Hi all,
I just upgraded to an XFX 4890, and I'm getting a "squealing sound" from the video card itself. When I first noticed it, I popped the side off my case and must have spent a good 30 minutes listening inside the case while reproducing the noise. I'm very sure its the vid card. Strangely enough, it only seems occur when I'm getting very, very high framerates. I first noticed it in 3dmark2001 and in some game menus. It did not occur in 3dmark06 or even 3dmark05 or during gameplay in any modern games. Additionally, I noticed that forcing the V-sync to always on in CCC seemed to completely eliminate the squealing. Presumably because this caps the framerate to 60 in my case. Also, the sound doesn't occur in windows / the desktop.
Any thoughts on the issue? From my web and forum searching so far, a number of people seem to think its fairly normal for upper end cards while others believe an immediate RMA is called for. Things seem fast and stable for now, but would this be a warning sign for a possible future failure in the video card?
My system specs are in the signature area.
I just upgraded to an XFX 4890, and I'm getting a "squealing sound" from the video card itself. When I first noticed it, I popped the side off my case and must have spent a good 30 minutes listening inside the case while reproducing the noise. I'm very sure its the vid card. Strangely enough, it only seems occur when I'm getting very, very high framerates. I first noticed it in 3dmark2001 and in some game menus. It did not occur in 3dmark06 or even 3dmark05 or during gameplay in any modern games. Additionally, I noticed that forcing the V-sync to always on in CCC seemed to completely eliminate the squealing. Presumably because this caps the framerate to 60 in my case. Also, the sound doesn't occur in windows / the desktop.
Any thoughts on the issue? From my web and forum searching so far, a number of people seem to think its fairly normal for upper end cards while others believe an immediate RMA is called for. Things seem fast and stable for now, but would this be a warning sign for a possible future failure in the video card?
My system specs are in the signature area.
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