GTX 970 coil whine fixes
GTX 970 coil whine fixes
I've already exceeded my budget. The 980 model is beyond my price range. Although 90 days feels long, I'm hoping to acquire a GTX 1070 before Pascal's release, provided it doesn't cost significantly more than what I spent on the 970. Overclocking our already heavily overclocked 970s pushes them to 980 speeds as well (http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphic...0-review/9). Are you still experiencing the same problems—coil whine and crashes—when running everything at SSC stock speeds?
They'll never refer to it as 1070. As mentioned earlier, a 4K GPU won't be labeled the GTX 1080.
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I don't know, Nvidia has been using the x70/x80 naming since the 4xx era. It reminds me of Boeing's 7x7 numbering system. Of course they'll eventually run out of that with whatever the 797 model becomes. :lol:
10tacle :
SynapticVesicle :
I've already exceeded my budget. The 980 model isn't within my price range. A 90-day wait would be ideal, especially if Pascal is launched then. I'm hoping it won't be significantly more expensive than what I paid for the 970.
Overclocking our already overclocked 970s pushes them to 980 speeds naturally (http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphic...0-review/9).
Are you still experiencing the same problems (coil whine, crashes on Furmark) when everything runs at SSC stock speeds?
I still feel coil whine at stock speeds. I'm now using Furmark. It took me about 4 minutes instead of the expected 10.
I tried increasing the voltage by 20 and 30, but coil whine persisted in the Heaven Benchmark. I'm unsure if the voltage actually rose. At stock voltage, the core clock reached 1542, but at 20 and 30 it jumped to 1555.
When checking HWMonitor, the max voltage still showed 1.000V, though I'm not sure if that's accurate.
Thanks for your assistance. I'll share my Furmark results in 5-10 minutes.
UPDATE: It isn't crashing at stock speeds in Furmark, but the coil whine remains.
SynapticVesicle:
I checked HWMonitor and the max voltage was still 1.000V, but I'm not sure if that's accurate... Updated: it's not crashing at normal speeds in the firmware, though the coil whine remains.
My stock voltage in HWMonitor is 1.018V under load and 0.868V when idle. If the coil whine persists, you might want to consider sending it back for repair. By the way... I didn't mention which PSU you used.
Additionally, I frequently share information about coil whine in these areas.
SynapticVesicle:
I tried GPU-z and saw my voltage reaching 1.25 but still experienced coil whine. My power supply is the Corsair CX750M, which isn’t perfect but didn’t show any coil whine with the SLI GTX 660. It looks like a +25mV tolerance is typical for aggressive overclocking. Yes, I own that exact PSU and GPU, and neither has any noise. Head scratch...
10tacle :
SynapticVesicle :
I tried GPU-z and saw my voltage rise to 1.25 but coil whine persisted. My power supply is the Corsair CX750M, which isn’t ideal, yet it didn’t produce any coil noise with the SLI GTX 660. It looks like a +25mV difference is what most people consider comfortable during aggressive overclocking. Yes, I own that exact PSU and GPU, and neither of them made any noise. So far so good. Head scratch...
Well you still assisted me greatly. Now I realize I don’t need to replace the power supply. Since the voltage adjustment didn’t help, if this issue persists I might have to return it for repair. Thanks a lot!