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Capacitor/Coil Whine?

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glorylin

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Hey guys, I need some input.

Recently I upgraded some things in my rig. The only things that were changed was the CPU (from E8400 to Q9550), Ram, and video card (from gtx 260 to gtx 275).

I know they aren't really much of an upgrade but I got a decent deal on the parts. The problem is, after I installed these I started noticing a really feint high pitched noise that is audible even when idle. After a day of hearing this, I start to get ringing in my ear that doesn't want to go away. It's quite frustrating.

I need to pinpoint where the whine is coming from, but every time I try I fail. With regards to what I recently swapped out, would it be a safe assumption that the videocard is the culprit? I don't have my other parts anymore to really test it out, and I don't believe that the whine happens when it's under the bios.

Thanks for your time.
 
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I've heard of people putting a straw to their ear to locate the whine but I just put clear nail polish on all the coils. No more whine.
 
glorylin said:
Hey guys, I need some input.

Recently I upgraded some things in my rig. The only things that were changed was the CPU (from E8400 to Q9550), Ram, and video card (from gtx 260 to gtx 275).

I know they aren't really much of an upgrade but I got a decent deal on the parts. The problem is, after I installed these I started noticing a really feint high pitched noise that is audible even when idle. After a day of hearing this, I start to get ringing in my ear that doesn't want to go away. It's quite frustrating.

I need to pinpoint where the whine is coming from, but every time I try I fail. With regards to what I recently swapped out, would it be a safe assumption that the videocard is the culprit? I don't have my other parts anymore to really test it out, and I don't believe that the whine happens when it's under the bios.

Thanks for your time.
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My vote would be the video card as you stated it isn't present when you are in the BIOS, but does when in the OS. The video card isn't using its full potential in the BIOS ( no driver installed ). Video cards are known for high frequency noise. It could also be a driver issue also but this is usually hardware.
 
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