Coil whine help ?
Coil whine help ?
Hi, I recently purchased a PC with the following components:
7800X3D
MSI MAG CoreLiquid A13 360
64GB DDR5 RAM
MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WIFI
SAMSUNG 990 PRO 1TB
MSI RTX 5070 Ti 16GB GAMING TRIO OC PLUS
MSI MPG Velox 100P Airflow
Corsair RM 1000x
It’s running smoothly, with great FPS and performance. Productivity is strong and temperatures are manageable. I’ve run some benchmarks and stress tests, but when playing games the PSU makes a noticeable coil whine. It sounds quite similar to the PSU, though it could also be coming from the GPU. Since I’m very sensitive to noise, even faint fan sounds are bothersome. I’m unsure if this is related to the GPU or the power supply. If possible, could you suggest ways to reduce that coil whine? Thanks in advance.
If it’s really coming from coil whine but it sounds similar, you might want to check if the issue lies with the GPU or PSU. It seems like the PSU is producing a noise that resembles coil whine. I’m sensitive to noise, so even faint fan sounds can be distracting. You could try placing an A4 sheet into a cylinder and holding one end near your ear to pinpoint the source. Remove the side panels during inspection to avoid guesswork. Share a video with audio of the sound you find; if it matches any component, send it along for further analysis or return via RMA. Also, confirm the BIOS version on your motherboard and consider undervolting the GPU and processor if needed.
Good idea, I could do that honestly, thanks. Some people already told me to try RMA process and I probably will anyway but at first I wanted to test some things to see if something helps or not. If not then RMA process. I will try to do that with paper but probably tomorrow.
Honestly dont even know what version of BIOS im running, should I check, like can it matter ?
Undervolting GPU all the way to 0.8V helped a bit but it was still quite annoying.
To the best of my understanding, coil whine isn't an indicator that your PSU will cease functioning, which is why many people opt to replace their problematic PSUs simply because they're very bothersome. Sometimes coil whine diminishes after a few months of operation. Certain motherboards include "acoustic noise mitigation" features that help reduce coil whine, but I believe yours lacks such a feature.
It's frustrating sometimes. Undervolting does offer some improvement, and plugging the PSU into a different outlet or port helped a bit—though I'm not sure which one is correct. Right now, I don't want to deal much with RMA, but I think I'll have to eventually.
I understand that. That’s accurate. If it were a fault, I’d send it back immediately. That’s essentially what I intended—testing various fixes before resorting to RMA, since that’s the final step. But it looks like the available options are quite limited. Reducing the voltage all the way to 0.8V made the biggest difference—it still has coil whine but it operates in intervals. About two seconds of very subtle whine followed by another two seconds with no whine at all. It feels a bit odd to purchase a PC for 2K€ and then undervolt it to achieve quieter operation, or is it better to prioritize performance over silence?