1 edit | EDIT: Motherboard makes a high-pitched noise its like a buzzing sound coming from the 4870.. reminds me of some kind of insect. its on and off, but continuous. anyone know if this problem is fixable?
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i thought it was my 4870, but after some testing it turned out to be the motherboard. |
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 koitsuPremium,MVM
join:2002-07-16
Mountain View, CA
kudos:19 | Re: Graphics card makes a high-pitched noise Well-known problem with the VRM on ATI video cards, especially prominent on the 4890 and 4870.
Google around and you'll find others reporting the same thing.
*adds this to his never-ending list of reasons to avoid ATI/AMD video cards*
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 kvn864
join:2001-12-18
Glendale, AZ
kudos:1 | Is there a list? I will never avoid ATI cards, your monitor simply look sharper, brighter, more vivid...isolated problems pose no risk to a general consumer. |
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koitsuPremium,MVM
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Yup, I keep a list. Between atrocious temperatures, absurdly loud fans, noisy VRMs, driver bugs which existed for years upon years (got as far as ATI asking me to send me them my entire computer because they "couldn't reproduce it", even though the issue was reproducible even on third-party cards like Appian's Phoenix 9000 RADEON card -- oh, and others confirm it as well), and moving their control panel application to .NET for no justified reason... yeah, I'll pass.
You can tell me "things are different now that AMD owns them" but I've yet to see any evidence of that. I'm a consumer, not a guinea pig. Guinea pigs don't spend money.
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kvn864
join:2001-12-18
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kudos:1 | I see the difference in image quality, whatever anyone says. Had many, many Nvidia and ATI cards to play with. Maybe it's just me, but I'll only get ATI, for the quality of the picture in front of you. |
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ATI cards are fine...ive had big dollar cards from both MFGers over the last 2 years and both brands hads their share of problems...
4870x2 is dead
received a DOA GTX260 from EVGA
8800GT temps were outrageously high
4870x2 had driver issues with HDTVs and Crysis for a looong time
4870x2 2nd core 2D clock speed issue existed for a year=
im partial to whichever brand has the best card for the price im looking to spend.
i also think people make much ado about nothing over GPU temps. "hot" is a relative term. these chips are designed to run at higher temps than previous GPUs and most current CPUs. you cant compare temps across GPU generations. that being said, you can normally fix fan/temp issues yourself with better fan profiles and/or reseating the stock heatskinks with quality goop. i took my 8800GT from 90 C under load to 75 C just by reseating stock single slot shroud with Ceramique, and i only did that to quiet the fan down.
and...back on topic...the card is most likely dying. high-pitched squeal is a common symptom of power issues with a gfx card/mobo/etc
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| Actually i've been using the motherboard and card for about 3 months now. i just moved the contents to another case and added a SSD. it didnt make this noise before. I think it might be the fact that my SATA cable is pushed up against the heatsink on the 4870. maybe everytime there's a lot of activity the noise gets broadcasted. |
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it's odd, every time when there's data being accessed, or if the display on the monitor changes, it makes that noise. if i wiggle my mouse around a bit, or load another webpage the noise goes away. |
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Punchline
join:2005-10-11
University Of Richmond, VA | reply to sixstring
My 5870 makes some disturbing noises. But its XFX so I'm not too worried, if it gets to the point where I'm nervous for it, I'll call them up.
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 ironwalker World RenownedPremium,MVM
join:2001-08-31
Keansburg, NJ | reply to sixstring
Is it the fan bearing or fan blades buzzing cause' of odd angle of fins?
Bearing issue can be fixed with some teflon powder/spray.
Fan blade issue, change the fan, there are numerous upgrades for fan/heatsink on popular video cards these days. |
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| said by ironwalker:Is it the fan bearing or fan blades buzzing cause' of odd angle of fins? Bearing issue can be fixed with some teflon powder/spray. Fan blade issue, change the fan, there are numerous upgrades for fan/heatsink on popular video cards these days. nope, its a high pitched squeal.. nothing to do with the fan.
its like that noise if your audio cable isnt properly shielded. |
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koitsuPremium,MVM
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1 edit | said by sixstring:said by ironwalker:Is it the fan bearing or fan blades buzzing cause' of odd angle of fins? Bearing issue can be fixed with some teflon powder/spray. Fan blade issue, change the fan, there are numerous upgrades for fan/heatsink on popular video cards these days. nope, its a high pitched squeal.. nothing to do with the fan. its like that noise if your audio cable isnt properly shielded. Right -- it's not the fan which makes this noise, nor the bearings or motor/spindle. What you're hearing is an electronic noise, which in the case of video cards is controlled by the VRM (Voltage Regulator Module). I've heard it myself, and it sounds similar -- but louder and at a lower octave -- to the noise a TV or CRT monitor makes. I have incredibly sensitive ears.
The noise you're hearing "coming and going" is obviously coming from the VRM. Power fluctuations are normal depending what's going on on-screen (either 2D/GUI or 3D). Historically when I've encountered cards with noisy VRMs, there's been no fix other than to RMA the card and hope you get one which doesn't exhibit said problem.
Some of the "silent PC" forums, such as »www.silentpcreview.com/, might be able to help you with software-based adjustments in an ATI tweak tool which could keep the voltage at a lower or higher rate which might make the VRM quiet down.
Google around for "ATI VRM noise", "ATI VRM buzzing", or "VRM noisy" and you'll find that you're not the only one with this problem.
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1 edit | I swapped the 4870 on to another mobo and the noise seems to have stopped. does it have anything to do with how the motherboard feeds the current to the video card?
if so, should i just dump that motherboard?
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I swapped the 4870 into my wife's computer and the noises stopped, but that means i have to take her GTX260.. if it's a voltage regulation problem with my motherboard then i'd rather not risk breaking the GTX. |
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Re: EDIT: Motherboard makes a high-pitched noise After some testing it turned out to be the motherboard. This was a backup board i installed after my EVGA 680i finally died. It's a new board that i got as a part of a Fry's combo deal.
i figured out a pattern.. whenever my mouse hovers over the "getting started" button in firefox the noise starts and continues for a few seconds. |
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i think i figured it out.. whenever there's LAN access it makes that noise. |
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2 edits | i disabled onboard LAN, dug up an old Linksys NIC, found a hacked win98 driver for Win7-64.. got it to work, but still the same noise when internet is accessed.. grrr.
i think i should just get a new motherboard.
Also i noticed its quiet for about 10-20 seconds after the system boots up, then the noise starts kicking in. In the recording i moved my mouse on and off that "getting started button" in firefox. I can literally control the noise.
Also i noticed the noise kicks in when i load a DVD in the DVD drive.. i think it has to do with PCI Bus access. |
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Do you want to replace the board because you find the sound intolerable or because you are concerned about it failing. If the latter I don't think failure is assured. |
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 elios
join:2005-11-15
Springfield, MO | reply to sixstring
it may just be coil wine
some GPU + PSU combos do it some dont ether live with it or get a new GPU or PSU
it IS NOT the mobo
search coil wine on hardOCP |
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said by asdfdfdfdfdf :
Do you want to replace the board because you find the sound intolerable or because you are concerned about it failing. If the latter I don't think failure is assured.
its the noise.
my wife thinks im oversensitive to it. i think i am.
if i drop the board in my antec case, it's barely audible over all the fans. but i think im a perfectionist. ;D |
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said by elios:it may just be coil wine some GPU + PSU combos do it some dont ether live with it or get a new GPU or PSU it IS NOT the mobo search coil wine on hardOCP My PSU is a new Corsair 750.. i already pulled the graphics card, im running onboard graphics. the whine is still there. |
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