I'm trying my hand at creating a quiet gaming pc. So far so good, I have a two fan system with is inaudible when my ear is more than six inches away. But that is without a video card, and there I have hit a wall with coil/electronic whine.

I started with an EVGA GTX 770, that had a lot of it. Then tried a Gigabyte GTX 770, that had less. Bought a Gigabyte 270x board, which also had a lot. Then got a replacement EVGA GTX 770 which has just as much as the first. After four different cards, I have given up hope of finding a quiet one. I hear stories of people coating their boards in nail polish and superglue out of desperation.

But I have to wonder. Are there people out there with Nvidia GTX 600-700 series cards that don't squeal? Are Nvidia technicians deaf from poor working conditions? Is there any hope?

Ears ringing,
-IBob.

I've been blessed with whine-free components mostly, since I like the low power stuff. So my personal experience is limited. But I hear that it's sometimes more than one component involved. Not only the card itself, but the PSU and maybe the motherboard. Test a different PSU if you can.

Well its a good idea, but I can hear that the buzzing is coming from the video card. The power supply might be contributing some, but if so it is not much.