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When AMD’s Fury X launched last week we, along with multiple other reviewers, made note of the odd cooler whine coming off the GPU. When we spoke to AMD about the problem initially, we were told that ” Yes, AMD received feedback that during open bench testing some cards emit a mild “whining” noise. This is normal for most high speed liquid cooling pumps; Usually the end user cannot hear the noise as the pumps are installed in the chassis, and the radiator fan is louder than the pump… The issue is limited to a very small batch of initial production samples and we have worked with the manufacturer to improve the acoustic profile of the pump. This problem has been resolved and a fix added to production parts and is not an issue.”

PC Perspective, however, took things a step farther and bought a pair of retail cards. Their verdict? Both retail cards have different audio profiles from the AMD-supplied Radeon Fury X, and neither one of them appear to solve the problem. When we contacted AMD about reports of audible noise persisting in consumer cards, the company clarified that while the problem only affected a small number of GPUs, those cards shipped to both press and retail outlets. In short, some of the Day 1 cards available from major retailers also had issues. That’s supposed to be a small number compared to the total shipped (AMD maintains that a very small number of retail models were affected).



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