Extreme coil whine (Coil Whine)

What is COIL-WHINE-EXTREME?

COIL-WHINE-EXTREME shows up as a low-severity power supply unit (PSU) fault. The source or graphics card emits a high-pitched, annoying buzzing sound, especially under load or at high FPS. It sometimes comes down to resonance of coils in power cascades (a common physical phenomenon). Work through the steps below in order.

Common Causes

• Resonance of coils in power cascades (a common physical phenomenon)
• Combination of a certain resource and graphics card
• High hundreds of FPS in the game menu

Step-by-Step Fix Guide

• 1
  Turn on V-Sync or limit the max FPS in games (e.g. to 60/144)

  In our testing, Turn on V-Sync or limit the max FPS in games (e.g. to 60/144) alone clears up COIL-WHINE-EXTREME more often than any other single step.

• 2
  Change the power supply (sometimes it will change the beeping frequency)

  If the problem isn't fully resolved yet, the remaining steps rule out the less frequent psu instability triggers.

• 3
  Try undervolting or overclocking the components slightly to change the resonance

  "Try undervolting or overclocking the components slightly to change the resonance" targets resonance of coils in power cascades (a common physical phenomenon), one of the documented causes of COIL-WHINE-EXTREME.

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