GTX 280 screeching...

[Uberpwnage]

Just use D3D overrider which is part of rivatuner install and it will force vsync on.
What I meant was vsync did not fix the noise problem even though it was on, I should have been more specific :o

[tweaked]

yeah, still screechy.

the frame rate doesn't seem to matter much.

grrr.

[tweaked]

I RMA'd my card with EVGA, the new card is 20* cooler and doesn't make a sound.


BAD CARD!

[dannydanny]

Hoi i come from holland.
I have today a gtx 280 in my pc and a hard sound is come from.
Before i had a 9800gtx and no sound was heard.

[Revs]

Hoi i come from holland.
I have today a gtx 280 in my pc and a hard sound is come from.
Before i had a 9800gtx and no sound was heard.

If you're sure it's coming from the card you should RMA it.

[dannydanny]

But its a strange problem.
In Crysis menu the sound is heard but ingame the sound is almost gone.
I do more then 10 years in pc`s and for me i never heard this sound.
Also in the crysis menu the sound is variable if you go in the single player, multi player, mods, profile, options, credits.
The sound is changing
Is this also by you guys?

Sorry for my poor english

There is nothing in holland for this problem in forums.
I`m happy there is internet.

[WeReWoLf]

I have a screeching problem with my 8800gtx. I've had it going for so long that i've worked out that it's only during phases that the framerates go more than triple my refresh rate (60hz), then gets louder and higher pitched the higher fps gets, eg: Intros, Cutscenes, etc.

[nitromullet]

I found this thread because my system started screeching too after I installed my GTX 280.

I posted about this on the EVGA forums as well here: http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.asp?m=449804&mpage=1&key=��

I'll cut to the chase, as it turns out that in my case it's my PSU that is actually screeching and not the GTX 280.

For reference, system specs are as follows:

Asus P5E
Q9450 @ 3.4GHz (w/ TRUE 120)
4GB (2x 2GB) G. Skill DDR1000 @ 1020MHz
EVGA GTX 280 (stock clocks)
SB X-Fi XtremeMusic
2 x 200GB WD HD (RAID 0)
1 x 300GB WD HD
PCP&C 750 Silencer
4 x Antec 120mm fans

There is actually another guy on the EVGA forums that has the same PSU as I do, and it exhibiting the same screeching noise.

[Uberpwnage]

I'll be getting a new PSU soon for Nehalem so hopefully that will fix it.

[dannydanny]

Now i installed my old 9800gtx with the coolermaster psu and the sound is their but only lower.
When i bought the gtx 280 i also bought a new psu.
It`s a Coolermaster Real Power M700 Watt Modulair.
I think the sound is coming from my psu.
Because before the gtx 280 and the coolermaster i have the 9800 gtx and the zalman 460 watt psu and no sound (screeching)was coming from the pc.

Is coolermaster a good high quality psu?
Or is it garbage?

[conantheogar2]

Hi there. I had same prowith GTX 280. And indeed it is problem with the power supplies (i heard those noises also in my psu). And i thinkt that ive found a solution on some polish forum. Try to turn on the VSync in games and Triple buffering. It helped me. Its because high end cards your card will generate only that amount of fps that your lcd can show. Otherwise it wil generate as much as it possible (f.e. in Crysis can reach even 5000fps - that what i have read) and to generate such many fps need many watts. So that why it make so many noise. I hope that will help you as well. Good luck lads
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true use vsync

[tweaked]

i am using a power supply with one rail and i still had screeching.

[Uberpwnage]

I just upgraded to the Silverstone Zeus 1200w, and the screeching has gone away. I don't know why exactly, I'd assume it would be the quality of the components involved, as the Zeus is a advertised as a "workstation" grade power supply, unlike my old Silverstone Strider 850w which was simply labeled "silent". I don't think it's a rail issue, this new PSU has the ability to switch between multi and single rail configurations, but currently I'm still on multi-rail with 6x16A.

[Xion X2]

The Strider models are not all that great a brand. The Zeus is a far better line made with higher quality components--among the best in the market.

[conantheogar2]

I just upgraded to the Silverstone Zeus 1200w, and the screeching has gone away. :eek:

Great.

I guess your over heating prolems also have stopped with that PSU?


Let Me know Yeah! cause Iam Still waiting for my PSU.

thanks

[SuperCow]

Hi there. I had same prowith GTX 280. And indeed it is problem with the power supplies (i heard those noises also in my psu). And i thinkt that ive found a solution on some polish forum. Try to turn on the VSync in games and Triple buffering. It helped me. Its because high end cards your card will generate only that amount of fps that your lcd can show. Otherwise it wil generate as much as it possible (f.e. in Crysis can reach even 5000fps - that what i have read) and to generate such many fps need many watts. So that why it make so many noise. I hope that will help you as well. Good luck lads

[Lfctony]

Hi there. I had same prowith GTX 280. And indeed it is problem with the power supplies (i heard those noises also in my psu). And i thinkt that ive found a solution on some polish forum. Try to turn on the VSync in games and Triple buffering. It helped me. Its because high end cards your card will generate only that amount of fps that your lcd can show. Otherwise it wil generate as much as it possible (f.e. in Crysis can reach even 5000fps - that what i have read) and to generate such many fps need many watts. So that why it make so many noise. I hope that will help you as well. Good luck lads

This is true. The screeching is louder the higher the frame rate. I turn Vsync on whenever I can with the 280, makes the screeching go away by keeping the frame rate at 60fps...

[hell_of_doom227]

WTH is screetching now. Can somebody post audio?

[Lfctony]

WTH is screetching now. Can somebody post audio?

It's coming from the cards... It's a bit hard to record without proper equipment...

As you can see it's not uncommon...
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=gtx280+screeching&btnG=Google+Search

[Yaboze]

Do this test, open a window, like IE in Vista (with Aero on) or an Explorer window, make it large and resize it over and over. See if you hear the screeching. Mine did that until I swapped PSU's on a 8800GTX.

[By0T0xN]

Mine only seems to screech/whine when I run ATITool. The 3D window and artifact scanner cause my psu to whine like a lil girl. At first i thought it was the card that was making the noise but after reading through this thread I pulled the side panel off the case and stuck my ear up to it and it was deffinitely the psu. This is it's a half decent psu ( i thought it was anyways). Its a Coolermaster pro 750w. So my question is what is making the noise and is it problem that needs to be addressed or not? Do i need a larger psu or is this one adequate?

System specs:
Asus Max Form
Q6700 @ 3.4
2x1 gig dblsided Ballistix 8500 @ 1133
EVGA GTX260 SC @ 666/1458/2214
WD250 HDD
SG80 HDD
Coolermaster pro 750w
Rocketfish case Lian-Li rebadge (too cheap to pass up)

[Sierra Oscar]

I am also experiencing this very annoying problem with my XFX GTX 280.

Im using a Cooler Master Real Power M 700W, im guessing the PSU could be to blame?

[Uberpwnage]

Seeing the number of people that are experiencing this issue, I don't think it's damaging to the card. A new PSU fixed the problem for me but I bought it for other reasons and did not expect it to help in that respect.

The PSU switch works in certain cases, and doesn't in others, regardless of wattage. I still think it has to do with how the PSU was made - that is you're probably more likely to fix it with a higher priced unit designed for higher loads.

But still at this point it seems to be hit or miss, so If you're in the market for a new PSU, then fixing the screeching could be an added benefit but I wouldn't throw down $200-$300 just because of it.

[Sierra Oscar]

I would agree Uberpwnage. The screeching is annoying, but I can get used to it for a short terms - Im not in any hurry to upgrade my PSU yet.

[Shinigami84]

-edit-

Thanks everyone for posts in the thread.

I've had 3 different GTX 280 cards and 2 different 4870 cards. GTX 280 had screeching issue, 4870 had no such problem. So I thought it was the card that made the sound.

Quick examination allowed me to identify the source of noise - its the PSU!!! PSU and GTX 280 make this issue. But PSU is the one that makes that sound. My father knows a lot about electronics and he said it definitely was PSU, and he was right!

So I can only recommend everyone to try to get the best PSU you can, this might help you kill the annoying sound.

I have Zalman 850W, its super-quiet but GTX 280 makes screeching noise with it (unlike 4870).