which versions of 3080 are known to have coil whine?

[inquisitor1]

so was considering the 3060ti to hold me off but I dont think it will satisfy my needs.

looking at 3070 but mostly would like a 3080. it will hold me off for at least 6-8

im still rocking a gtx660 970 and rx 590 in 3 other pc.

but im curious are there known brands or models of 3080 that have whine?

I saw a guy selling a galax sg which said in a review it has whine. my misophonia would drive me nuts with it are there others you know or own that have coil whine?

thanks in advance

 

[droopyRO]

You buy whatever you want, test it in your system and return it if it is too whiny for you. That is why you have that 14 days return window. If you buy second hand, ask the seller to test it out, tell him you will not buy it if it's too loud, and if he agrees then meet up and do the deal.

 

[oxrufiioxo]

It's a lottery but I've noticed OC models or what you'd call premium ones like Strix/suprim seems to more commonly have it.

All gpus have inducter coils so they can all have it. Some of this comes down to being able to hear specific frequencies and how clean the power being delivered is but mostly is still a lottery.

 

[Lew Zealand]

One method of usage that seems to emphasize coil whine in my GPUs is low-load high-FPS games/tests. My favorite to test with is 3DMark Night Raid or Wild Life. 400-1000+ fps really brings out the whine in my cards that have that tendency. However in games only delivering 60-144 fps, those same cards are mostly silent.

 

[inquisitor1]

One method of usage that seems to emphasize coil whine in my GPUs is low-load high-FPS games/tests. My favorite to test with is 3DMark Night Raid or Wild Life. 400-1000+ fps really brings out the whine in my cards that have that tendency. However in games only delivering 60-144 fps, those same cards are mostly silent.

Download: 3DMark v2.6.6174 - Adds DirectX 12 Night Raid test

UL just released an update for 3DMark for Windows that adds Night Raid, a new DirectX 12 benchmark test for notebooks, laptops and tablets with integrated graphics. Night Raid also has native ARM supp...

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this?

 

[Onasi]

@inquisitor1
Any card can have coil whine. And some will only exhibit it in very specific situations.
If you want a go-to method that seems to work - just load any game where the main menu still has SOME load on the render engine, but it’s low, and uncap the framerate. Do note that some games cap the framerate to 60 in menus themselves, like modern Blizzard games. FF XIV is one such example where I consistently can get most cards to exhibit at least a bit of whine, even those that are silent otherwise.

 

[Lew Zealand]

Download: 3DMark v2.6.6174 - Adds DirectX 12 Night Raid test

UL just released an update for 3DMark for Windows that adds Night Raid, a new DirectX 12 benchmark test for notebooks, laptops and tablets with integrated graphics. Night Raid also has native ARM supp...

www.guru3d.com

this?

Yes that's the one, remember this is to test worst case scenario. Interesting I've only even gotten 3DMark thru Steam, didn't even know there was a standalone version. I've had no coil whine in these tests on some GPUs and then some GPUs that whine in these tests but rarely if ever when gaming and then some which are pretty bad in these tests and yeah, it a lot quieter but still there in most general gaming.

I have an open testbench right now so if there's even a shred of coil whine, I'll hear it.

 

[inquisitor1]

truthfully I hear in some videos showing some whine but theres more hiss from the gain they probably used to amplify the sound in edit to hear it. not sure how pronnounced it will really be. usually im running 5 other fans in the case so not sure how much it will bother me. if its a high pitched whine like a an 80's car turbo or a whine like a dodge charger supercharger or even like an ev car, that will really piss me off. but if its a whirring sound similar to fans, then its fine. not too high pitched and if its consistent its better then revving up and down.

 

[Ruru]

Haven't heard any from my TUF OC 10GB.