Noisy GPUs
Without buying a bundle package consisting of a CPU, motherboard, and graphics card, you're not likely to find an AMD Radeon R9 Fury X graphics card in stock -- it's sold out at most places. That's probably for the best anyway, as some have reported hearing coil whine and pump noise.
WCCFTech said it's received reports from multiple users claiming to hear coil whine and pump noises, which are present even when the Fury X is idle. One user sent a video of the noise.
These are really two different issues (though they relate to the same part). Coil whine involves non-moving parts and it usually occurs when that part is under a lot of stress. If it's working hard, it will begin to vibrate, causing the high-pitch noise that you hear.
It's said the coil whine is coming from the all-in-one pump bundled with Fury X cards. These are built by Cooler Master and contain a Nidec fan. It's a little weird that some users are reporting the phenomenon during idle scenarios, and it could mean that lower quality components are at play.
The user who sent in the above video claims the issue is with a retail card, not a pre-production model (review sample), though it's not clear if the other complaints are also representative of finalized hardware. Either way, AMD's Antal Tungler confirmed the issue to WCCFTech saying that the problem is present in early production units, but that a fix has been applied by Cooler Master. Future Fury X cards shouldn't suffer from noise issues.
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