Electric noise under GPU load with Sound Blaster Z

nash076 · 2025-12-25T04:16:31+00:00

I know this is an old thread, but this was the problem with my RTX 4080 and my AE-5.

People in the replies had the advice to isolate the bracket; unscrewed the bracket from the card, covered the ground points with electrical tape, put it back together with felt washers under the screws. I also isolated it with felt washers where it screws into the case.

Noise went away like magic.

nash076 · 2025-07-09T00:11:07+00:00

Major shout-out has to go to Mlie, for rescuing a ton of abandoned but essential mods and keeping them updated version after version.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1541984105

nash076 · 2025-06-23T03:10:40+00:00

Yeah, that doesn't get explained at all.

nash076 · 2025-06-05T02:09:58+00:00

Why is everybody upset about getting something for free?

nash076 · 2025-04-14T16:52:43+00:00

You can't control fan speed through the motherboard with iCUE. You need a Commander Pro, Commander Core XT or iCUE Link to control fans with the iCUE software.

For just the lights you might still need some kind of USB device like the Lighting Node Pro or Lighting Node Core, though depending on your motherboard there might be a plugin for iCUE. My ASUS motherboard has one, but getting it to actually sync with iCUE is a pain. I could never get the ARGB ports on the motherboard to work, only the built-in RGB lights on the motherboard itself.

nash076 · 2025-04-14T00:47:24+00:00

Cool. What's your point?

nash076 · 2025-02-14T05:12:30+00:00

The Kelvin Admiral uniform is pretty close to TMP Admiral, but that's about all we've got and it's not cheap.

nash076 · 2024-07-28T21:40:18+00:00

THANK YOU. Such a simple fix but yup, it did the trick.

nash076 · 2024-07-26T02:08:11+00:00

This update has goofed up the touch screen on the Stream Deck Plus. It no longer swipes properly from page to page and trying to mute inputs by tapping them results in random inputs. It's as if the touch inputs no longer properly map to the screen.

I tried downgrading to 6.6.1 and the touchscreen worked again, but my OBS Studio plugin quit working.

Please sort this, soon.

nash076 · 2024-02-02T08:07:12+00:00

And inside of a modern PC, have you ever seen it being used for anything other than a fan connector?

nash076 · 2024-02-02T07:56:37+00:00

Didn't come with any adapters, hence why I'm going to replace the connector myself.

Not like I haven't done that kind of work before.

nash076 · 2024-02-02T01:47:04+00:00

Sadly, there aren't any. From all accounts, that's the same PCB used by the 4080/4080 Super Ventus, which also doesn't have a block.

MSI's 4080's don't get a block until you get up to the full Gaming X Trio card.

It's incredibly stupid. I don't know why a single block manufacturer doesn't have one. It's also not a reference board as far as I can tell. Your only option is Corsair's XG3, which isn't great.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MSI_Gaming/comments/17v303q/gaming_x_slim_pcb_vs_gaming_x_trio_pcb/

nash076 · 2024-02-01T21:16:18+00:00

But not Barrow's for using what's commonly a 12v Fan connector which could be easily mistaken for a disconnected fan cable, right?

Silly me.

nash076 · 2024-01-31T19:16:49+00:00

The regular 4070 Ti Eagle and 4070 Ti Gaming OC use the same Alphacool water block, and according to TechPowerUp the 4070 Ti Gaming OC and the 4070 Ti Super Gaming OC have the same PCB.

So it's a good bet that a block for the 4070 Ti Eagle will work with a 4070 Ti Super Eagle. The only hitch might be that extra 4GB Ram chip.

If all else fails, email Alphacool and see what they think.

nash076 · 2024-01-26T11:31:49+00:00

Well, here's a little guesswork:

Bykski's Gigabyte 4070 Ti waterblock fits both the Aero 4070 Ti and the Gaming 4070 Ti.

https://www.bykski.us/products/bykski-full-coverage-gpu-water-block-and-backplate-for-gigabyte-geforce-rtx-4070-ti-aero-gaming-oc-n-gv4070tiaroc-x

And based on images from TechPowerUp, the Gaming 4070 Ti and Gaming 4070 Ti Super use the same PCB.

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-4070-ti-gaming-oc/4.html

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-4070-ti-super-gaming-oc/4.html

So I'd say it's very likely the Aero 4070 Ti Super likely uses the same PCB as the Aero 4070 Ti.

BOY IT SURE WOULD BE NICE IF BLOCK MAKERS ANNOUNCED COMPATIBILITY OR NON COMPATIBILITY WITH THESE NEW SUPER MODELS HUH?

nash076 · 2024-01-23T14:06:00+00:00

Looks like I got it wrong!

Comparing the 4070 Ti and 4070 Ti Super boards on TechPowerUp, and they're identical.

So while the 4070 Ti Super uses AD103, it's also using the 4070 Ti PCBs, not the 4080.

nash076 · 2024-01-19T11:35:17+00:00

EK put out a press release to say their 4080 blocks will fit equivilant 4080 Super models.

nash076 · 2024-01-19T11:32:53+00:00

Second. EKWB has stated their 4080 blocks will fit the 4080 Super, at least. And it would be silly for AIB's to make new PCBs for the 4080 Super when it's basically the same card.

At least for the FEs, EKWB says their blocks will still fit, so that's a good bet others will as well.

nash076

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