INSANE Coil Whine in the Kaby Lake Dell XPS 13
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
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I thoroughly enjoy using this laptop - even with the ridiculous coil whine taken into consideration! However, I understand that many of you will think twice about purchasing an XPS 13 given these audio clips. I have nothing to hide, and neither does this laptop. Let me know your verdict in the comment section below.
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I fu**ing HATE coil whine!! Expensive hardware should not sound like this!!
totally agree
Before I watch I just want to tell you that your content has improved so much and I love it. I can't wait to see what 2017 brings for the channel. THANK YOU GREG. 200K HYPEEE
and once again a fantastic video, never a disappointment.
Agreed! His taste and personal preference still boggles me, but the quality of his videos has improved tremendously!
It sounds silly but you get a ton of respect from me for this. I had to throw out a bunch of reviews/opinions on the XPS once I found out that mostly all of them glossed over or straight up didn't mention major issues like the coil whine (which apparently hasn't been addressed in Kaby Lake even though its been a long time issue now). Main reason I found out about that was because I was suspicious that so many video reviews did nothing but praise this $1500+ machine like there were no flaws.
Thanks for watching. Glad I could help.
My graphics card sounds like a dog whistle on full volume.
LOL
SargantSkwiglez lawl
My GT 520 1GB hits 90C under MEDIUM LOAD. MEDIUM!! And sounds like Alexis Texas x10
Sounds like your GPU is very dirty. Clean it out with a can of compressed air.
Dr Nooberious
I did lol. It did do that before I cleaned it though. Still, under medium load, hits 80C :/
Thanks for being the only reviewer I've thus seen who has seriously addressed the plague of coil whine on the XPS 13. I've had 4 of them, and they've all been unusable.
Admittedly, I am easily annoyed by noise. But, if you're deaf (as Dell engineers clearly are), this is the perfect laptop for you! ;D
*PLEASE UPVOTE SO EVERYONE CAN SEE*
GUYS! this issue can be fixed by lowering processor frequency! I'm having a secong laptop now which has it. But when I limit processor frequency in Windows by, say, 60%, it becomes much quiter, when I set processor maximum perfomance to 30% it disappears completely
What to do:
1 Limit the balanced power plan to 50-70%(Windows doesn't take Turbo boost into consideration so 70% would be only of base frequency), and use it when you don't need that much performance, like during browsing, editing words documents etc, the laptop will stay extremely quiet.
2 set to max perfomance mode only when you're doing heavy workloads, Note, that coil whining DISAPPEARS during maximum CPU load. It is only present when processor is working at high frequency and mostly idling.
I can confirm that. Still bothers me pretty much. I've got this on my Omen 15 gaming laptop, and what scares me the most is the whine is getting more intense over time. Iam using the power saving mode often because iam mostly just browsing and rarely when i use the max performance mode it sometimes get real loud.
But one thing i've investigated is, when the laptop runs for a long period of time, it doesn't start whining even on max perf.
But when i restart the system it does it instantly.
At first it only does when i move my mouse, and after few minutes it does it constantly.
Doing any sort action though idles the whine, even opening a folder idles the whine while its opening but once the processor frequency idles it begins to whine.
It dissapointed me quite a few since i was hoping for a good non problematic laptop for such price.
When you lay down in bed for example and the room is real quiet the whine gets extremely annoying.
Yo this actually worked on my zenbook
thanks !
Now did you can do something for your laptop?
It worked for me thanks !
I forgot about coil whine even existing!!!!
Coil whine is extremely common with the GTX 1080, mine has it. Well actually any really high-end gpu often has it, both AMD and Nvidia, the Fury X was notorious for it.
Well im lucky then haha. got a palit 1070 with No coil whine. Why does certain manufactures have it and some other Not ?
my 7970 would love to remind you.
DerZuschauer play a game that requires little to no power to run, a game from the year 2000 mainly that does not support vsync and just watch ur fps hit 1000 and the coil wine will show up.
Tasso gamer Yeah could be the case. But why does gigabytes card whine and mine not ? Worse components ?
I just bought this laptop, and so thankful I came across your video! I edit photos on this laptop and the noise was annoying. Im gonna hang on to it for a week before I call it a bust and return it.
Coil whine is useful to know your fps without looking.
"it's not a bug, it's a feature!"
Yeah, my old 660 Ti got it above 3200 fps.
Drop it from top of the stairs, i always works i tried it three times works like a charm.
Just do what Linus did and leave it out in the rain.
Nathan Bullock i dropped my nokia 3310 yesterday and now i am living in a mcdonalds.
When I dropped the 3310 from the second floor in my flat,it knocked down the entire building!
I adjusted the fan curve on my RX 480 just to blow Nvidia fans away 😂
That actually made me laugh.
AyyMD!
Kamran Keyium watch those temps lol, dont let it get past 80c
I thought ur saying I adjusted the fan curve just to fix the whining probleme
cuz yeah some time the whine come from fan automatic rotation.
AstroTech Studios 980 ti
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I'm so glad I never had any coil wine issue with any PC components or laptop ... on the other hand, I had so many issues with FANS !! I always end up with a stubborn fan that make weird ticking noise. Can be a Case/Heatsink fan or GPU fan.
At minimum put Dell on notice with the defect with your unit, otherwise consider sending it back as the noise might be a canary warning you of future failure.
kmg501 Google this issue. It isn't isolated.
Salazar Studio Right, which is all the more reason to put them on notice.
Salazar Studio Google?
***** That's a really good idea actually. Stress test the snot out of the unit while it is under warranty.
This video saved the day, I've been attempting to log my own coil whine issue with HP (ZBook 17 G6) and they asked me to try and record it with my smartphone. I did a pretty good job but the tech said they couldn't hear anything. So I made them watch this. Big up!
What happened
I feel so spoiled with computers now. Growing up I remember the sound of optical drives spooling up as they read data. Now a days if I hear my fans I think something must be wrong with my computer.
OMG RIGHT!!!i recently got a new laptop . A upgrade from my 2013 lenovo laptop to a 2023 lenovo laptop.I hear a very quiet static noise when i put my ear next to the keyboard . Like a electrical noise or something if i get my ear from the keyboard in a quiet room u BARELY hear it or u cant even hear it when alone and in a normal position.
a massive thumbs up for the simple advise to turn the volume down.
I never knew that you could scroll a webpage on a laptop using two fingers. I feel stupid.
You can do that with all multi-touchpads. It's really amazing btw and the main reason I don't use a mouse on laptopts anymore.
Also, tapping with two fingers at once is a right-click.
lol woops
Noob Fury u serious this feature has been around for years and other gestures for navigating please look it up you can do many things with two or more fingers on the touchpad
Noob Fury bruh 3 clicks is windows button 4 clicks is the notification center
3 fingers swipe to right or left is to qlt tab easly but going right and left 3 fingers down is desktop and I forgor the rest xD
all this can be done on a asus laptop with smart gesture
Noob Fury Hey,you can do many things with two fingers
I just subscribed to you because you are the first Tech RUclipsr that has the guts to talk about this issue; I can't stand that noise. I won't returned mine because I bought it for $833, so I can make some profit by selling it. Keep the good work!
just tell your laptop to stop whining about little things 😂
Lol
Finally found my problem. Thanks for explaining! It sounds like a spinning mechanical hard drive and it was very consing when I heard it doming out of a laptop with SSD.
dang, sucks that would happen to such a great laptop...
Nathan Bullock not just you man... not just you...
Khushil Parikh
Maybe she can muffle the sound using her muffin.
Thank you... this made me chuckle....
all computers have Inductors but some manufactures use different types or ratings, also high pitched squealing is the coil vibrating, my mac doesn't make that noise, so Dell must have used lower quality cheaper inductors.
thank you for addressing this! I just bought an XPS 13 and this sound occurred. I sent it back to Dell describing it to them and my mousepad was also not properly installed as in the left corner was scraping against the frame. I just got it back and the sound coil whine still exist. My trackpad is also different than the one I originally had. Its a lot more slick and glossy than the previous one. not sure if I like it. If It annoys me more, I'll definitely consider returning and send them this video so they understand what I mean!
yeap, my xps 13 skylake has this problem, specially when editing.
Is it still usable? My latitude 7480 is facing the same issue
I find coil wind kinda nostalgic. It reminds me of past laptops I had as a child. 💓
Didn't know coil whine exist on laptops.
Coil whine exists in everything that has a voltage/current regulator
its really bad on these xps
i wonder what ryzen will do since it's all SOC.
That means like regulator on chip not ?
Curious what they will bring!
It will probably have the new amd stock cooler which is pretty good.
The regulator would not be put onto the chip, a System On A Chip, SOC normally involves integrated Memory, GPU, every thing required to run a system, essentially but a Intel i7 or what ever is not a SOC.
My brand new 2022 Razer Blade 17 makes this exact sound.
This is a joke comment. please do not misconstrue it as an opinion or incorrect statement.
Lawl.
Salazar Studio yeah boi! Dasa spicey meme.
+Salazar Studio
are you gay ? cus am having doubt that u r ? plz reply.
Great video! I've heard this so much lately from electronic devices lately. Not just CPUs GPUs, and SSDs but even stoves, I just never knew what it was called. Thanks!
Stop whining about it
I see what you did there ;-)
dual xeon or i7? (1080p gaming/ steaming and editing) i have a gtx 1070
its a joke...
Nick Grace 8 or 10 core i7 with good cooling and over clock and you will be a lot better off than with a dual Xeon system
i7 bro, ftw
Thank you for being the ONE youtuber who gives volume warnings haha
I have an older XPS 13, and yes, it also does this.
Strange, I have an older XPS 13 and I have no coil whine.
Thank you for addressing this issue publicly... I've been driven crazy by the coil whine of XPS....
I have a Dell e5470 and my laptop has some serious coil whine...... I think it's because I got the quad core i7 version but yeah serious coil whine
jairtzinio Got the same thing on my latitude e6410.
i got the same thing on my precision 3510
+Fat Max Thats odd I don't get any coil whine from my e6410 ATG. guess it varies from unit to unit.
sparkplug1018 Interesting... what model was yours? I have the core i7 620m with the Nvidia 3100m.
Fat Max Mine has the i7 with Intel HD graphics, just the ATG variant. Maybe I just don't hear it because its the rugged version.
You're the first reviewer to identify this problem. I have the skylake model and it pains me to use the computer because of this. Unfortunately, my laptop's coil whine is persistent no matter the task it is running.
You said that was the worst coil whine you've ever heard, I thought you bought an r9 fury?
Yep. Coil whine is much quieter in the Fury.
I couldn't hear the coil whine because my laptop has louder coil whine... bummer
Does it also exist in MBP?
Oh my gosh! Finally! someone said it! I love my XPS13 but I have the same issue! I found that mine typically happens after a restart and the noise is on the left side of the mouse for me. It is made worse by scrolling. My fix is using a bluetooth mouse and avoiding a restart for as long as possible. It is still one of the best laptops I have ever used!
salazar if you respond I'm going to best buy and asking them if they price match with salazar studio
DO IT
Salazar Studio omfg 😂😂 rip I wanna see what they say
Kaotic FX commenting to find out. please reply with your results!
John Matthews oh I will I'll try to record it too
i wanna know
Well done Greg.
You are the only reviewer that is mentioning this problem.
I hope Dell finally pay attention and fix the issue. It's been going on for years with no fix in sight. I had to get rid of my XPS 13 as coil whine made it unusable.
I don't know what laptop to go for now.
XPS = horrible coil whine.
Lenovo 700/900 = vacuum cleaner sounding fan.
Asus = I've experienced display issues and there's no backlit keyboard on many thin & lights.
Maybe I have to give HP a go or give up and go back to unbelievably expensive and comparatively poorly featured macbooks...
Sounds like.... Radiation :)
Congratulations on the massive increase in subscriptions! It really doesn't come as a suprise since the quality of your content has only gotten better (which I still hope it does)!
kids on tech forums - "How do I fix dis laptop"
smash it with a hammer - build a tower instead.
LemonPlays So you got a 1080m?
1080m isn't a thing
Did you also pay 700$ more for the same exact thing? I did that, but returned it, build a desktop and a bought a ultrabook
No hammer will break it...
First of all you need some salt water and pour it into the wents.. Dont worry salt neutralizes conductivity of water you'll be fine..
Next step is to take some butter/toothpaste and spread it all over keyboard with knife/toothbrush dont worry it will help reducing heat making your pc work faster and cooler after you clean it.
Last step will be putting it into oven for good 30 minutes, if you see smoke dont worry its normal
Deividasma yeah, you're so evil haha
Just bought 2018 xps 13 9370 4k i5.
*Insane* coil whine in my unit. Returning it on monday.
what will be the performance bump by upgrading i5 6500 to a 7th gen is it worth it? Nice video !!👍
Not much tbh. Even if you went a 7th gen i7, you could save so much more by staying with the 6th gen since you won't need a new motherboard.
If you compare the same range of both gen cpu, it is only about 5% - %10 difference for much mor price. (since it requires a new mobo)
Steven Fores thanks! I also saw something saying that 7 the gen is the worst generation in terms of performance bump over the last gen.
Incorrect. You do not need new motherboard for kaby lake. Definetely not worth an upgrade. Few percent more performance vs skylake.
Avvoider thanks!
+ Avvoider It seems I am mistaken. Thankyou for correcting me.
But yes, regardless, an upgrade to Kaby Lake would not be recommended unless the price is good. I also have an i5 6500 and it will continue to serve me for many years.
Thanks for the video. Great articulation and overall delivery! You have a talent for this, or have worked hard :)
That moment when you realize you should have stuck with the yoga
Nope, this laptop is still better than the Yoga IMO
Thanks for this feedback!
at first i was like lol why my sound not working.
I sent my new XPS to Dell - they took a week and returned it "Fan Replaced". NOPE - it's still there. Thanks for posting this video -helps!
Annnnnd now i know what coil whine is. I always thought it was something to do with fans, whoops.
Thanks for posting this. This was on a list of a few I've been looking at.
coil whine... people's worse enemy!!! jesus this laptop has coil whine
yeah Jesus christ for a 1500$ laptop coil whine is definitely acceptable right?
My Razer Blade Stealth has a bit of noise however after listening to this video now that I know it's coil whine I'm put at rest. Although I thought it was a much worse problem
i have the exact laptop and no coil whine problems for me
From what I just read on Dell forums 15s were also suffering from coil whine, at least for the past 2 years. Also, newest revisions of XPS 13 motherboards still suffer from this issue.
they should sell their crap roughly 700 bucks cheaper.
Its CPU and GPU at work. Nothing to worry about. Dell Quality at best. I have same coil noise on DELL Inspirion 3537 (2013 model). Now the cooler is making a cringe noise on low-mid RPM after 2 years.
Sounded like HDD noise to me.
That's exactly what I said in the video. This laptop has no HDD...
Salazar Studio yeah I posted that comment before I watched all the way through the video. great video, keep it up.
I have the xps13 skylake, and I have almost NO coil whine!
I just found out I have a very faint sound when I get my ear really close to the keyboard, but I can't even hear it at night when there is no ambient noise at all...
Have my model for a year now, very very VERY pleased with it!
Call dell. They come to you to fix it within a couple of days. Their customer service is great.
I have this laptop. The noise was driving me crazy. I tried to pretend I didn't care, but it made using the laptop anywhere but in a very noisy environment an awful experience. I followed someones suggestion below, and set the max processor level to 80% in power management in Windows. Didn't hold out much hope, but it's gone! Can watch RUclips, browse, type, and even scroll (yeah, was that bad) with no noise at all now. Can't notice the lower processor level in any day to day stuff. Highly recommend you make the change. It's like getting a new laptop!
It sounds like failed hdd lol
DARKRENGIN PRODT. Do they still put those in laptops?
DARKRENGIN PRODT. This costs 1500 bucks why wouldn't it have a decent ssd?
*Edit* it does have an ssd
he just says it sounds like, doesn't seem to me that he's saying a failed hdd is the cause
tuiso lol do i sound that threatening?i just stated something and it came out sounding aggressive.
Troll King ??? who said anything about aggressive?
I also bought a Dell Xps 13 KabyLake some time ago. its only noticeable in full silent room when your ear is like 10 cm above the keyboard. And even then it's most of the time acceptable. In my case the coilwhine got quite noticeable when i plugged in the charger, but i rarely work while i am charging my notebook (thats what i have my desktop for).
Still recommended device.
Dell makes the WORST computer products known to man. I will NEVER get another dell product so long as I live.
Dell used to make even shittier products. Ever since they went private again, their quality has improved
Hudson Ball
I had no problems
Really? I disagree, the xps lineup have some of the best laptops on the market
My old Dell laptop from 2010 electrocutes me when I play games or when it overheats
Hudson Ball Try some acer laptop then.
My Skylake XPS 13 makes a strange perpetual noise too but it's nothing that you really notice unless you put your ear up to it. Happy with the XPS 13, but it's still not a MacBook Air replacement to me for a couple reasons. Otherwise, this is good hardware
hahaha my 5+ years old laptop doesn't have that bad of coil wine
i get that on most laptop dell i bought especially if you run a really low demanding gaming that easily can hit (200fps) and it's and as you said it's not always there .still i would recommend a Dell laptop it simply a good quality laptops
▬ amazing video yet again
MacBook Pro 2016 base model no coil whine same price #TimCookTheWinner
Have you owned one?
Jason Cao inferior by who's standards? Specs don't mean everything. If it renders a video faster than this machine does by using FCPX optimization then why would I get the Kaby Lake XPS13?
Jason Cao the comparison is fair. People act like you buy a MacBook to use programs that aren't optimized for it 💀💀💀 I hate that fucking argument. Why would I buy a MacBook for an Adobe render? Just stupid. You're not only paying for the machine, which yes, is overpriced but you're also paying for a fully optimized OS and elegance. Does it warranty $1600 after taxes? No. But I can say it's worth the $1250 I paid for it if you can get over the specs and look at how the machine runs as a whole. Inferior screen, battery & keyboard yet it's the classiest, best engineered product at its price point? With TB3 capabilities? If you have the money, it's worth it.
Jason Cao and the Dell drives you crazy with the coil whine so much that you won't enjoy using all its specs. I have the Macbook with no Touchbar and a Dell but the Macbook suits me fine without Windows and I hardly ever plug in anything into my computers for example. Plus if you do photo-editing, video-editing etc you're most likely not on the go so plugging in an adapter or a usb key is the same as far as inconvenience goes. The added cost of buying adapters is the only valid argument IMO. Also, the 13 inch macbook pro is an ultrabook really and they're made to be used on the go, and people who use a laptop on a train, plane, café aren't gonna be taking with them usb keys, external hard drives or sd cards to edit anything. Even with a laptop with all the ports you still have to carry with you the stuff you want to plug in into those ports.
You can edit stuff just fine on the baseline 13 model by the way, just not as fast as with machines that have quad core i7 CPUs and dedicated graphic cards obviously. I don't care about raw specs anyway personally
Yeah people are just Apple haters. If you don't OWN the product, don't speak against it. I just got my MBP 2016 and I'm even more blown away now than I was when I first used it in the Apple Store. The integration in between iMessage on your Phone and MacBook is nuts. Copy & paste on different devices using clipboard is nuts. The performance on the baseline 2016 model is more than enough to edit 4K, whether it be choppy at sometimes or not. 1080p is a breeze. 2.7K is a breeze. This keyboard is the best thing I've ever used and the portability is second to none. The trackpad gestures are amazing sorry this is just the best laptop on the planet right now when used with Mac OS Sierra. I would pick this MacBook over any other computer or laptop in existence at this price point - assuming I don't want to game. Even if I did? Buy a GTX 970 for $150 used and an Akitio TB2 Hookup for $200. There... now I can game on Bootcamp. Truly no substantial faults to this machine whatsoever.
Had the same issue with the Dell xps 13 skylake model last year and I was far from the only one complaining. Luckily I ended up returning it.
Jan 2023 - just opened my brand new laptop tonight and here is this buzzing sound- so they never fixed it apparently. My last dell xps13 from a couple years ago didn't do this though, is was an i5
Thank you so much for this video. Consumers like us need video reviews like these. We pay hard-earned money for our gadgets to enjoy them and be productive--not be annoyed or irritated or get stressed by issues like these. Dell is a well-known computer company that's been around for years and I respect them. But these kinds of issues should have been taken cared of while in the production and testing stage. It's unfair for us consumers to experience these kinds of stuff. The reason I got on this channel is because I was and still am considering a Dell XPS 13 at the moment. This is a very valuable information. Hope the coil whine disappears bro or Dell replaces your XPS 13 with a new one when they've seen this video. Thanks again. I've subscribed.
I get coil whine on my asus ux305. For those that don't know, its basically a the 12 inch macbook of windows laptops, so there is no fan to cover the noise. However it's only audible if i put my ear up to the laptop, or its totally silent in the room im in, so its not a huge deal.
This is interesting.. I didn't know CPUs could produce coil whine. BTW, you ought to make a video explaining coil whine if you haven't yet -- you do a great job explaining things like that!
Jeremy W Kind of already explained it in this video.
Salazar Studio True, I was just thinking a more in-depth look might be interesting. Anyway, thanks for the great videos!
Salazar Studio
are you gay ?
I really liked the outro, super funny and clever
Last year I bought Latitude 5470 (6820HQ) and returned it because of coil noise (it emerged after ten days of usage). Recently I bought 5480 (7820HQ) - probably not the most clever decision - and I got even more irritating noise just after I brought it home. So, I'm going to return it as well, and, for sure, I won't buy any DELL laptops in future.
my 1080p xps 13 does this as well. I love this laptop though, it's got great battery life
Neal Is the noise really loud or unbearable?
Holy crap I was wondering why my 970 was making a hissing kinda of noise, and this video answered it
Salazar you are a great tech video producer. I think youre even better than barnacles nerdgasam.
Dell back at it again with their quality products ..
My friend has the same laptop, but the only time he hears any coil whine is when the laptop is being charged and used at the same time. He bought an extra charger just to make sure there wasn't a problem with the original. I wouldn't know why, but my only guess would be the slight boost gained from charging from an outlet. Even that to me doesn't make any sense.
How are you liking your Yoga 910? I love mine! I picked one up after watching your review! Keep up the great work! Can't wait to see what's coming up this year.
Thank you for the info. I returned the yoga 900 i7 because of a terrible high pitch fan noise.
Linux on mine, purchased at the end of January and none of the problem at boot time or heavy graphics use.
XPS 9520 15" here, came here from Google. Mine does the EXACT same thing as the start of this video. Driving me INSANE.
You have no idea how fast I closed the window at the end of the video hearing that coil whine
This is actually an old XPS13 issue, for example it also happens with my Skylake model (9350). It's caused by the integrated GPU: uninstall your graphics driver and the coil whine should be _completely_ and _reliably_ gone. Obviously that's not meant as a fix, just something I find rather noteworthy. What saved this model for me: I installed Linux (as planned anyway) on it, and with similar 3D performance and CPU usage, there's no coil whine to hear whatsoever. Yays.
Yeeeep. There is a revision coming out. I am typing this on a Kaby Lake Dell XPS 13 right now and I am wearing headphones because the coil whine drives me nuts.
Dell are coming to replace my motherboard with the revised version, which will supposedly fix the issue. They said the revised version is available on the 5th of January.
I thought my Dell XPS 13 (9350) had coil whine but I realized the coil whine/hiss sound was coming from the speakers. I updated the sound drivers and it was fixed. I can't say if its the same problem you're experiencing but I'd say its worth a shot.
Was thinking about it, not going anywhere near this. Thanks for the info
I noticed the exact same thing with my XPS 13. Its super loud sometimes. Didn't know what it was or what it was called. Thanks for the video!
Love that outro music, can we get it on all the new vids? lol, glad to see that the laptop is so good that even with that issue you still enjoy it.
Debating on getting a Surface Pro for notes, but not sure if it is worth it considering I already have a fairly recent notebook.
Just grabbed a used Dell 13-7359 with 6th gen i5 I can confirm the same - only really audible with your ear up to it though.
Mate. I get asked this question everyday. The one I reviewed had no such problem.I wonder how common it is or isnt.
As a guy who has fixed hundreds of Dell computers. This isn't limited to Dells. Generally this happens with bad or failing Dell Logic Boards. I've had customers turn in 15" Dell laptops for this. On occasion the motherboard isn't even defective, but like you mentioned it doesn't necessarily hurt performance of the computer. Likely they used cheap components on the PCB. No surprise there even on the XPS line. The only Dell computers with semi decent quality control are the Precision Workstations. Everything else is hit or miss. Basically the Motherboards are sourced from different factories and the quality of some of the parts used varies because the supply chain varies and they use what is available. For example even in apple laptops some of them have Toshiba SSDs and some have Samsung and San Disk. It is all what is available during manufacturing. Since the coil whine doesn't impede the function of the laptop likely you'd be stuck with it as the consumer.
Paul Damasco listen none of that matters! If you buy this just like I did and hear it. Return it and never buy a dell again. They make cheap products that are loosely put together and that will
Never change because it's a budget brand. They sell that lap top at 1k
Wow; I had never heard coil whine before. Thank you for sharing.
At my old job, I was given a brand new Dell Latitude E5450 and had terrible coil whine when Wi-Fi was on, or when there was motion on the display. Small stuff like that shows that Dell's willing to cut corners and do less quality control just to bring products faster to market. Think I'd still take a Thinkpad over a Dell.
I have a Dell latitude 7350 and it does the same thing. It goes away after a while though and rebooting also helps.
This is an old post, but in the interest of knowledge base for posterity....
XPS 13 with an i7-7500U here, I managed to reduce the incidence of coil whine by about 50% to 75% simply by replacing the thermal compound with a good quality compound that is made/sold by a supplier who use a bear common to North America (hint hint hint) in their branding.
I have coil wine on my desktop GPU. I kind of like it, it tells me how hard it is working.
Oh, so that's coil whine! I thought that my hard drive was dying, I even backed my stuff up! Well, a backup can't hurt anyway.
I have a Dell XPS 15 9570. Bought it last year. It''s the first PC I've ever bought. I think it has way too many problems for what it costs. It makes a screeching noise sometimes, not loud, but I think it must be this coil whine. Also, for a while, the fan would go on and off every 5 seconds. Now I am having issues with the built-in microphone. It makes clicking noises. I don't know if it's software or what, but I never had so many problems with my macbook pro. I would buy a mac again, but you can't change out any of the stuff inside anymore. They don't sell any laptops that do, and they cost $1000 more than one of these with the same specs. The original plan was to dual boot linux on this computer, but it turned out to be too scary and difficult. I guess you end up paying one way or the other.
I forgot to mention that it also freezes for ten seconds sometimes.