Options for coil whine?
Running a PNY 5080 OC with a 9800 x3D and a 4K monitor, montech century II 1050W PSU. The coil whine seems pretty bad, and I’m realizing I’m more sensitive to noise than I thought I was. I tried a different PSU which didn’t change anything. In the video shown I’m opening baldur’s gate 3, then toward the end turning on DLSS which makes it worse. I moved the PC from my desk to under it but still bothers me. I have headphones and IEMs which eliminate it but I need to be able to hear my family/kids.
It’s only a problem in certain games, such as baldur’s gate and Witcher 3.
Undervolting helps a bit but to get it to a manageable noise I have to take the power consumption down below 70% which definitely impacts performance. Capping the frame rate helps as well but I obviously didn’t buy a 5080 to limit the frames…
I suppose I’m just a bit disappointed and wondering what my options are. I know coil whine is something to be expected, but can’t help feeling slighted when I see other people with the same product and no issue.
Any other troubleshooting suggestions I should try? Is trying to RMA worth it? I’ve read that RMAs for coil whine can be denied, and I’d hate to go through the process and get something refurbished that may have the same problem. Thanks in advance.