Graphics card making weird noises

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  1. Posts : 349
    MS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1
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    Graphics card making weird noises


    Just to keep things straight, you're only supposed to hear the airflow from the graphics card, right? I just got a new one and it kind of sounds like the fan is grinding. I'm about to RMA it. I got an EVGA GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
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  2. Posts : 11,424
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64
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    UR,
    Likely it's fan is hitting it's shroud. You could try pulling it out and spinning the fan manually to see where it's hitting and see if you can push and make some clearance. Otherwise as it's a premium card then just RMA it.
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  3. Posts : 349
    MS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1
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    linnemeyerhere said:
    UR,
    Likely it's fan is hitting it's shroud. You could try pulling it out and spinning the fan manually to see where it's hitting and see if you can push and make some clearance. Otherwise as it's a premium card then just RMA it.
    Well, when I spin it manually I hear it as well but it's not hitting anything. I also downloaded the tool to turn the fan up and down. So I know for a fact it's the fan.
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  4. Posts : 11,424
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64
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    Well then it's an RMA candidate for sure, maybe they'll ship one out if you charge the price of another to a credit card and then ship the defective back in a few days. That way your still up most of the time.
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  5. Posts : 349
    MS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1
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    I have my old graphics card still. It just sucks because I've been waiting for a while. So now I have to wait for my box to ship it back, wait for them to process it, and then ship me a new one.
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  6. Posts : 11,424
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64
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    I bites but you deserve a quieter card.
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  7. Posts : 349
    MS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1
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    linnemeyerhere said:
    I bites but you deserve a quieter card.
    This is true. I've waited for so long to build this computer. I spent quite a bit on it.
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  8. Posts : 11,424
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64
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    Nice that you have a back up card and you're right you've built a excellent rig ! Have you or maybe you will post it in "show us your rig"?
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  9. Posts : 349
    MS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1
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    I already have a couple of pictures of it without my 550. I can always post those up for now. I'm still getting 2 other things too.
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  10. Posts : 11,424
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64
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    Yeah it seems I've been there and continue to be there. But it's fun to tinker and improve on an already great rig. I just dropped a 8 core in mine and have it humming at 4.7 Ghz......yikes!
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