noise on my 3870 x2

suhi-R · May 4, 2008, 05:58 AM

hi

So here is my problem. It is verry serious.

There is a noise comming out of my 3870x2. It is like if you would rub a needle on a steel. When i go and turn the dreamscene it starts or if there is anything moving on my monitor it starts. in games the soung is louder. It is like something wrong with connection. I tryed removing it and nothing. Will try with the other graphic to see if it is the MOBO or GPU.

any

***temeteus82*** · May 4, 2008, 06:13 AM

Sounds like the cooling fan has some issues. Are the temperatures ok?

suhi-R · May 4, 2008, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by temeteus82

Sounds like the cooling fan has some issues. Are the temperatures ok?

48-72C. i dont think is the cooling fan.the nois is more like electrical problem. Or the MOBO chips or GPU. All is new 14 day old entire PC

q6600
p35-ds4
4GB ram 800mhz
640GB HDD
800W exilence
sapphire 3870 x2

ok when i am surfing the web moving my mouse watching movie or playing a game the noise is there. any kind of graphic changes the noise comes out

Mousey · May 6, 2008, 10:17 AM

I'm not trying to sound patronising but are there any cables in or near the fans?
If moving cables doesn't solve it then it sounds like something on the card is making a bad connection if it sounds electrical.
I'd suggest getting an RMA

suhi-R · May 8, 2008, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Mousey

I'm not trying to sound patronising but are there any cables in or near the fans?
If moving cables doesn't solve it then it sounds like something on the card is making a bad connection if it sounds electrical.
I'd suggest getting an RMA

no the cables are as far sa they can be. that is the first thing that i was thinking about bad connection. the sound comes and goes. i know that the new Gpu cards send some noise from the cpu but the noise comming from my card is much louder. the card does have two cpu-s but still the noise should only comeout when the card is working (like in the game or 3d mark) ohh the temps are good and the score in 3d mark is ok (13K+). shipping the card back is a lot of money. need to send the card 2 states from mine (30-50�)

***Veridian3*** · May 8, 2008, 07:45 PM

Sounds most like a noisy capacitor, and there is no fix for that other than RMA.

**ChaosMinionX** · May 8, 2008, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Veridian3

Sounds most like a noisy capacitor, and there is no fix for that other than RMA.

What he said

Mousey · May 9, 2008, 04:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChaosMinionX

What he said

Why not try putting in a complaint and ask if they'll cover the shipping costs?
It's worth a try lol

suhi-R · May 9, 2008, 08:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mousey

Why not try putting in a complaint and ask if they'll cover the shipping costs?
It's worth a try lol

i will try that. need to write in german language that is the biggest problem. heheh

suhi-R · May 12, 2008, 01:19 PM

ok me again. what program can i use to to test my card. i used 3d mark but wanto try more to see if anything will show before i send it back

suhi-R · May 22, 2008, 10:37 AM

hi

i have some new info

well my card only has the noise when it is cold. only for the first 5-10 min and i can see that it does not produce the picture as it should but in the 3dmark the score is still ok. any clue or still think is bad capacitors

H3X4D3C1M4L · May 29, 2008, 12:10 AM

Its not necessarily a bad capacitor. My X800XT has had a sqealing capacitor for as long as I can remember but the card is rock solid stable under extreme load for weeks on end. I wouldn't worry too much if you can tolerate the noise. If you can't, turn your speakers up or RMA it.

You also might want to try a different graphics card if you haven't already, and make sure its not the motherboard making the noise.