Gigabyte 4070 Ti Super experiences clicking or vibrating sounds when the fan spins faster.
Gigabyte 4070 Ti Super experiences clicking or vibrating sounds when the fan spins faster.
You're noticing an unusual clicking or vibration noise from your Gigabyte 4070 Ti Super at about 70% fan speed. The sound becomes noticeable only when volume is increased, and it continues even when you stop each fan one by one. It might indicate an issue with the airflow interacting with something inside the GPU.
It's tough to pick up anything above the crowd noise, but it seems like coil whine might be the issue.
Refers to the faint "brrt" noise often heard during operation.
It's not coil whine. I'm adjusting the fans to about 60-70% to detect the noise, and the GPU isn't under heavy load.
They might work that way. But then it should halt or adjust when you stop each fan using your finger.
I considered that too, but I'm not sure. I observed that turning off the back two fans at once seems to stop it. I believe the most accurate way to describe the noise is similar to a box fan making a faint rattling sound, it's hard to explain clearly, haha.
It's tough to pick up the sound in the recording, but it brings back thoughts about fan bearing problems. It kind of echoes the noise from an HDD… not sure what it really is.
It seems like a tiny metal component is slightly out of place—probably something you can tighten. This is the same issue you mentioned earlier. If the card remains under warranty, contact Gigabyte to see if it resolves after adjusting all visible screws. If not, remove the cover and check for additional screws; tighten them all.