x800gto and high pitched noise problem

[dadach]

whenever a x800gto card goes into 3d mode there is a high pitched noise coming form the video card pcb...in 3dmark in cpu tests, it also emmits a chirping sounds, almost like hdd, but higher...it makes noise synchronized with the framerate...the only time it stops is when i lower the core clock form default 400 to 300 or lower...what can that noise be coming from...the card is brand new, and works apart from the sound issue, without any problems...also i have tried a different motherboard and a different PSU

 

[mwmorph]

fan. oil it up. sounds like it's strugling.

 

[dadach]

when i stop the fan the...or all the fans in the case...the sound is still there, like it will go on and off instanly as i click the ati tray tools 3d renderer

 

[dadach]

noone with similar experience?

 

[Andres3605]

have you tried changing the monitor refresh rate?

 

[chinkgai]

i have that sound and gave up a long time ago

both my gtx and x1800xt has it

also makes the chirping noise when i do things that dont require 3d, such as transferring files from another computer on my home network to my computer

 

[chinkgai]

sine both cards had it, it leads me to believe its not the card

what other components do u have? maybe we can find a correlation


mine is amd x2 4800 (altho my 4400 had it to, so it take this out of the equation)
dfi lanparty nf4 sli-d
ocz pc4000 vx
pcpc 510 express psu
74gb raptor
300gb, 250gb, 200gb harddrives

i personally think its the mobo

 

[tomt4535]

I have a similar problem. I have mine watercooled, so it cant be the fan. It didnt do it before I installed ramsinks on it, but afterwards it started to make wierd noises, almost sounded like my water cooling was leaking. I dont have a clue what it is.

 

[Cruise51]

Same problem. Also no idea.

 

[chinkgai]

mine is water cooled. not fans for sure cuz i stuck my finger in all the fans to stop them all at the same time. still does it...lol

list your components guys

or this thread is useless

 

[dadach]

the rest i have:
asrock939 dual sata2 mobo, 2x1gb infineon, 480w sharkoon silentstorm psu, 1820 rocketraid controller, skystar2 dvb card


just tried x700 and has no problem at all...i sent the problematic card back, and should get a replacement in 2-3 days...will let you know

 

[chinkgai]

wtf, the problem is still there when i switched my 7800 gtx for an x1800xt

kinda leads me to think its a power draw issue...since the x800gto probably draws more power than the x700

 

[KBTuning]

its the fan controller on the board.... in ATI tool there is a box to check for x850 cards... a x800GTO2 is pretty much a X850 w/ a differnt bios. see if that helps

 

[chinkgai]

i know what you are trying to say...ati fan frequency or something, but thats not it for me anyways