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Aurora R13, RTX 3080 Ti buzzing noise
Alienware Aurora R13
Is there someplace I can take my R13 to have the RTX 3080 Ti fixed? There is a buzzing noise the the GPU fans are at low speed. I live in San Antonio about 2 hours from Round Rock, TX and can drive to Dell HQ if necessary.
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Vanadiel
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May 6th, 2024 14:02
If they turn at really low speed they might present a bit of noise, especially if they are close to zero RPM.
You could use MSI afterburner and set a custom fan curve to avoid the noise at low RPM levels by setting it slightly higher.
Could also be coil whine.
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April 17th, 2024 23:13
Dell does not have carry-in repair -- call support and they'll either dispatch a technician if you have onsite service, or arrange repair if not. If it's just the GPU card, they'll probably ship it so you can replace and return the defective one rather than having you ship the system.
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April 18th, 2024 20:44
@ejn63 I am not giving my personal information to an Indian call center. And there is NO WAY I'm knowingly allowing a computer from India remote control of my system. That place is lawless when it comes to Cyber security. If I could get through to a US based customer support center I would be much more comfortable doing so.
When I first started buying Alienware back in the early 2000s, all support was US based.
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April 18th, 2024 23:57
@FormerAlienwareFan " call support and they'll either dispatch a technician if you have onsite service, or arrange repair if not."
They are not going to dispatch a repair technician from India...
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May 6th, 2024 10:42
https://dl.dell.com/FOLDER10989471M/1/Alienware_Aurora_R13_1.18.1_x64.exe
https://dl.dell.com/FOLDER10140261M/7/Intel-Chipset-Device-Software_RVRV0_WIN_10.1.19468.8385_A23_06.EXE
https://dl.dell.com/FOLDER09365491M/1/Intel-Dynamic-Tuning-Driver_31P6K_WIN64_9.0.11202.31222_A12.EXE
Thank you for choosing Dell Technologies.
And then they did nothing.
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FormerAlienwareFan
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May 6th, 2024 23:11
Installed MSi Afterburner and the buzzing persisted through all GPU fan speeds. So, it is NOT the GPU, must be the Power Source fan. They are right next to each other and it it difficult to discern which fan is making the noise. The fact that I can rev the GPU fan and the noise is still there, pretty much settles the problem on the PSU fan.
Now to try to convince Dell that my PSU fan is buzzing.
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Vanadiel
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May 7th, 2024 01:15
Apparently some of these PSU's are known for making interesting noises.
Likely coil whine from the chokes.