My GPU is the GTX 970.
It's started making an odd noise when I play games.
The game in question is very hard on the video card, but it runs it with no performance or temperature issues.
The average temperature when playing is 55-65 Celsius.
It only happens while I'm playing a game, so I figured it was coil whine (which I've had problems with before) at first.
The problem is I only get coil whine at 200+ fps, and I have it capped at 60.
The noise isn't the same either.
Instead of a constant screeching it's a lower pitch grinding/ thumping noise.
It isn't a low pitch noise like a wire hitting a fan, it's still a high pitch, probably around 400-500Hz.
Not really sure why it would make that noise. I've already checked to make sure it wasn't the fans, I ran them at a high % independently of the game, but it sounded normal then.
So... does anyone know what this is, and more importantly, if it's a problem?
Edit: I also just ran a much less intense game to see if it did the same thing, and it didn't.
Edit 2: It actually seems like it's coming more from the processor, which is even more strange. I don't think processors have any moving parts (though I don't think video cards do either) as to make that noise.
I just replaced it a few months ago, too.
Now this is in the completely wrong section...
It's started making an odd noise when I play games.
The game in question is very hard on the video card, but it runs it with no performance or temperature issues.
The average temperature when playing is 55-65 Celsius.
It only happens while I'm playing a game, so I figured it was coil whine (which I've had problems with before) at first.
The problem is I only get coil whine at 200+ fps, and I have it capped at 60.
The noise isn't the same either.
Instead of a constant screeching it's a lower pitch grinding/ thumping noise.
It isn't a low pitch noise like a wire hitting a fan, it's still a high pitch, probably around 400-500Hz.
Not really sure why it would make that noise. I've already checked to make sure it wasn't the fans, I ran them at a high % independently of the game, but it sounded normal then.
So... does anyone know what this is, and more importantly, if it's a problem?
Edit: I also just ran a much less intense game to see if it did the same thing, and it didn't.
Edit 2: It actually seems like it's coming more from the processor, which is even more strange. I don't think processors have any moving parts (though I don't think video cards do either) as to make that noise.
I just replaced it a few months ago, too.
Now this is in the completely wrong section...
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