Undeadish Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Hello. I recently swapped my ATI 4850 out with a 260 GTX (as I had problems with the 4850), and since then I've experianced slight squeals on rare occassions. I have them happen when doing Furmark, and then doing something stressful in games (such as Oblivion, and apparently opening a book inside oblivion is really stressful). I know that my system is not really built the proffessional way, nor is a very top proffessional system, but I've seen loads of other people with the same problem so I do not believe it is how my system is set up. I am a computer intermediate; I can open up and change components, know how most of them work and I have an alright knowledge of the different products and brands, but I am unable to build my own computer from scratch. I've tried disabling EIST inside BIOS (I could not find C1E) as suggested by a french guy on this very board, which did not work. The squeal I get is quite similar to this: I have a pretty tight budget, but I should be able to buy a new part or two if needed, and I have plenty of hours to fiddle with my computer available. If anyone can help me in any way, it is so incredibly appreciated. Thanks a lot in advance :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Interesting video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undeadish Posted August 18, 2009 Author Share Posted August 18, 2009 Hi again. I've been told that the squeal is because the machine is stressed (and it only happens when I stress it), which seems pretty logical to me. The squeal/whine on my machine is very very very low, and it doesn't really bother me especially because it's under a table. I'm just curious, does a tiny little squeal make any harm? If no, I really don't mind it. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FEAR6655 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Try enabling forced V-Sync in the drivers. And no, it doesn't cause any damage, nor is it a fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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