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Great Post thanks!

I've been wondering why my 8800 has been squealing like pig. I thought It 
might be the motherboard.
Man You go out and spend 700+ on a video card and get this crap.

EVGA 8800GTX and Enermax 850W and the buzzing/sqealing is all there. I hate 
RMA no PC for 3 weeks :(


"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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