PSU/GPU Whine and/or Squeal

[Freelancer852]

Since upgrading my 8800 GTX to the GTX 285, my PC has been emitting a high pitched squeal or whine when running intensive 3D applications. Crysis and 3DMark Vantage are the worst, though the issues is almost non-existant in older games (see: Halo). By listening to the PC, it seems that the whine is actually coming from my PSU and not the graphics card (the sound was louder near the PSU than the card) and I'm just wondering if anyone knows what this is? From what I've read via Google it has something to do with "capacitor whine", though that means dick all to me, since I just want to fix it. Should I invest in a new, quality, PSU to see if it is indeed the PSU? Or should I RMA my graphics card?

What would you all recommend for a quality modular PSU? I was looking at the ABS Tagan series for it's bling factor, but from what I've read they also whine under pressure. I also looked into the reviews of the Silverstone PSU that Xet recommended, and it looks like the reviews are split when it comes to mentioning PSU whine.

Willing to spend up to $300 to make this annoying sound go away.

 

[rive0108]

Are you sure that the Power Supply is whining and not the Fan when it kicks into full to cool your GPU/CPU under heavy use?

 

[Freelancer852]

Are you sure that the Power Supply is whining and not the Fan when it kicks into full to cool your GPU/CPU under heavy use?

Yes. The fan is near silent even under load.

 

[smarteyeball]

There's a thread about this over here:

PSU/GPU Whine and/or Squeal - Windows 7 Forums

LOL :D j/k

 

[Freelancer852]

I posted here as well, because I know for a fact that not all the users on this forum are also on the seven forums. Posting here as well simply increases my chances of getting an accurate response.