I have a EVGA 680i Mobo, an OCZ 850w PSU. I bought a EVGA 8800GTX last week and everything works great, games are fantastic but there's one thing that's really bothering me, the card buzzes, it's not a fan noise, it's coming from one of the components on the card itself. In ATITool it makes a high pitched squeeling noise, in Oblivion it makes a raspy buzzing noise and this noise fluctuates depending on the load. It also only happens when there's a 3D application loaded.
So I took the card back to www.memoryexpress.com here in Calgary and got it replaced for a new EVGA, I tried that out and got the same whining noise, took it back and got another EVGA and found the same thing so I returned it and got an Asus 8800GTX, I thought that switching to a different brand would help out but this card is STILL making that buzzing noise. It's driving the hell out of me, my PC is really quiet so this whining noise is very noticable.
I searched on the EVGA forums and came across these links which describe EXACTLY what I'm experiencing,
http://www.evga.com/community/messageboard/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=21294
and
http://www.evga.com/community/messageboard/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=22445&SearchTerms=buzzing
This is the 4th 8800GTX that I'm trying out now, this is simply ludicrous that I'm experiencing it with no solution in sight.
To verify that the noise was indeed coming from my 8800GTX I popped it into a different computer that has never exhibited any trouble and low and behold there was the high pitched whining noise so I've boiled it down to my PC not being at fault.
Has anyone ever experienced this before? I kind of feel stupid taking the card back to the retailer for the 4th time to get a new one. But I can't accept a $750 that makes a highly audible and annoying buzzing noise when I'm playing games.
Has anyone ever experienced this/is experiencing it? I would really appreciate some help.
So I took the card back to www.memoryexpress.com here in Calgary and got it replaced for a new EVGA, I tried that out and got the same whining noise, took it back and got another EVGA and found the same thing so I returned it and got an Asus 8800GTX, I thought that switching to a different brand would help out but this card is STILL making that buzzing noise. It's driving the hell out of me, my PC is really quiet so this whining noise is very noticable.
I searched on the EVGA forums and came across these links which describe EXACTLY what I'm experiencing,
http://www.evga.com/community/messageboard/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=21294
and
http://www.evga.com/community/messageboard/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=22445&SearchTerms=buzzing
This is the 4th 8800GTX that I'm trying out now, this is simply ludicrous that I'm experiencing it with no solution in sight.
To verify that the noise was indeed coming from my 8800GTX I popped it into a different computer that has never exhibited any trouble and low and behold there was the high pitched whining noise so I've boiled it down to my PC not being at fault.
Has anyone ever experienced this before? I kind of feel stupid taking the card back to the retailer for the 4th time to get a new one. But I can't accept a $750 that makes a highly audible and annoying buzzing noise when I'm playing games.
Has anyone ever experienced this/is experiencing it? I would really appreciate some help.