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Razer Huntsman V3 Pro - High pitched noise when LEDs active

  • September 16, 2024
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The noise goes away when the LEDs are disabled and increases in intensity the brighter the LEDs get. I’ve tried the suggested ideas such as making sure it’s connected to the computer directly, enabled and disabled all the Chroma stuff, all software and firmware updates are applied. It is almost like a squealing capacitor. I’ve seen multiple reports of this problem but never a solution posted. I just bought the keyboard and want to keep it, but I can’t use it like this. Any other suggestions? Do you just live with it?

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      I can’t believe  this issue is still present on the newest Razer products…

       

      Years ago, I personally tested tons of different Huntsman V2 keyboards (both linear and analog) and all of them experienced  coilwhine via leds PWM IC. Among other hundreds similar posts on various forums, here and also reddit, I signaled the issue, hoping at least the next Razer products won’t have the issue anymore.

       

      Your post saddens me immensely. Because of the cheap electronic parts, Razer is destroying itself as a brand. Sad.

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        Thank you for the reply. I agree, this is very sad and easily preventable. Functionally, I love the keyboard. If i turn it down all the way to the point I can barely see the leds, then I don’t notice the noise. It’s silly. What’s the point of having leds if you have to turn them down 😑

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          Bought it one week ago and what do you think? They still have that issue…. The noise of led is annoying.… 

          Going to do a return. 

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          • EAZYNATOR
          • Insider Mini
          • March 30, 2025

          Bought a Huntsman V3 Pro TKL yesterday, still the same coil whine issue. It’s so sad for a product that costs more than 200 bucks. 

          bookdirectVistaBlue593

          I’m contemplating returning my Razer Huntsman V3 Pro TKL due to this issue. Not my first bad experience with Razer products.

          A

          I believe this is a design flaw with Razer products. I'm already on my 6th replacement unit of the Razer Huntsman V3 Pro. Every time I turn on the RGB lighting, the USB port emits an annoying high-frequency coil whine.

          For anyone who loves this keyboard but wants to avoid the noise, here are two workarounds:

           

          1.Turn off the RGB lighting completely. This eliminates the coil whine entirely.

          2.Change the lighting to a solid white color. This significantly reduces the noise to a faint level that's much less irritating.

          Number4247
          • Number4247
          • Insider Mini
          • December 23, 2025

          Hello from Russia! I am experiencing the same issue with the new Razer Huntsman V3 Pro TKL Counter-Strike 2 Edition. It's very disappointing that nothing has changed after all this time.

          bytevoiceElectricBlue446

          God i thought i was crazy because of that noise. I didn't know what was causing it and I never would have expected it to be the keyboard. I got Huntsman V3 pro mini through the RMA warranty because the previous keyboard, also from Razer (Blackwidow V3 Mini) had a problem in the form of double or triple typing letters. What is wrong with Razer

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            • SickStyle
            • Insider Mini
            • January 15, 2026

            My Razer Huntsman V3 Pro has the same issue. The coil whine sounded so bad that I gave it back to where I bought and got a replacement covered by the warranty, but the replacement keyboard has the same issue as well. I got fed up and decided to continue using the keyboard without rgb lights. This is the third time of me buying an expensive product from Razer and regretting it.

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