Hey everyone. I bought an MSI 970 a few months ago in large part because all of the reviews described how quiet it is. Unfortunately, the card I received begins outputting a coil whine the instant I open any 3D application.
This sound is both constant and clearly tied to the application on display (if I alt-tab in and out of the 3D application, the whine starts and stops every time the application comes back on and off the display; even if I'm flipping back and forth within seconds, it will appear just for that half second the game is on-screen and disappear just as quickly when it's gone). It is also very, very loud and annoying (putting an SPL meter atop my tower, with all fans constant, I see a roughly 8dB increase).
This is the first PC I've built, so I've never gone down the RMA road and reading forum threads on that path is making me a little wary. That said, this coil whine is really unbearable. Does anyone have any advice here? Experience with this situation, or RMA experience, or potential self-fixes...I'd really appreciate any help at all.
Here's my build, if relevant or helpful. Thanks everyone!
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/ms8mgL
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