qubit
Overclocked quantum bit
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- Dec 6, 2007
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System Name | Quantumville™ |
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Processor | Intel Core i7-2700K @ 4GHz |
Motherboard | Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 |
Cooling | Noctua NH-D14 |
Memory | 16GB (2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance Black DDR3 PC3-12800 C9 1600MHz) |
Video Card(s) | MSI RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming X Trio |
Storage | Samsung 850 Pro 256GB | WD Black 4TB | WD Blue 6TB |
Display(s) | ASUS ROG Strix XG27UQR (4K, 144Hz, G-SYNC compatible) | Asus MG28UQ (4K, 60Hz, FreeSync compatible) |
Case | Cooler Master HAF 922 |
Audio Device(s) | Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty PCIe |
Power Supply | Corsair AX1600i |
Mouse | Microsoft Intellimouse Pro - Black Shadow |
Keyboard | Yes |
Software | Windows 10 Pro 64-bit |
If you heard the obvious buzz coming from some of my cards, you wouldn't be calling us "sensitive". My old GTX 285 was particularly annoying for this - even with vsync on - and could be clearly heard through a closed case. The fact that my cases permanently have the side panel off really doesn't help!I only notice Coil Whine when I'm pushing 500+ FPS in old benchmarks... I've literally never heard it otherwise. It's curious how some people are so sensitive to it, and others like myself are not. I have Tinnitus too, and high pitched noises are usually death for my ears, but in this case I'm thankfully tone deaf.
Aside from my anecdote, isn't there some way to use clear nail polish or something to eliminate coil whine? One of my friends is sensitive to it and I recall him using that solution a long time ago. It still doesn't sound all that safe to me though...
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How noticeable it is depends on a lot of factors, but taking the human out of the equation, it boils down to the sheer volume and tone of it. Running at very high fps will make for a very annoying whine as you've noticed. Sometimes a card or cards in SLI will do something like 3000 fps when starting a game and it's going through the intros, which makes them sound severely tortured and not a place I'd be happy to keep them at as I reckon they're quite stressed out like this.
Nail varnish does work in some cases, but I prefer not to mod my cards, especially as something like that is noticeable on a visual inspection should I have to RMA it and would likely cause it to be rejected.