GA-X58A-UD3R electrical noises [solved]

[onemilimeter]

Just wish to remind Gigabyte that many still wait for the solution to eliminate this annoying noise problem...

[Dark Mantis]

I did notice that it was tending to die away into the background but without any fix available. It is hte same as the SATA3 problem, "leave it long enough and take no notice and it will go away" is their feeling's on the issue I am sure.

[EliteComputerBuilds]

There will never be a solution. It's a hardware problem and there isnt much Gigabyte is going to do about this issue.

[Dark Mantis]

There will never be a solution. It's a hardware problem and there isnt much Gigabyte is going to do about this issue.

I must admit that is my feelings on the subject. The thing is they should hold their hands up and admit they got it wrong and make some sort of restitution to the people who purchased these boards. I understand that unless forced to they will not follow this path but that doesn't make it right. 

[gexon]

I was thinking of replacing my psu with hx650 and searched the forums if people had issues with this psu and  luckily i found this forum. I think i will not buy this corsair psu. Even a CFT-650-14CS psu model which is of middle class  gets on well with my GA-EX58-UD3R. I've been exploiting it for more than half-year and it doesn't emit a buzzing sound. Only when playing high demanding games such as COD4 i can hear a very quiet and pleasant electrical sound coming out of graphics card but i can hear it only with my headphones off. It doesn't bother me.
Do you guys know any reliable alternatives to hx650 which wouldn't make a buzzing sound ?

My system's main specs:
GA-EX58-UD3R rev 1.6 FB
GTX 275 TWIN Frozr OC
Corsair 3x2GB
CFT-650-14CS
Samsung HD103UJ

[Dark Mantis]

Yes the HX850 
Seriously why do you want to replace a good quality PSU like that anyway?  I can understand it if your machine needed more power but from the sounds of it the PSU is coping quite well.

[gexon]

It's not reasonable to buy HX850 as my system needs at least 40amps on 12v rail. 650w with 52-54amps is enough
Well, there are three main reasons to replace my current psu:
1.  It only has 75% efficiency(i need a psu producing less heat with more power savings).
2. It doesn't have "under voltage" protection.
3. stability issue(sometimes when i turn on my pc  there is no video signal on the monitor).

Did you hear any feedbacks about seasonic x650 ?

[Dark Mantis]

It's not reasonable to buy HX850 as my system needs at least 40amps on 12v rail. 650w with 52-54amps is enough

Did you hear any feedbacks about seasonic x650 ?

You asked for my opinion and that was it. I understand what you are saying and why but there are other factors to take into consideration. In the longer term your PSU will lose power output because of capacitor droop and other detrimental effects that time has on the components. So you need to build in a decent overhead power wise. Also as I said it depends not only on the power output but HOW it is output.

As far as I am aware the Seasonic x650 is a good quality supply. Also it has only one 12v 54amp rail which in my opinion is better. Mind you price wise there is not much difference between that and the Corsair  HX850 we discussed.

[Shtirlicas]

  Recently, I built new PC and it had electrical noise from PSU. My specs: GA-X58A-UD3R (rev.2), CPU I7-930, RAM 6GB, Video GTX460 1Gb. First my PSU was cheap Codegen (Mustiff) 500SX 500W (price ~36 EU) and it produced loud electric noise (like dialing modem) with C1E enabled, so I changed it to Chieftec APS-650C 650W (price ~78 EU).  I can't hear noise with Chieftec in normal conditions (very little noise when you come very close to PSU), so problem to me was PSU.
  Unfortunatly I can hear noise from monitor now...damn capacitors...    I am becoming paranoid about these noises 

[onemilimeter]

Just wish to share with you all...

[1] My UD3R (Rev. 1.0) reached Gigabyte UK on 16 July 2010.

[2] Gigabyte UK sent me a replacement, which Gigabyte claimed that it had been tested and confirmed producing no audible noise with any PSU, on 20 July 2010.

[3] I was told on 22 July 2010 that the FAE of Gigabyte UK was not able to hear any noise from my original UD3R.

[4] I tested the replacement UD3R and found out that the audible noise was as bad as my original UD3R. I informed Gigabyte UK my finding.

[5] Gigabyte UK tested my original UD3R again on 28 July 2010 and finally they confirmed they heard the noise.

[6] Gigabyte UK confirmed that they were able to hear the squealing noise and whine (high pitch) noise no matter which PSU was used (including branded PSUs).

Gigabyte Australia and Gigabyte UK have confirmed that they were able to hear the audible noise caused by UD3R. I'm still waiting for Gigabyte's comment or solution. Unfortunately, it's been three weeks or more and I receive no update of my original UD3R.

[Brzhk]

I've been following this thread since the 16th page as i very recently bought the same MB (rev1.0), and i've been annoyed by that very sound.

On another note, there is also noise coming out from my speakers that definitely have the same origin (scrolling a browser creates noise, for example.).

I'm very, very disappointed to see no reaction from gigabyte since runn3r last replied.

If this problem will not get fixed, i will never buy gigabyte again unless i see the product working flawlessly from my very eyes.
It's not much against gigabyte lack of reaction, but at least my name stacks up on the disappointed customers list.

[Dark Mantis]

I can't help with the noisy motherboard but if you have USB connected keyboard and mouse it is worth trying another port for the receiver as often it will alleviate the scrolling noises.

[Brzhk]

i'll try that. But that's kinda annoying, as the receivers are on the front panel. I guess i can find some USB extension wires & USB hub.

[Dark Mantis]

Or even just try refitting them to the rear of the case. Sometimes this can make them less sensitive but normally it works ok.

[Tritono9]

I just want to let you know about my situation with the PSU noise.

I have a Cooler Master Silent Pro 700w. I discovered a noise. I hear it more audible in the PSU area but also the same noise in the CPU area but in low volune. I could live with that noise but the problem was that I have a USB-Pedalboard (guitar - Pod X3 Live) with Monitor speakers for listen all the sounds. I heard the noise amplified in my Monitors Speakers and it was very annoying. I tried some things and only two make a difference: C1E off or manually set the Vcore. I think that the second option is good if you put the "normal" value that you can see in Bios. Now with my ear very close to the PSU I can hear a very low noise but is not annoying me and I dont have noise in my USB devices. I had to disabled the C1E too because with Energy Bios options I have freezes and reboots. That is my history, maybe someone can take some thing of it:)