

[mcconkeymike]

That seems like a decent score, but I would run this test and it should give you an idea of how well your components are working compared to other people's stuff. http://www.userbenchmark.com/Software I've used it as an idea of where I stand with my config. It will say something like your GPU is performing (as well as, worse than, etc) as others that have been tested.

 

[Mihai_21]

Thank you http://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/2834590 this is the test...it seems my weak point is the drive because i don't have an ssd..poor me..so i think everything is fine

 

[mcconkeymike]

Well it appears that you could have the issue of a good GPU that whines. I'm sure that you could still return it and get a new one if you wanted, but at this point I would say that it is your call.