ASUS A8R32-MVP squealing?

[PSUPef2k]

Does anyone else have this board and experience a quiet, but high pitched squealing noise at times the CPU or GPU is under heavy load? This occured before I started any overclocking of any sort, so I was wondering if anyone else experienced this.

 

[PSUPef2k]

From my research, it appears this may be bad capacitors and I may need to RMA my board. I am going to take a look at the capacitors tonight and see if they are leaking or bubbling at the top. Has anyone else had this problem?

 

[CalvinHobbes]

I have a high pitched noise that comes from either my PSU or my motherboard under load. When I first start a game, I can really hear it. I'll have to look at my mobo and PSU tonight.

 

[PSUPef2k]

Its funny actually. Since yesterday afternoon, 3 Dell computers here at work suffered thermal events, and now will not boot. Upon examining them, they are all due to bad capacitors. They are bubbling at the top, and some are even leaking. I hope I don't have to replace my own ASUS board because of this.

 

[Aries64]

Originally posted by: PSUPef2k
Does anyone else have this board and experience a quiet, but high pitched squealing noise at times the CPU or GPU is under heavy load? This occured before I started any overclocking of any sort, so I was wondering if anyone else experienced this.

Nope. My system is 48+ hrs. Prime95 stable and I run BF2 at 1600x1200 with everything at max settings. I have looked at my caps and they are all fine - no signs of leakage at all.

However, I should mention that I only I OC to the most minimal extent that one could call OC'ing, raising the "FSB" to 225 and lowering the multiplier to 13 (225x13=2,925MHz). This is with memory at DDR450 2-3-2-6-1T (2.6V) and the CPU at 1.35V (stock range), so I've got minimal volts through the caps anyway.

That really sucks if you board is indeed bad. Good luck with resolving your squealing issue. Please report back with an update once you figure out what the problem was (if you do).

 

[PSUPef2k]

Well it looks like I need to RMA my motherboard. Would it be better to go through the vendor (ZipZoomFly) or ASUS directly? Apparently this is a known issue with this board and it is a shorted capacitor, with the only way to solve the problem being RMA. So much for buying ASUS for dependability.

Regardless, ZZF RMA or ASUS direct?

 

[Aries64]

Originally posted by: PSUPef2k
Well it looks like I need to RMA my motherboard. Would it be better to go through the vendor (ZipZoomFly) or ASUS directly? Apparently this is a known issue with this board and it is a shorted capacitor, with the only way to solve the problem being RMA. So much for buying ASUS for dependability.

Regardless, ZZF RMA or ASUS direct?

I've never had to RMA an ASUS board, so I'm not sure what would be more expedient, or how the RMA would be handled. I would think that if you bought it within the last 30 days (15 days with some vendors) that you would be able to send it back for a straight replacement without having to wait for an RMA from the vendor or ASUS.

However, depending upon the vendor/etailer this will vary. I would check with ZZF and see how they handle these things. Its' usually more expedient to get a replacement directly from the vendor (especially if, as I mentioned above, you bought the board within a short while ago). I would give ZZF a call right away. Good luck and keep us posted.

 

[PSUPef2k]

Originally posted by: Aries64

Originally posted by: PSUPef2k
Well it looks like I need to RMA my motherboard. Would it be better to go through the vendor (ZipZoomFly) or ASUS directly? Apparently this is a known issue with this board and it is a shorted capacitor, with the only way to solve the problem being RMA. So much for buying ASUS for dependability.

Regardless, ZZF RMA or ASUS direct?

I've never had to RMA an ASUS board, so I'm not sure what would be more expedient, or how the RMA would be handled. I would think that if you bought it within the last 30 days (15 days with some vendors) that you would be able to send it back for a straight replacement without having to wait for an RMA from the vendor or ASUS.

However, depending upon the vendor/etailer this will vary. I would check with ZZF and see how they handle these things. Its' usually more expedient to get a replacement directly from the vendor (especially if, as I mentioned above, you bought the board within a short while ago). I would give ZZF a call right away. Good luck and keep us posted.

Turns out this may not actually be the issue. After more research and testing on my part, it seems the squeal is actually coming from my X1900XTX. Many people over on rage3d with this card complaining of the exact same noises under the exact same conditions (3dmark 05 CPU tests). Now I looking into that. So for now, the mobo RMA has been cancelled.