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 Hey Jim you awake in there???  This was an issue with power supply 
requirement and it is well documented on the manufacture's website and in 
the manual if you actually read it. I build around 35 computers a month  and 
have yet to have any real issue with any Nvidia cards since the 5000 series. 
ATI do a pretty fair job with only the bad 1600 series line failing often, 
but was a joke to start with. Do yourself a favor if you build your machine, 
always use high quality power supplies not the 30.00 junk one from China. 
Power supplies have needed to be of good quality for a few years now with 
high output and zero spikes or drop off. It's the most commonly overlooked 
item on a computer even in this day and age. No program will overwork that 
is of that size but only start shorting out transistor switches and running 
a risk of truly destroying your card instead of just making sure you use an 
approved PSU that every video card builder clearly states for you in the 
manual and/or website.

"Jim" <okokwhat@bbc.uk> wrote in message 
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> Hey all,
>
> We've come across a problem with many Geforce 8800 and xx cards that seems 
> to be a potential BIG problem for NVIDIA. It is being reported in many 
> forums across the Net. So far NVIDIA nor any PSU maker has said any 
> official statement. It seems to (maybe) be a problem with faulty 
> transistors on many 88xx cards and combination of many PSU's on the market 
> that cause the cards to squeal at shutdown (low power alarm some say). 
> Other times the card will squeal during a reboot or motherboard reset. It 
> depends on your Power Supply..maybe. Another problem and the most annoying 
> one is the constant electronic buzzing sound caused by many, games. 
> Oblivion and Company Of Heroes are big ones, as well as many benchmarks 
> like 3D Mark, ATItool's 3D view and others.
> Some say the card is not getting enough power form the PSU. Others say 
> it's a faulty card. Others say ALL 8800 cards are faulty.
>
> Please test your cards with your games and this tool and listen for a loud 
> buzzing sound from your card. It's a popular 3D tool don't worry, but it 
> sets off the buzzing/squealing almost right away on many cards. Please 
> test your cards and list your makes of video card and Power Supply. If 
> your does it ask your vendor/manufacturer for support and see if we can 
> nail down this problem. I think it may be widespread.
>
> http://www.daionet.gr.jp/~masa/rthdribl/
>
> I have a XFX Geforce 8800GTX with a OCZ GameXstream 700W PSU and the 
> buzzing is there. But not at shutdown. With the same card and a Corsair 
> HX620 PSU the buzzing is still there as well as a shrieking/squealing at 
> shut down.
>
> Here are links to other threads with the same problem. First links are the 
> sounds itself. Mine is similar but different.
>
> PSU Squeal http://media.putfile.com/PSU-Squeal
> http://flintz.no-ip.org/netzteil.mp3
>
> 8800 ultra whining/buzzing sound.
> http://evga.com/forums/tm.asp?m=110712
>
> High Pitched Noise coming from 8800GTX during gaming.
> http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.asp?m=89927&mpage=1&key=&#90461
>
> 8800GTX Electronic Buzzing Noise.
> http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1140549
>
> 8800GTX SQUEAL!
> http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1170614
>
> 8800Ultra/Mobo Chirping/Buzzing
> http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.asp?m=95368&mpage=1&key=&#95368
>
> High pitch coil noise coming from 8800GTX's
> http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=37899
>
> Thanks all.
>
>
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