Nasty GPU Coil whine leaking into audio outputs
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Topic: Nasty GPU Coil whine leaking into audio outputs
Posted By: Ayeohdee
Subject: Nasty GPU Coil whine leaking into audio outputs
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2017 at 11:25am
| 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 |
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Posted By: amd7674
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2017 at 2:31am
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" rel="nofollow - anyone else with this issue? I will test it soon with Asus gtx1070 OC. @Ayeohdee What audio drivers are you using? |
Posted By: Ayeohdee
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2017 at 2:53am
| as far as I can tell the latest realtek one directly from Asrocks website. Realtek high definition audio driver ver:8210_FF00 |
Posted By: amd7674
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2017 at 3:06am
| " rel="nofollow - 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.... |
Posted By: Ayeohdee
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2017 at 3:12am
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.
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amd7674 wrote:Posted By: amd7674
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2017 at 3:18am
| " rel="nofollow - 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 |
Posted By: Ayeohdee
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2017 at 6:04am
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 =(
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Posted By: amd7674
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2017 at 6:51am
| " rel="nofollow - Could it be bad ground? Maybe try your setup outside of your case? |
Posted By: Ayeohdee
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2017 at 6:53am
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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.?
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Posted By: amd7674
Date 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. |
Posted By: parsec
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2017 at 12:11pm
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" rel="nofollow - 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. ------------- http://valid.x86.fr/48rujh" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Ayeohdee
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2017 at 1:45am
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.
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Posted By: Ayeohdee
Date 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 |