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Novaliz

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When I use the Cube to test my 8800 GTX the card makes some noise. Is this normal? Could it be the fan. Make your Cards noises too?

thx ahead!
 
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Kind of like a low pitched noise?

My ATi x1950xt used to do that...

I wouldn't worry about it, pretty sure its normal and won't harm anything

Also, it could be the fan speeding up.. As the card becomes warmer and warmer its told to increase the percentage at which the fan spins to help cool the card better.

Hope this helps!
 
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the cube loads the card.. the temps rocket up.. the fan spins faster to keep the card from melting.. the power draw/heat from the card is very little when not loaded.. the fan spins slower to keep fan noise down..

trog
 

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It is more of a high pitched sound! It sounds irregular and sounds beside the fan sound! It is independent from the fan noise. Oh God, my english! :)
 

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Your GTX's chokes (aka. coils, inductors) are resonating due to the high current that flows through them. This is a common "problem" with high powered computer VGAs in general and it is particularly typical for Geforce 8800 serie cards.

There's absolutely nothing to worry about.
 
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Your GTX's chokes (aka. coils, inductors) are resonating due to the high current that flows through them. This is a common "problem" with high powered computer VGAs in general and it is particularly typical for Geforce 8800 serie cards.

There's absolutely nothing to worry about.

Yep, my GTX and Ultra did/do it... It's annoying as all get out though if you are sensitive to high pitch noises.
 

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Thx a lot! Now I am tranquilized :)

@ hat: I have a Tagan 700 Watt Power Supply
 
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I noticed the same sound even on older cards like my last one: a Geforce 6800 GT. It was always very interesting how that noise synchronized precisely to the card's workload. I figured it was the capacitors and related components charging and discharging.
 
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