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Hikash

Nov 24, 2020

Is anyone else getting a high pitched whine coming out of their keyboard? I've been hearing this for months wondering if my ears were just playing tricks on me, but I finally figured out that it's this keyboard. I only hear this with the leds on, and most notably on the all-blue color (oddly, I don't really hear it when it's all white -- every other setting seems to trigger the sound at least some). I'm curious if this is normal, or if it's a defect with the board.

Nov 24, 2020

A community member

Nov 24, 2020

HikashNot normal. Does it persist with the LED brightness lowered? Plugged into a different powered hub or computer? Different cable?

Nov 24, 2020

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Hikash

Nov 24, 2020

Bummer. Here are the test results (spoiler: nothing really makes this sound go away, other than turning off the leds)

Happens with either the key lighting or under lighting (the under lighting is quieter)
Dimming the keyboard lowers the volume, but it's still present. If 0 is all the way off, and 1 is the next brightness level, then it's not really audible until you get to 2
This occurs with my laptop (with and without dock), and a desktop.
This does occur with a different cable (usb-c on both ends).

Just as a sanity check, I also checked my old razer chroma, and I can't hear anything from it -- so probably not super hearing. :)

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Nov 24, 2020

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Nov 24, 2020

HikashThanks for testing. I've encountered sporadic reports of LED whine, but it'd be nice to be able to compare people's hardware and usage conditions. I think the best option would be a return for replacement if you cannot live with LED whine (doesn't seem to affect basic functionality).

Nov 24, 2020