Trying to solve the coil whine problem
Posted by Suspicious_Control43@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 13 comments
I have an Asus Dual 6750xt with annoying coil whine. To solve this, I opened the inside and I will try to prevent the noise by coating the capacitors with thermal conductive adhesive. Does anyone have any suggestions? I will keep you updated.
Niwrats@reddit
Pretty sure there was a long techpowerup thread about this topic on their forums.
9okm@reddit
Undervolt
Suspicious_Control43@reddit (OP)
I've done Undervolt and I know, I'm looking for a physical solution.
9okm@reddit
Headphones.
Suspicious_Control43@reddit (OP)
A typical answer. innovation is not done by cowards.
9okm@reddit
I mean, you could move the system to a case that has sound dampening. Or move the PC to another room and run conduit. Those are physical solutions.
But if you’ve already tried undervolting… then I imagine you have already considered the above.
Suspicious_Control43@reddit (OP)
My main goal is not to solve my own problem, but to test a problem that thousands of people have experienced by intervening in the gpu (by applying a simple thermal adhesive) to test that the sound can be cut and that others can reach a solution in this way. After researching this problem, there is no definitive solution and no one is working on it.
9okm@reddit
Ah
zgmk2@reddit
Nothing you can do about it. I have a coil whine card as well, thinking upgrade or sidegrade to the upcoming new gen gpu later this month.
Suspicious_Control43@reddit (OP)
There is always something you can do, you just have to push hard enough
zgmk2@reddit
Unless you’re trying something aggressive that would break your warranty, but I’m not going that way.
djdoubt03@reddit
Wouldn't coating capacitors in anything make them tiny bombs if they go bad?
Suspicious_Control43@reddit (OP)
If it breaks it only becomes harder to replace.