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Originally Posted by Cptn Vortex  I have heard some people fixed the issue by putting some glue from a glue gun on the pieces that make noise, as the noise most likely comes from minute vibrations in the power conditioning parts. I forget what the parts are called...I'll post a pic of what the culprit could be. Apparently a little dab of glue stops or suppresses the vibrations. A way to test is to use a pencil eraser, and touch the different parts on the card when it is running, to see if anything can stop the noise. I have tested this on my cards, with no luck though. I will take it out of the case and on a test bed sometime to find what the real problem is. |
Yeah those pictures you posted are inductors. I was thinking of doing the dab of glue bit but that damn giant heat shield of the 8800GT prevents me from checking to see which of the inductors is clicking/ticking. I have since obtained an RMA from NewEgg. I'll still have it around tonight though so I will try a few things before I ship it off tomorrow. I'm not sure if that large portion that sits on the heat sink is removable, it looks like it and if so then I could get to the inductors rather easily while the card is running.