How to reduce coil whine from your Video Card

"Coil Whine" is common on Video Cards these days, but sometimes you can get rid of most of it with this easy solution.
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[@TheBigAndy86]

I couldn't hear the coil whine over the coil whine on my gpu in the video.

[@GahMehGrrrr]

Couldn't hear over my AC :)

[@knownuser09]

Couldn't hear it over the fan noise on the video of them cards.

[@edg6779]

even with headphones on and around 40 volume i couldn't hear it over my gpu, which was also inside a case

[@GahMehGrrrr]

I couldn't hear it over my super loud Hawaiian shorts.

[@edg6779]

why did a word i type have a bug?

[@GoldenJokered]

Anything above 75 fps: My 2070 Super: I am a Bee now

[@barood7588]

GoldenJokered 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ImHaizen]

Lmaoooo

[@shirou8012]

Since Today my Msi 2070 Super does have extreme coul whine when above 60 Fps its so frustrating

[@luiss5369]

I now rtx 2070s Asus :(

[@GamingWithNick-ck5ck]

my freaking msi rtx 2070 too like wtf

[@jordanranstead3016]

Watching today with a 1070. I was originally concerned with the whine, but now I see it as the card singing to me

[@gtxn4049]

😂😂😂😂

[@deadly_mir]

@Sky ツ evidently its just your gpu working its @$$ off so its perfectly normal and doesnt harm anything

[@HogSlopp]

my card isnt singing its crying for help

[@RaphaelSwinkels]

my 1070 doesnt whine but my rx 5700xt damn its singing without load ;p

[@preslavnedyalkov5432]

Holy shit me too

[@ikari_smh]

My 2070 Super: “Let me sing the song of my people.”

[@marlonbrans1636]

is it on most gpu's? i found out that almsot every gpu in recent years have done it some worse then others

[@ikari_smh]

@@marlonbrans1636 Most high end ones will make noise, because the shear amount of frames they can crank out. It doesn't bother me much, mine doesn't do it so bad that it's intolerable. Actually, I kinda like it. Just let's me know it's still alive.

[@pgmurph301]

Just got a pc with a 2070 super, and constantly hear a high pitched noise lol it’s annoying

[@reeaqz7]

Edward Murph same

[@BertyBertsson]

@@marlonbrans1636 Same here and I have two cards. They sing a duet everytime I play games and because my PC is water cooled they're the only components that I can hear :-(

[@AluminumHaste]

When you pay over 1200$ for a graphics card, you shouldn't have to reduce the workload to prevent coil whine.

[@StahLHerZRocK]

yes. Shit video

[@ncg8224]

2 years late. But I 100% agree, if you are paying $600-$800 for a GPU for performance. You SHOULDN'T have to reduce workload to lessen the noise

[@pmAdministrator]

You've understood all wrong, you're not reducing performance, you're just cutting away the shit that your GPU doesn't need to do and what it does regardless.

[@ayro7736]

Did 1070 really cost 1200 three years ago?

[@woreer9]

@@ayro7736 during the mining craze that price wouldn't be unrealistic

[@HeavyLikesSandwich]

Jay can you make a video on how to increase coil whine on my card? I prefer that over wife whine any day.

[@wayge]

put an extremely sensitive mic near gpu and hook it up to an extremely loud speaker

[@filipsebik6138]

Put a oscilator on any transformer and its guaranteed to make whining

[@randalllawkin]

well I agree until she standing next to you naked in the final moments of LoL then you know what time it is

[@Soter94]

Uuuuuh savage!

[@D3monL3A1]

overclock your gpu overvolt that bitch till its read hot and play some shity game from 2005 like half life 2 you wil have over a 1000 fps and your wife wont exist

[@MushroomSevla]

coil whine is my way to know my 970 is working when i open a game

[@diorama-rama297]

I know you wrote this a year ago, but I just read this and it made me laugh... Thank you

[@MushroomSevla]

@@diorama-rama297 my pleasure

[@shaner15]

I know you wrote this a year ago and replied 3 weeks ago, but I just read this and it made me laugh... Thank you

[@MushroomSevla]

@@shaner15 you're welcome

[@21skyfex]

true

[@LastChanceGaming2011]

The v-sync method worked instantly for my gtx 1070 armor. Thanks Jay!

[@King_Kong_Song]

"Have you ever gotten a new graphics card, loaded a game, and heard this?" Turns up speakers... ... Nothing

[@CGFUN829]

lmao!!!!!!!!!!

[@Ndlanding]

On my studio monitors... Nothing. Certainly not "whine", anyway.

[@Moloch6666]

finally I get some value from my $3000 headphone setup ;D

[@yotoprules9361]

and I thought my hearing was bad. I have cheap headphones and heard it just fine

[@yotoprules9361]

@Revolvin Goatt I have HD 202s and I can hear it perfectly.

[@Globbs]

Watching video of GTX970 coil whine... Meanwhile turning up the volume so I can hear the video over my GTX970 coil whine.

[@Globbs]

+Thomas Shera I have K boost turned on.

[@LuX7251]

Cant hear my gtx970, its alot more silent than my dreadfull cpu cooler

[@PseudoResonance]

-T-X-M- Can't hear my STRIX R9 380 either. I was like "AMD's known for coil whine??? Phew... not my problem..."

[@Fiddlesticks86]

Haha =) I have an ASUS Strix GTX970 and I'm happy to say mine has none of that coil whine =)

[@Fiddlesticks86]

Haha =) I have an ASUS Strix GTX970 and I'm happy to say mine has none of that coil whine =)

[@MrSeiferX]

1:16 I lowered my FPS from Unlimited to 100fps (my monitor is 100hz) and the whine immediately stopped on my 1080ti. Thank you!

[@sambarwise9791]

this helps so much. Its completely gone now!

[@heffern8359]

Thank you so much

[@DreamingConcepts]

what game was that? I tried in COD Warzone at 60fps with Vsync ON in Nvidea Control Panel but the sound is still louder than the fans (I've got the GTX 1080ti)

[@PCuser0137]

@r33mote + it reduces input lag aswell (for example unlocked 70-100 FPS will have more input lag than locked 60)

[@Brodovitch8]

@@PCuser0137 no its the inverse, more fps you have, less input lag you have, but yeah its recommend to limit fps to not overheat your card

[@PavusthePug]

My Nvidia GTX 970 when panning around in Unity: aight time to REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@theLuigiFan0007Productions]

Similar problem myself, except it's panning around in GoldSrc games with vsync disabled.... 1K+ FPS causes the REEEEE. But that's a abnormal framerate, and Half-Life is old.

[@77Arcturus]

Yea UNITY seems to cause coil whine with the recent game releases of summer 2021 on RTX 2060.

[@longjohn526]

The Solution is simple from an engineering (and Consumer) standpoint. Demand these idiots stop designing switching regulators that operate in the audio frequency range. Short of that stop using Chinese inductors and source quality ones from Japan that do not resonate. The difference in price is literally pennies Didn't they learn their lesson with all those bad Chinese caps ruining everyone's motherboards and video cards (and manufacturer's reputations) 10 years ago? The only noise you should hear from digital circuits are the whirring of the fans ..... If you are hearing anything else all that means is Beancounter Engineering has struck again ...... some corners just can't be cut

[@bezmi]

The inductors are used to step voltages up or down in the GPU. They operate at a certain frequency and if this frequency is 20Hz-20kHz, you can hear the whine. it has nothing to do with the cooler.

[@bezmi]

Well, non-reference GPUs might have a different design for the regulator circuitry which might remove the whine. Since the manufacturers don't usually disclose this stuff, it's down to you asking other people about their experiences/ reading reviews to figure out if the card has bad coil whine. I have a MSI GTX 1070 Armor OC and it whines pretty bad.

[@mikegleasonjr]

@@bezmi maybe also the cooler has a PWM signal in the audible range.

[@tooitchy]

@Calamity It's not Nvidias fault, or AMD's fault, they use the inductors that work best for the card, those that last the longest, can withstand the highest heat, etc. Some are more prone to whining than others, but it's not the card manufacturers "fault", it's just the nature of electromagnetism. Watch buildzoids video where he explains it in depth. "rambling about coil whine" from the channel "actually hardcore overclocking".

[@cloudysheep6108]

What does it do with Chinese inductors tho? You live under a rock or what?

[@ImpactedWhisper]

It's funny I've been messing around with computers both hardware and software since I was 8 or 9 and I never even knew coil whine was a thing until I got a new 1070 and played an older game that didn't have any frame capping turn on, then bam my PC turns in to a drag race with squeaky tires! Thanks for this it's helped me loads!

[@amd9918]

haha hahaha

[@adamsonntag5755]

Same

[@ers6860]

bioshock remaster killed my brain with coil whine

[@RedBullBrothers]

This explains why I get the worst coil whine on Stalker SOC main menu screen xD

[@Veledan]

Here I am years later, in December of '22 and I was able to purchase a 4090; the Asus Tuf edition - and the card is apparently one of the models that's known for coil whine. Seems like a good card otherwise, so I was wanting to learn what I can do to mitigate it should I not win the GPU lottery and end up with a noisy card in my system. Not surprised that you have a video about it Jay. Thanks for taking the time to make this video!

[@christophermullins7163]

That is unfortunate sir. My gtx 1080 has never made a peep. Hopefully the 3070 I am looking at buying is also quiet. It is a surprisingly loud problem.

[@ZarkiGaming]

@@christophermullins7163 lul i'm from 1080 to 3070 and i have coil whine

[@actionXandXcut]

im about to make the purchase aswell, how significantn is the coil whine?

[@ZarkiGaming]

@@actionXandXcut it's like electric sound on the graphic card you can see on youtube

[@PKmuffdiver]

My MSI 4090 sounds like a kid put a fucking playing card in the spokes of his bike. I can't fucking believe it. I cant wait to see how little they care.

[@Caesaurus]

I didn't notice the damn thing until I saw your video. Now it's magically amplified _A LOT!!_ ):-O

[@CGFUN829]

lamoooooooooo

[@bloodygrundel5907]

1:08 *Instantly goes to make a gif* 1:10 *Instantly called it*

[@danknasty661]

please provide link of said gif, i need it..............bad

[@talltony7290]

media.giphy.com/media/l0HlLDi9gwIciViww/giphy.gif

[@boijorzee]

That is gold!

[@Alupl]

Lol epic one ;D That's exactly what i wanted to do after watching this 1st time :P The best explanation for non-technical ppl i have ever seen :D

[@TheNielsAlmelo]

i guess my headset does not pick up the noise from the video

[@-ragingpotato-937]

put up the volume.

[@ts7936]

mine either, or mine has coil whine and I cant hear the video one :[

[@greystash1750]

Doesn't help +Omar

[@-ragingpotato-937]

Grey Stash Plug in headphones and turn up the volume, maybe your speakers are too weak.

[@greystash1750]

Omar I have a computer purely for gaming, I don't even have sound in my room from anywhere but my fans at full RPM and my headset, I can't hear any coil whine, could hear it in Linus' whenever that was, may have been because the camera/microphone was right next to it.

[@sonnentaugnu2184]

Thank you for the Video! I was really confused, when I bought my Zotac RTX 2070 and heard that noise after one day of gaming.

[@kayo1761]

For those who has this issue, you can cut some slices of thermal pad(2mm thick or more), fill in the gaps of the coils, put one extra layer of 0.5-1mm thick thermal pad on the coils and screw on the vapor chamber to compress the thermal pad. If its still whining, put some thermal pad on the back of the pcb where the coils fit, and screw on the backplate. Just clean out those extra thermal pad when sent for repair and you will be fine without breaking the warranty. It's caused by the vibration of the coils, so if you compress the coils firmly with thermal pads, it surly will stop.

[@bumflufftornado]

Great topic. Had a Gigabyte GTX 1070 with massive coil whine and we couldn't get it to stop. Ended up exchanging it for the MSI Gaming X and there was a massive improvement. The store was originally very reluctant to let us return it but we managed to talk them into it since it was next day.

[@Nateson]

When I built my first computer I used a Radeon R9 280. It sounded like a fly that never died and always buzzed around. Glad I upgraded to the gtx980

[@AndreaDragotta]

Thank you very much for this video! I just assembled my first desktop pc, and was a little bit worried when my rx 570 was making this weird sound. Looked it up and in about 10 seconds I found your video which explained exactly my problem. At least now I know it's nothing weird.

[@fayzaan2030]

bought XFX rx570 abt a week ago and have been having this coil whine, ur comment is 3 yrs old so pls tell me that this sound is nothing to worry abt.

[@AndreaDragotta]

@@fayzaan2030 the sound was annoying, but it wasn't a problem. However, my specific setup wasn't working correctly, so I've given the graphics card to a friend of mine that used it without any issue

[@fayzaan2030]

@@AndreaDragotta oh ok glad to know that its not a problem, also do yk any way to fix it or should i go get it checked maybe

[@AndreaDragotta]

@@fayzaan2030 i don't really know how to fix it, even though it seemed that changing the orientation of the pc might help (I tried inclining it sometimes). Getting it checked it's surely not a bad move

[@cotabam]

i switched my psu and it workd, saw this video kind of late, thnx for the info, i love you

[@mikemchale2513]

the fuck do you use to record this stuff? that quality is fucking great

[@nicklong27]

A super potato. Like a regular potato but more.... super.

[@Gershy13]

Sony FS5

[@Pazo139]

Shadowplay

[@Gershy13]

***** he didnt use that at all today.

[@Aurienx]

literally the last uploaded vid tells you about this.

[@celcius_87]

Thanks for raising awareness about this. Coil whine needs to be a solved problem.

[@XLGaming]

My 1050TI: this is a song I learned from my family. It goes like this: BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

[@liljrkid302]

I saw the thumbnail after god know how long and still had a hardy laugh about it, top quality stuff

[@jonathanschultz2472]

"if you hear this noise" **hears nothing**

[@Eskmm1]

it sounds like terrible, cant stand whine in any electronics

[@mikey7326]

Same here, mic's not close enough.

[@jonathanschultz2472]

Eskmm1 I know the sound it's just in the video I hear nothing... probably my speakers....

[@themanwiththepan]

I love whine because I need that white noise

[@GuvernorDave]

I'm listening on studio reference monitors (20Hz-20kHz frequency response) and even turning them way up i couldn't hear anything but the ambience and fan noise.

[@SkylerWallaceUS]

Hey Jay, I loved that you decided to address coil whine in a video because I once owned a R9 Nano but I sold it because of coil whine. However, I'm disappointed you didn't address that you can minimize the coil whine through hardware. I've heard that you can hot glue the capacitors to minimize vibration and thus reduce the coil whine. That's why I love your channel, you showed me that you can take the shroud off a GPU and replace the thermal paste (rather sloppily too). I hope you make a follow up to this video with a possible hardware fix. Please upvote this comment so Jay can see it.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Ofcourse glueing it will help, but also void your warranty.

[@julianschneck7748]

dont glue capacitors ! they dont are the reason for the coil whine. The reasons are as the Name sais the coils. Maybe it would help ,if you glued them.

[@Mythricia1988]

Capacitors are innocent D: It's the chokes/inductors (same thing).

[@SkylerWallaceUS]

Mr _schnaegg Mythricia I know it's not the capacitors, I didn't know exactly what was responsible for coil whine and didn't feel like researching so I just used "capacitors" as a placeholder word.

[@tarnvedra9952]

That is for the coils without cover, most coils on graphics cards are encased in something. You would have to drill them out. Just RMA cards like that, after all they whine solely because manufacturer fucked up coil encasing.

[@Qwertypp10]

You can also limit fps and coil whine in AMD cards, by driver option. For example my last Sapphire HD7970 was coil whineing above 200-250fps.

[@shanerisa5904]

Subscribed dude! Hello JayTwoCents family !

[@FreeZatE]

And almost 4 years later coil whine is still a thing. Good job Nvidia. Finally do something!

[@DevSecOpsAI]

@@rbsmokez4682 I changed one 150$ cooler and screw it so hard that I broke the screws, now bought another just to find OUT THAT THE SQUEAKING IS MADE BY MY RTX, AND I only game once a week or so mostly I work, but that sound is killing me I swear

[@admiredgsu1217]

@@rbsmokez4682 i cant with this stupid sound in games, if i pay this much for a prebuilt then why do i have to fix the coil whine in it

[@sl7sos]

3090 & I still hear it drilling my brain

[@johnnysilverhand--]

@@sl7sos same, its a 3070, sounds like a fck bee

[@kwedl]

I hate when you look up for help with coil whine and everyone just says "use headphones" "turn up volume" "move PC to another room" Very helpful.

[@jakeroski5678]

well because there isnt a actual fix to coil whine, there is only workarounds. thats it :/ im sure you figured that out by now though

[@deavonw]

Thank you. Very helpful for a stop gap fix. I actually thought it was the fan making the noise for the longest time.

[@Coops896]

Best thumbnail of any video. Experiencing coil whine for the first time and now I understand t and the pain! So excited to have a 3080 but it's so noisy

[@RTDragonCommando]

I always recommend using the frame rate limiter in any game that has one, over using V-sync. I run most of my games limited to 62-65fps depending on the game, on my 60hz 1080p monitor that seems to completely remove tearing and reduced gpu load. Interestingly, I've found limiting the frame rate (not using V-sync) to exactly your refresh rate seems to make tearing worse.

[@Grumbledookvid]

6 years on and this is still a major problem. Wtf are people doing?

[@mattusa]

I normally just watch for entertainment, but this video actually helped me fix my issue

[@brentlio5578]

I have an 970 and have only noticed serious coil whine when I'm using Affinity Photo, and only when I make a selection. And the coil whine went away after I turned the V-Sync ON for it. Much appreciated the solution!

[@Puremindgames]

"turned it on and heard this-" * turns speakers up * "still can't hear anything"

[@MattsPaddock]

I'm really digging that beard Jay, suits you good! :)

[@themythicoak]

Thanks for explaining what Coil whine is. I have been wondering if there was something wrong with my GTX 1080. But now that I know it's a common thing. I don't have to worry about it anymore. I wear headphones all the time when gaming so it's not a big deal for me. Great video!

[@momcilo4831]

Thank you for this comment so i dont have to watch the video. Mine has that sound too i thought it was broken or smth lol.

[@ottoyu101]

Great informative video Jay, Thanks!

[@AD-xc1qz]

You could try a burn-in test with a benchmark program such as 3DMark Firestrike, Unigine Valley or EVGAs OC Scanner X. Burn-in testing with those programs should last for at least 4 hours, and going as long as 8 hours, if not overnight. This can often help the coil settle in and reduce the intensity of the noise, if not eliminate it completely. It helped to reduce the DB level of coil whine by 70% on my Radeon VII. I was so pissed off, when installed the water block. AMD did a very "good" job by hiding the coli whine with the loud sound of their fans... AMD sucks in that point. My next graphics card will be NVidia for sure. And I will take it back before money back time frame ends, if coil whine happens again..

[@yunsha9986]

2 years late, but don't bother mate. It's same everywhere, I have an Asus ROG Strix 3080 Ti Gaming OC, it started whining after 6month of usage, whines in every game now as long as it's over 60 fps. Although undervolting does reduce the noise, I don't recommend doing that cause it probably lowers fps because less power is supplied to your card, which you probably want to OC instead.

[@vovin8132]

@@yunsha9986 My stupid 3080 is now producing loud coil whine. Ironically, this didn't happen after taking it apart several times to thermal paste it up for mining, but rather a year later after sitting in sealed storage for a few months. Fantastic.

[@rahul-qm9fi]

I stress tested my gpu yesterday and now it has coil whine 😭

[@19805093]

I have an amd reference card, it get’s so hot and loud this coil whine is like music to my ears.

[@youtreetree1006]

This video has really helped me understand coil whine in my gaming laptop as well thank u so much!

[@UndyingFalcon]

This was uploaded on my birthday but only just now noticed, and it's Christmas today so it's like a double present! 🙃 Happy Holidays everyone!

[@user-ke7mx3vk7k]

1:07 my brother when he’s mad

[@Moonlightgirlful]

I get coil whine when i'm scrolling up and down my page o_o What have I done!?

[@samfisher5302]

Watching this in 2021 loll. I’m running an EVGA GTX 1660 and I was going nuts trying to figure out where that noise was coming from. Thanks Jay! 🙌

[@joexer1]

Turning on vsync is an instant fix, this video helped.

[@SarcasticDragonGaming]

Also I just realized he looks like Dr. House in this episode

[@ooh-ahh]

0:07 - 0:13 very helpful to continue playing music in the background. again.

[@Michelle-Schmidt]

LOL! Because of this video i changed my maximum fps from unlimited to 100, the sound dissappeared instantly! Thank you man! It sounded like a super loud kind of tinnitus.

[@gtf600]

Me, literally just scrolling any webpage. My 6900XT: NOW IS MY TIME TO SING

[@GuvernorDave]

I cranked my speakers and heard...nothing

[@DarrenCoull]

Same here - crappy speakers? Or maybe the 24-port 3750G Cisco switch roaring away behind me might have something to do with it? Or I am just too old to hear it anymore? (more likely) - anyway, not likely an issue with my 5770 GPU :-)

[@Pushing_Pixels]

Same. I still don't know what coil whine sounds like.

[@j.j.abramskilledstarwars7078]

if you had it, you would know how it sounds like :D its a very specific noise..

[@TechKnowScope]

If you don't hear it at 5:17 you won't and you've got nothing to worry about.

[@Pushing_Pixels]

Nope. I must be too old. Is it a really high frequency?

[@Jaska1]

Got dual GTX 970, good thing I have tinnitus, I suppose?

[@Vusha100]

Modern screens all have some form of Vsync, whether it's AMD or Nvidia's G-sync. They are made to sync with the graphic card to offer the best performance and tear-free experience you could possibly get. Having VSync turned on is a No brainer. The lesson is learned and thanks for the advice Jay

[@aoshi1992]

First time in years I hear about it, thanks

[@mvl71]

Just bought, after days of comparing specs and whatnot, an Asus Rog Strix RX580 T8G. I chose it over others because, amongst other things, Asus claims it is a very silent card. Yes, the fans are silent, that's true. But it whines like crazy even when not under too much stress (I only play Elite Dangerous, which isn't too demanding anyway, 1080p on Ultra, on a regular lcd pal tv). I'm going to return it. They better accept it because if you're advertizing the damn thing as being very silent, I expect it to be very silent.

[@tijananestorovic3675]

Turrebo did they accept it?

[@joenodden]

It's so hard to hear the coil whine over my current setups fan noise. Even with headphones.

[@xkernalsandersx]

I've had so many issues with my desktop and found it was the CPU - but some coil whine started on the 2070 Super and I freaked out. You calmed me down 😊

[@prez2451]

I thought my 2070 super was fkked lmao

[@AmaryIIion]

So for you it randomly happened one day? I just started hearing a buzzing noise just now after owning my 6650xt for a few months. I hope it's coil whine but ill never be able to tell from a video.

[@connormccloy9399]

Love my 1070 Ti FTW. I didn't notice the coil whine it had until recently because of loud PSU and case fans in the previous system.

[@philipdijkstra]

I'm from the walkman generation. Here's how to quick fix your issue with coilwine. Walkaround around with an old walkman and 90s music for about a week. You will never hear coilwhine again!

[@chomper720]

Why not use FPS cap? Something like Nvidia inspector, Rivatuner or AMDs FPS target control? :D

[@walkerboh39]

Great thumbnail Jay.

[@MegaIrgendetwas]

If you get exaggerated coil whine on an audio interface, get the ifi iDefender+. I had some extreme whine over my focusrite with GTX 1070Ti. A ground loop isolator completely removes it. DI-Box for headphones could work, too! TY Gerald Undone for the tip.

[@HimselfXD]

The console command fps_max 100 might fix that in csgo without adding the input lag that is very noticeable in csgo.

[@disk0__]

I just wrote a comment but in cs generally more frames = more responsive, even on my 144hz monitor 300+ fps feels better than 150. 3kliksphilip's video on the topic is pretty good, I'd recommend if I sound (somewhat understandably) crazy

[@ubertiger151]

yea, but not having vsync enabled causes screen tearing .. :/, i have V-Sync enabled and did fps_max 59 so i have no lag

[@csjdruid434]

Thats not input lag lol

[@HimselfXD]

Screen tearing doesn't happen often in csgo and V-Sync definitely adds input lag. With V-Sync on move your mouse around quickly and then do the same with it off. You will notice the cross-hair slides the way you moved it but after you moved it when V-Sync is on. I guess some people might feel it more but it effects my game-play greatly.

[@ubertiger151]

screen tearing is eye cancer.. thats why i enable it in every game... i fixed this mouse lag with fps_max 59

[@spectre6262]

i get coil whine in my power supply

[@emperorSbraz]

congratulations, you have a valid ammunition for a catapult. at least that's what i'd do. XD

[@kainhall]

my corsair HX850 (the older style) does NOT whine.... send yours in....that doesnt seem right for a corsair PSU....or any PSU worth trusting at least

[@TheE54]

Same PSU, mine also has coil whine

[@TheoryZero]

My old OCZ PSU had so bad CW I had to buy a new one, recently I threw it into my GF's gaming rig, and it was so bad, even when it was over under her table, that I tried to fix it. Ended up epoxy in and up around the coil and it's ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE! It is almost never there now, only in some wired random cases, and even then it's only there for a couple seconds, so putting epoxy/superglue/whatever on a coil, DOES work, but not always. :)

[@ArenaShootercfg]

I'll make your coil whine ;) kill me

[@devlogerio]

Tnx I was using unreal engine 5 and my 3060 was whining a lot after you said I paused and went to project setting and set the Engine frame rate capped to 60, it was unlimited, and the highest was 120 and now whine noise is divided by 10. Thank you

[@mihairepsol]

Dude you are the best!

[@mikesierra14]

I've had coilwhine ever since i got my new computer, and the site i ordered it from says they wont fix it.

[@joonaslaakkonen8624]

I heard it at over 400fps from my headphones...

[@Muneakira]

This helped a lot, was playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. got coil whine, - Fix was to Cap frames at 60. Rivatuner Statistics Server did the job. :)

[@lukeluckynblue1873]

YOU just saved me with that VSYNC :))))))))))))) ty kind sir

[@marky5204]

LMAO i Couldnt hear the coil whine cus my graphics card sounded the same

[@KieranDevvs]

Lol VSYNC on CS. Yeah that's an option.

[@xGxPhantomZzz]

nope, Vsync is NEVER the option

[@KieranDevvs]

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[@KieranDevvs]

***** CS polls device input on each frame render, it's similar to OpenGL's poll input event where it has to be manually called. If you limit the frame draw you limit polling.

[@jiki776]

"Fast" Vsync in Nvidia Control Panel, no lag input

[@JulianUccetta]

Old video, but coil whine seems to be a huge issue with FE 20 series GPUs from Nvidia. Buildzoid did a good rant video about coil whine and he explains how one can fix it. Some high-temp hot glue or silicone AROUND (not on top!) of the inductors should help a lot by reducing the high frequency vibrations :)

[@swooshjustdoit]

thank you

[@DAGATHire]

Is there a possibility of this being some sort of high frequency sound, whereby some people can't hear it? Because i have maxed the volume and im wearing headphones and i detect no audible difference AT ALL in the section where he's doing the vsync on off stuff... to apparently show the difference. Reading the comments i see lot's off people don't hear any difference either. I do however hear the fan/s spinning pretty hard. Fan noise... But that's it. I don't hear anything else and certainly no difference.. So the question is out there, is this some sort of high frequency noise? Because i have seen those funny vids about what noises some of us can and can't hear. So.... the question is out there... maybe im not the first to ask. P.S I have excellent hearing

[@DAGATHire]

In response to myself!!! I looked at that Linus vid from 2013 about coil whine and i can CLEARLY hear it in that vid! And it's nasty shit! That's honestly the first time i have every heard it... I can only assume that this is an issue with the audio in this vid, perhaps Jay has super sensitive hearing and thought that people would be able to hear it correctly, but that's not the case. Read the comments, lots of people can't hear it, but having tried other vids abut coil whine, i now know that i'm not deaf. It exists and i can detect it. Just not in this vid.

[@Tephnos]

Hard to describe really but in the 'off' the whine was much higher pitched, and then 'on' it was more like a grindy lower pitch noise.

[@DAGATHire]

just read my reply to myself above mate. You will see where i'm coming from. I can only guess that the people who hear the whine in this vid, have really high end audio or more likely are just very sensitive to that particular frequency. On the plus side, people with perfectly good hearing but who can't hear those frequencies in fact have a sort of advantage...

[@t4iga121]

but very likely garbage headphones or no idea what to listen for. Modder Fostex T50RP. Can hear the coil whine perfectly fine.

[@dar._]

It is what would be considered somewhat high frequency, but well within human range, even for older people like myself. Some cards don't do it at all, some cards a little, and some cards would make even Lou Ferrigno shudder with how .loud. it is in certain situations, not how high pitched the frequency is. Granted I have very nice headphones through an external dac/amp, but I also know exactly what to listen for, which helps, which isn't being a prick, if you've never encountered bad coil whine, consider yourself lucky. The difference is night and day in the example Jay just gave, although not the clearest audio example. TLDR ; Some faint coil whine may be hard to hear for some, but bad coil whine is universally annoying to all.

[@CSmasterBG]

When my gpu is on high load there's coil whine coming from my headphones aswell.

[@irfanhafif7866]

I got used to coil whine so much that when i don't hear the sound i think my graphic card isn't working

[@DIYTech21]

1:08 jayz wine :D :D :D made my night

[@MrCombatgiraffe]

i had to turn the volume up quite a bit just to hear what the noise was. xD

[@kayhs5703]

My gtx 1660: wtf does silent as a fox mean?

[@Tylerjrb]

I find for me if you have a decent sized closed case then using some cheap foam sheets works well on the vents and openings. If your using a non-reference card then i just foam up the entire rear of the I/O on the card apart from my used ports. As i find a lot of the noise comes straight out the back of the GPU.

I have TWO EVGA SC ACX2.0 970s in SLI and i tend to quite like the coil whine on my cards. It's sorta pleasing to my ears and it also provokes a sense of power, like, wow these cards are really working hard. Still gotta buy the backplate for my cards tho.

[@tapman1277]

TL;DR - Turn on Vsync, RMA (maybe) Some good tips Jay for some less experienced users but I was hoping you were going to show us some secret setting in Precision X or something. ;-)

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Vsync might include input lag. and if you rma the card you might get another one that whines as bad.

[@taiefmiah]

try playing with voltage. its to do with resonance and the voltage and current are linked to that. It's quite long to explain

[@yourcurtainsareugly]

I thought he might do something insane like start covering coils in hot glue or something. The Vsync/RMA tip is useful, but really TL;DR. Doesn't need a 7 min video.

[@Mythricia1988]

I think hot glue probably won't seep into the microscopic cavities to stop whine, but something like electronics potting compound (i.e. epoxy) might do it. In fact, once my whiny 780Ti's become retired, I might try exactly that!

[@yourcurtainsareugly]

I just brought up hot glue since that's how the legends go. It comes up every now in then in computer forum discussions on coil whine, not because it's a particularly good idea, especially when GPUs can get above hot glue temps. Still, might work if you can keep it cool, just to provide a little vibration dampening. Not sure what the mechanical difference between glue and epoxy would be in terms of "microscopic cavities" or what the acoustic effect would be. You have any insight on this?

[@formalityswand2230]

You should make a video on cool wine in a power supply. I have that on my psu.

[@MiChAeLoKGB]

You should take that out if it... It might spill and wreck it.... Ps.: its coil whine ;)

[@CobsTech]

xD

[@Tailslol]

it is probably you have a low quality or low W power supply. take a stronger one from good brands. dont cut price on them.

[@formalityswand2230]

no I have a corsair RM 650, it gets put under a 85% load with my system.

[@Tailslol]

Wand Wanderson yes 85% load on a 80+... it will not live long...get yourself a 700 or 750 gold...

[@kyrian232]

thanks jay turning gsync off worked a treat. had me stressing hard haha

[@kyrian232]

turning on**

[@FlynTie]

Thanks for the video, i wasn't sure what it was. I thought that it comes from the condensators signaling me that i have to buy a new card sooner or later.

[@sponro]

I just watched this video because i started to experience a coil whine with my GPU, hilariously its the promoted EVGA GTX 1070 FTW at the beginning of the video. Oh the irony.

[@canchume]

it could reduce if the manufacture really use high quality parts

[@zwizzy89]

thx! i always thought it was my psu XD and when i get fps drops the whine stops haha.. so now i know why.. feelsBlessedMAn

[@yeaabigog7697]

Appreciate the video my card actually just started doing something like that, I'm not sure if its coil whine or fan noise coming from the gpu, I'm new to computers so I'm kind of worried

[@Zestypanda]

I can't hear it. It sounds like fans to me.

[@clyp3016]

Zestypanda he has a liquid cooler tho...

[@Kraeter]

There is some kind of static noise

[@indexMemories]

The real way of reducing coil whine is having an electronics engineer fill those whiny inductors with a 2 component adhesive. It's a known trick among 970 owners.

[@ivoruiter6605]

How would you get to know which inductors are making the noise?

[@thebackyardjunkerscientist7732]

Just glue them all and done the glue wont hurt anything

[@tr3pidatioN]

Thank God... Thought my laptop was gonna explode. Didn't now about coil whining. It was not very noisy at all, so i thought it was an electrical issue, until I found this vid.. Thanks!

[@leonidlazebnik4499]

you are a genius!