ASRock Forums : Nasty GPU Coil whine leaking into audio outputs https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 28 Jun 2026 17:26:40 +0000 Mon, 25 Dec 2017 00:13:56 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=6723 <![CDATA[ASRock Forums]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ <![CDATA[Nasty GPU Coil whine leaking into audio outputs : Oldish thread I know, but I promised...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6723&PID=41717&title=nasty-gpu-coil-whine-leaking-into-audio-outputs#41717 Author: Ayeohdee
Subject: 6723
Posted: 25 Dec 2017 at 12:13am

Oldish thread I know, but I promised I would update after changing to an all acrylic case and I have and I still have the coil whine issue but I have found ways around it.. Use the monitors audio out for speakers so no whine coming from them. Use the rear audio jack for my wireless headphones that have a separate volume control.. So if i turn the headset volume up and dont crank the volume in windows I dont really hear the buzz while anything is playing  ]]> Mon, 25 Dec 2017 00:13:56 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6723&PID=41717&title=nasty-gpu-coil-whine-leaking-into-audio-outputs#41717 <![CDATA[Nasty GPU Coil whine leaking into audio outputs : parsec wrote: Ayeohdee wrote:So...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6723&PID=40055&title=nasty-gpu-coil-whine-leaking-into-audio-outputs#40055 Author: Ayeohdee
Subject: 6723
Posted: 28 Nov 2017 at 1:45am

Originally posted by parsec parsec wrote:

Originally posted by Ayeohdee Ayeohdee wrote:

So this morning I replaced my EVGA z270 / 7700k with my most wanted Asrock Taichi z370 and paired it with an 8700k. Once I got everything settled in and was happy with my OC that consists of very very acceptable voltages I begin to have some fun benchmarking and everything went great. then I  started gaming.. I am running this combo with an MSI GTX 1080ti armor and 32gb of Corsair dominator platinum 3200. and everything is cooled with a cusom loop. Prior to doing this mobo / cpu swap i experienced ZERO audio issues.. Now It seems my gpu coil whine ( which is the same amount as I had on my previous setup ) is leaking into my front and rear audio outputs.. Through speakers its not to bad but with headphones its very very very noticeable, particularly when playing PUBG. It's not so bad with less demanding games/gpu benchmarks but I feel like this shouldn't be happening  anyway considering it was a non existent issue on my last board\cpu combo. everything else is the same.. PSU/GPU/RAM/DRIVES etc etc. The only thing that changed was the mobo and cpu... The only way I can get around it is if I plug into the monitors sound output which is just terrible quality so I refuse to go that route.  ANY suggestions besides a new PSU and or GPU would be much appreciated  


This issue occurs with the front panel headphone jack on your PC case, correct? That uses the dedicated headphone amp chip, different than the speaker output amplifier.

Did you try routing the front panel audio cable in different positions, in case that helps reducing the interference/noise possibly being picked up by that cable? Check the connection of this cable to the board.

Are you using the same Windows installation you used with your Z270 board, or a fresh installation?

Do you have the Spread Spectrum option enabled in the UEFI/BIOS, OC Tweaker screen? That can help with EMI noise issues.

Realtek changed the impedance sensing feature on their newer driver version for the ALC1220 audio chip, the version you are using. Some users have complained it does not work as well as it did in the past with some headphones. You could try an earlier driver version from the Z270 Taichi board, which uses the identical audio chips:

http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z270%20Taichi/index.asp#Download

Many PC cases now provided black anodized screws and standoffs for the mother board. Those tend to insulate the ground connections around the screw holes on the board, so the board is not as well grounded to the chassis. The Z270 board may have had a different ground connection design that did not need additional grounding of the board to the PC case. The front panel audio connections is probably grounded to the PC case.

Thank you for your input. I will give the older driver a chance and as far as rerouting and trying different outputs, yes I did that. I am familiar with interference between power and audio signal cables due to my time in car audio so I always ensure audio cables are far from anything else. This happens in either the front or rear outputs and it sounds the same in both. This case does indeed have black stand offs, but Since I will have a new parvum case shortly which is completely acrylic, i will increase cable management due to having more room to work with than I do now and hopefully that will help. I will surely keep this thread updated when I do that to help others that may run into this problem. Thanks again for your input. 
]]> Tue, 28 Nov 2017 01:45:09 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6723&PID=40055&title=nasty-gpu-coil-whine-leaking-into-audio-outputs#40055 <![CDATA[Nasty GPU Coil whine leaking into audio outputs : Ayeohdee wrote:So this morning...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6723&PID=40004&title=nasty-gpu-coil-whine-leaking-into-audio-outputs#40004 Author: parsec
Subject: 6723
Posted: 27 Nov 2017 at 12:11pm

Originally posted by Ayeohdee Ayeohdee wrote:

So this morning I replaced my EVGA z270 / 7700k with my most wanted Asrock Taichi z370 and paired it with an 8700k. Once I got everything settled in and was happy with my OC that consists of very very acceptable voltages I begin to have some fun benchmarking and everything went great. then I  started gaming.. I am running this combo with an MSI GTX 1080ti armor and 32gb of Corsair dominator platinum 3200. and everything is cooled with a cusom loop. Prior to doing this mobo / cpu swap i experienced ZERO audio issues.. Now It seems my gpu coil whine ( which is the same amount as I had on my previous setup ) is leaking into my front and rear audio outputs.. Through speakers its not to bad but with headphones its very very very noticeable, particularly when playing PUBG. It's not so bad with less demanding games/gpu benchmarks but I feel like this shouldn't be happening  anyway considering it was a non existent issue on my last board\cpu combo. everything else is the same.. PSU/GPU/RAM/DRIVES etc etc. The only thing that changed was the mobo and cpu... The only way I can get around it is if I plug into the monitors sound output which is just terrible quality so I refuse to go that route.  ANY suggestions besides a new PSU and or GPU would be much appreciated  


This issue occurs with the front panel headphone jack on your PC case, correct? That uses the dedicated headphone amp chip, different than the speaker output amplifier.

Did you try routing the front panel audio cable in different positions, in case that helps reducing the interference/noise possibly being picked up by that cable? Check the connection of this cable to the board.

Are you using the same Windows installation you used with your Z270 board, or a fresh installation?

Do you have the Spread Spectrum option enabled in the UEFI/BIOS, OC Tweaker screen? That can help with EMI noise issues.

Realtek changed the impedance sensing feature on their newer driver version for the ALC1220 audio chip, the version you are using. Some users have complained it does not work as well as it did in the past with some headphones. You could try an earlier driver version from the Z270 Taichi board, which uses the identical audio chips:

http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z270%20Taichi/index.asp#Download

Many PC cases now provided black anodized screws and standoffs for the mother board. Those tend to insulate the ground connections around the screw holes on the board, so the board is not as well grounded to the chassis. The Z270 board may have had a different ground connection design that did not need additional grounding of the board to the PC case. The front panel audio connections is probably grounded to the PC case.
]]> Mon, 27 Nov 2017 12:11:50 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6723&PID=40004&title=nasty-gpu-coil-whine-leaking-into-audio-outputs#40004 <![CDATA[Nasty GPU Coil whine leaking into audio outputs : Sorry bro but I cannot help you...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6723&PID=39991&title=nasty-gpu-coil-whine-leaking-into-audio-outputs#39991 Author: amd7674
Subject: 6723
Posted: 27 Nov 2017 at 7:08am

Sorry bro but I cannot help you more.   If I stay with taichi I will get back to you with my experiences good or bad.   It looks like you know what you are doing. It could be just bad/faulty mobo and you are just chasing your own tail. ]]> Mon, 27 Nov 2017 07:08:50 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6723&PID=39991&title=nasty-gpu-coil-whine-leaking-into-audio-outputs#39991 <![CDATA[Nasty GPU Coil whine leaking into audio outputs : amd7674 wrote:Could it be bad...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6723&PID=39990&title=nasty-gpu-coil-whine-leaking-into-audio-outputs#39990 Author: Ayeohdee
Subject: 6723
Posted: 27 Nov 2017 at 6:53am

Originally posted by amd7674 amd7674 wrote:

[URL=][/URL]Could it be bad ground? Maybe try your setup outside of your case?


I have a custom hard line loop for both gpu and cpu so thats much easier said than done. I have a new parvum case on the way so if I dont figure something out by then I will post an update when I get everything in the new case.?


Edited by Ayeohdee - 27 Nov 2017 at 10:41pm]]> Mon, 27 Nov 2017 06:53:32 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6723&PID=39990&title=nasty-gpu-coil-whine-leaking-into-audio-outputs#39990 <![CDATA[Nasty GPU Coil whine leaking into audio outputs : Could it be bad ground? Maybe...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6723&PID=39989&title=nasty-gpu-coil-whine-leaking-into-audio-outputs#39989 Author: amd7674
Subject: 6723
Posted: 27 Nov 2017 at 6:51am

Could it be bad ground? Maybe try your setup outside of your case? ]]> Mon, 27 Nov 2017 06:51:39 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6723&PID=39989&title=nasty-gpu-coil-whine-leaking-into-audio-outputs#39989 <![CDATA[Nasty GPU Coil whine leaking into audio outputs : Ayeohdee wrote: amd7674 wrote:Did...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6723&PID=39987&title=nasty-gpu-coil-whine-leaking-into-audio-outputs#39987 Author: Ayeohdee
Subject: 6723
Posted: 27 Nov 2017 at 6:04am

Originally posted by Ayeohdee Ayeohdee wrote:

Originally posted by amd7674 amd7674 wrote:

Did you try gaming with none oc CPU?   Are you using afterburner app or similar to oc your gpu? Maybe try gaming without that app.   Just throwing some ideas up there....

I reset the GPU OC and keep MSI AB closed because that program tends to cause issues in more than a few instances. As far the CPU OC, if I reset to AUTO everything I still hear it. 

it whines during any "demanding" tasks ( fps games, gpu benchmarks etc.) it had coil whine on my previous motherboard aswell so this board isnt making the card worse as far as the coil whine goes, its the fact that its leaking into the audio outputs =(
]]> Mon, 27 Nov 2017 06:04:06 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6723&PID=39987&title=nasty-gpu-coil-whine-leaking-into-audio-outputs#39987 <![CDATA[Nasty GPU Coil whine leaking into audio outputs : At What frequency does your 1080i...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6723&PID=39974&title=nasty-gpu-coil-whine-leaking-into-audio-outputs#39974 Author: amd7674
Subject: 6723
Posted: 27 Nov 2017 at 3:18am

At What frequency does your 1080i starts to coil whine?   I don't have that issue with my Asus to oc gtx1070.   Did u try different pci slots? Maybe it is flaky mobo ]]> Mon, 27 Nov 2017 03:18:55 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6723&PID=39974&title=nasty-gpu-coil-whine-leaking-into-audio-outputs#39974 <![CDATA[Nasty GPU Coil whine leaking into audio outputs : amd7674 wrote:Did you try gaming...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6723&PID=39973&title=nasty-gpu-coil-whine-leaking-into-audio-outputs#39973 Author: Ayeohdee
Subject: 6723
Posted: 27 Nov 2017 at 3:12am

Originally posted by amd7674 amd7674 wrote:

Did you try gaming with none oc CPU?   Are you using afterburner app or similar to oc your gpu? Maybe try gaming without that app.   Just throwing some ideas up there....

I reset the GPU OC and keep MSI AB closed because that program tends to cause issues in more than a few instances. As far the CPU OC, if I reset to AUTO everything I still hear it. 
]]> Mon, 27 Nov 2017 03:12:50 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6723&PID=39973&title=nasty-gpu-coil-whine-leaking-into-audio-outputs#39973 <![CDATA[Nasty GPU Coil whine leaking into audio outputs : Did you try gaming with none oc...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6723&PID=39972&title=nasty-gpu-coil-whine-leaking-into-audio-outputs#39972 Author: amd7674
Subject: 6723
Posted: 27 Nov 2017 at 3:06am

Did you try gaming with none oc CPU?   Are you using afterburner app or similar to oc your gpu? Maybe try gaming without that app.   Just throwing some ideas up there.... ]]> Mon, 27 Nov 2017 03:06:37 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6723&PID=39972&title=nasty-gpu-coil-whine-leaking-into-audio-outputs#39972