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Open-source database tracks PC component coil whine

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An open-source project has launched a community-driven database to catalog instances of "coil whine" in PC components like graphics cards, power supplies, and liquid cooler pumps. The project, initiated by Lowell K. Wood IV, aims to collect reports from users about both noisy and silent hardware to provide a more accurate representation of component quality. Submissions can be made through a simple form or directly via a pull request to the project's repository, allowing users to specify the exact brand, model, and the conditions under which the whine occurs. AI

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Open-source database tracks PC component coil whine

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Bruno Ferreira ·

    Techie creates a database of coil-whining graphics cards, power supplies, and liquid cooler pumps — open-source project wants community reports of affected parts

    Techie creates a database of coil-whining graphics cards, PSUs, and AIO pumps — open-source project wants community reports of affected parts

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Techie creates a database of coil-whining graphics cards, power supplies, and liquid cooler pumps — open-source project wants community reports of affected part

    Techie creates a database of coil-whining graphics cards, power supplies, and liquid cooler pumps — open-source project wants community reports of affected parts Techie creates a database of coil-whining graphics cards, PSUs, and AIO pumps — open-source project wants community re…

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