A Redditor has reportedly been experiencing a "coil whine" issue with NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5090, raising concerns about Team Green's QC checks.
Redditor Experiences "Loud Noises" With Their ASUS TUF GeForce RTX 5090, Indicating Towards A Coil Whine Issue as Well
NVIDIA's flagship RTX Blackwell GPU isn't having a great time in the market when it comes to after-sales performance, given that the model has experienced several issues, ranging from missing ROPs, to what appears to be a quality control fault. In a Reddit thread, the user MutedMobile3977 mentions an ASUS TUF GeForce RTX 5090 experiencing what seems to be a "coil whine" issue, and he figured it out after the GPU was making loud noises while running. Upon examining the unit, he discovered a damaged capacitor, which is pretty rare for such a GPU.
The reason why such an incident is shocking is that physical damage while the GPU is running is pretty difficult to occur, especially for a new model like the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090. Whether a capacitor has been damaged is uncertain for now, but the images definitely indicate something is not right with the unit. But, the interesting part is that the GPU is working fine, without any issues apart from the loud noise. If it was a capacitor fault, there's a high chance that the GPU would see some sort of disruption under load, so the situation isn't clear for now.
This does raise huge concern for current consumers of the GeForce RTX 5090, given that if there are issues with the QC process, it is certain that more units will start to see similar problems in the longer run. For now, the affected user has sent out an RMA request, and we'll probably get to know more about the issue after the process.
News Source: Videocardz
About the author: Muhammad Zuhair is a hardware and technology reporter for Wccftech, specializing in the semiconductor industry and the complex interplay between technology, manufacturing, and geopolitics. His coverage focuses on the corporate strategies and technological roadmaps of industry giants like TSMC, NVIDIA, Samsung, and Intel. Zuhair's expertise lies in deconstructing complex topics such as fabrication nodes (e.g., 2nm process), the economic impact of policies like the CHIPS Act, and the strategic development of AI infrastructure from NVIDIA, AMD and Intel.
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