How to quickly & easily fix coil-whine(coil choke noise)

[Knight47]

...that's a bit interesting. This behaviour from your card indicates that the coil resonance has a specific harmonic. This could be an indicator of the windings inside the coils being loose in a very specific way. Tight enough not to vibrate at a certain frequency, but loose enough to vibrate above a certain threshold. What happens at 2350mhz?

0.9V with 2300 and 2350 had zero coil whine with putting my ear 10cm from the card, 2400 was so loud that I could hear it in the room next to me.

 

[lexluthermiester]

0.9V with 2300 and 2350 had zero coil whine with putting my ear 10cm from the card, 2400 was so loud that I could hear it in the room next to me.

That's interesting. You definitely have a conditional vibration situation. I take it you've tried sealing them?

 

[Knight47]

That's interesting. You definitely have a conditional vibration situation. I take it you've tried sealing them?

I did not, I returned it instead since it costs more than my monthly salary.

 

[csendesmark]

I am need of some help regarding coil whine,
Not sure what is going on here:
Don't know how is this possible...
After an hour of CS2 capped at 144Hz the computer starts to give a constant sinus wave sound,
It continues to be noisy until I restart the rig even if I wait considerable time to give a chance to cool off.
When I reboot the sound sticks. But when I turning the rig off and starting it immediately the computer is silent again...
Also when I get the sound again, and start to stress the CPU, the sound is changing in pitch a lot while stressing.
So I am not even sure what is giving out the noise.
I might be the mainboard or the PSU. While the GPU I have had some coil whine, especially when running LLMs, it was different.

 

[lexluthermiester]

I might be the mainboard or the PSU.

That seems more like the PSU than GPU or mobo. Have you opened up your case to locate the source of the sound?

 

[csendesmark]

That seems more like the PSU than GPU or mobo. Have you opened up your case to locate the source of the sound?

Sadly I cannot really do that while the computer is on as my desk and monitors are placed.
I did partly re-assemble it then played CS2 and Cyberpunk for several hours and did not made any extra noise so far
There is a second PSU in case the sound returns, but I was not in the mood for cable management.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Sadly I cannot really do that as my desk and monitors are placed.
I did partly re-assemble it then played CS2 and Cyberpunk for several hours and did not made any extra noise so far
There is a second PSU in case the sound returns, but I was not in the mood for cable management.

Fair enough. Feel free to check in here for more assistance if the problem persists. Would be happy to help.

 

[Nitefly]

Hi there! New member and considering doing this mod to my Gigabyte Vision 3090.

I’m simultaneously considering removing the GPU fans entirely and replacing it with a 120mm dual mount that I’ve ordered from Etsy. That’ll keep fan noise down. Sadly, I could only order the kit for the 3060, as they didn’t do one for the 3090 (typical…) so I’m not expecting the mount to fit properly with the screw holes of the 3090. I’ll have to improvise.

Question: would it be possible / safe to mount the fan bracket to the GPU heat sink with superglue? I presume so… the bracket would adjoined to the heat sink anyway. I don’t suppose the heatsink gets that hot… not with noctua fans blasting on it anyway!

Here’s the kit (for reference only):

https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/1390324642/gigabyte-gaming-oc-rtx-3060-ti-3070

Thanks in advance

 

[lexluthermiester]

Question: would it be possible / safe to mount the fan bracket to the GPU heat sink with superglue? I presume so… the bracket would adjoined to the heat sink anyway. I don’t suppose the heatsink gets that hot… not with noctua fans blasting on it anyway!

Yeah, that'll work. Just need to be careful and use the glue sparingly. You can always add a bit more later, but too much all at once can be a mess.

Here’s the kit (for reference only):
https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/1390324642/gigabyte-gaming-oc-rtx-3060-ti-3070

That kit looks like it would work very well. Not very expensive either. I say go for it and mod it if it's not perfect.

Also, Welcome to TPU!

 

[Nitefly]

Yeah, that'll work. Just need to be careful and use the glue sparingly. You can always add a bit more later, but too much all at once can be a mess.

That kit looks like it would work very well. Not very expensive either. I say go for it and mod it if it's not perfect.

Also, Welcome to TPU!

Thanks for the response. I’m still waiting for some replacement thermal pads to arrive (to hopefully do it all in one go), but I’ll report back with photos etc on how it goes.

 

[Icarus]

Would a glue like they use in cell phone repair like Zhanlida T6000 or B6000, T7000 etc work any better the CA super glue?
It dries to an elastic/flexible finish unlike super glue.
They also have precision applicators which make applying in gaps easier?

 

[lexluthermiester]

Would a glue like they use in cell phone repair like Zhanlida T6000 or B6000, T7000 etc work any better the CA super glue?
It dries to an elastic/flexible finish unlike super glue.
They also have precision applicators which make applying in gaps easier?

I don't believe so. Viscosity is an important characteristic as the natural wicking action of CA glue is part of the solution.

 

[Icarus]

I don't believe so. Viscosity is an important characteristic as the natural wicking action of CA glue is part of the solution.

I used T7000 to fix a tv screen and it wicked in much more then I ever thought it would (like 1/2" inside the screen!!) It might be thin enough?

I have a old 970 that whines at high fps, maybe I'll try it out soon and see?!

 

[lexluthermiester]

I used T7000 to fix a tv screen and it wicked in much more then I ever thought it would (like 1/2" inside the screen!!) It might be thin enough?

I have a old 970 that whines at high fps, maybe I'll try it out soon and see?!

It's worth a go. Try it. I've never used stuff like that, but am always open to new ideas!

 

[Icarus]

I see you've discussed trying different types of products before. I missed some of those posts, sorry. I may still try it as I only have the gel types of super glue and lots of the T7000. I'll post up if I do and especially if it helps. Thanks for the informative threads

 

[Mr. Anderson]

Hi, I have an rtx 2070 super from Asus, and the coil whine is unbearably loud. Undervolting helped a lot; from 220W max to 120W max. But it's still noticeable. And so, I've stumbled upon this thread. I would like to try it, but I have just one question before I do, regarding glue safety. Is it safe to put cyanoacrylate in a "heater". I would assume it's possible, that it heats up to a point where it starts releasing fumes?

 

[lexluthermiester]

Is it safe to put cyanoacrylate in a "heater". I would assume it's possible, that it heats up to a point where it starts releasing fumes?

What do you mean by heater? What kind of heater are we talking about?

BTW, Welcome to TPU!

 

[Mr. Anderson]

What do you mean by heater? What kind of heater are we talking about?

BTW, Welcome to TPU!

Thank you.

I simply meant, that the GPU can heat up quite a bit. So my concern is that the heat may transfer to the glue.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Thank you.

I simply meant, that the GPU can heat up quite a bit. So my concern is that the heat may transfer to the glue.

Ah, I see what you mean. CA glues have temp ranges that are well beyond that which any GPU PCB can produce or would be exposed to.

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All video cards on the market will thermal throttle the GPU die long before the card PCB ever get's close the the thermal max of CA glues.

In short, worry not.

 

[Mr. Anderson]

Ah, I see what you mean. CA glues have temp ranges that are well beyond that which any GPU PCB can produce or would be exposed to.

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All video cards on the market will thermal throttle the GPU die long before the card PCB ever get's close the the thermal max of CA glues.

In short, worry not.

I see. Alright, thank you!

 

[Mr. Anderson]

I'm sorry to bother you again, I just want to make sure I got the right kind of glue. It says it's ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate. Is this the right one to use?

 

[lexluthermiester]

ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate

I want to say yes, but a photo or link would be helpful to give a more definitive answer. Ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate tends to be the more viscus type and will wick very well.

 

[Mr. Anderson]

Here you go.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Here you go.
View attachment 375505

Yuppers, that one will work!

 

[Mr. Anderson]

Thank you!