I replaced the thermal paste in a RX570 I just got, used. I’ve done this a few times before on other GPUs. However, there is horrendous coil whine after this exercise. It sounds like a strip of paper caught in a fan. I read in an old reddit post that mounting pressure can cause this. I tried loosening, I tried tightening the screws. Nothing helps. The thermal pads in a couple of the capacitor (or are they inductors?) caps are a bit torn though, didn’t have thermal pads on hand to rectify. Could this be a factor?

  • nerdschleife@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year ago

    I dismantled and lubricated the fans, and this noise is present even if the fans are stopped. It’s definitely not from them.