Strange noises coming from pc

diwang99 · Mar 20, 2014

I know this is the second time I'm writing about this on this forum, but this time, apart from the regular clanking noises I get from running games, I'm also occasionally getting clicking noises and grinding noises from my pc, no matter what state the pc is in.

mickypheonix · Mar 20, 2014

Hi diwang99,
there are only a handfull of moving parts on your pc , you need to determine where the noise is coming from,
remove the side panel and see if the noise is coming from a case fan or a hard drive or the cpu fan or the graphics card fan

Gee Bee · Mar 20, 2014

grinding\clicking noises, ouch. most likely hard drive i believe,yikes.
Clanking noise, well that it more likely fans rubbing significantly on something they shouldn't. Often the wires powering the fan. I've seen that one plenty of times on larger top exhaust fans.

lantrich · Mar 20, 2014

There are only a few moving parts on a PC. The power supply, the fans and the hard drive. That being said check your temperatures, check your hard drive for errors since this is an indication of a failing hard drive and make sure your fans are clear of obstructions. The power supply will go out if it is bad.

lantrich · Mar 20, 2014

Make sure your fans are rotating smoothly by looking.

the_crippler · Mar 20, 2014

Gee Bee :

Good call. Not just top fans, either - I've had it on side fans and even GPU fans in small cases.

So, basically, assume hard drive, hope for fans.

JimF_35 · Mar 20, 2014

diwang99 :

You have a wire rubbing up against a fan some were. Open it up and turn it on. Then locate were the noise is coming from and see if a wire is stuck in a fan.

Te other thing is you may have a fan that is going bad. If the bearing wears out it will make a grinding noise that sounds like this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuSGDNg7Eog

diwang99 · Mar 20, 2014

thanks for all the replies, but it's more often having clicking noises ...

diwang99 · Mar 20, 2014

My temps are very good, here's what speed fan tells me:
GPU:45c
Temp1:37c
temp2:59c
temp3:19c
HD0:41c
Temp1:30c
Core0:35c
Core1:32c
Core2:36c
Of course these temps are when my pc isn't working hard.

JimF_35 · Mar 20, 2014

diwang99 :

Try this one, bad hard drive. Wait for it because he eventually turns his fan off.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9obzgmWrlM

JimF_35 · Mar 20, 2014

Fan hiting the case noise...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVOFCiL7eIA

The problem is there are so many noises. Can you record it and post it thanks?

mickypheonix · Mar 20, 2014

all these theory's are possible even likely , only way to know for sure is to take the side panel off your case and listen for where the noise is coming from to determine the cause of the noise

Gee Bee · Mar 20, 2014

mickypheonix :

I agree.
Something to be aware of though when exploring to pinpoint problem/s is:
Clicking and grinding noise brings back bad memories of quickly failing hard drives.
Clanking is nearly always fan related.

JimF_35 · Mar 20, 2014

mickypheonix :

Yep we said that in his other post too.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2072118/strange-clanking-sound-coming.html

JimF_35 · Mar 20, 2014

"The pc isn't under warranty, but it's a university pc so I can probably replace it.." <From Other Post>

The other thing is this could be a laptop. This could be the CPU fan is dirty. In either case we need more info to go on.

diwang99 · Mar 21, 2014

okay thanks, I'll see what I could do. I'll open the guts up

madrew · Mar 21, 2014

Its probably CPU

mickypheonix · Mar 21, 2014

let us know where noise is coming from

diwang99 · Mar 21, 2014

I checked, it came from the center top of the computer, shaking and patting the computer stops the clicks and grinds for a couple of minutes.

diwang99 · Mar 21, 2014

and when I play games, it rattles and cranks.

mickypheonix · Mar 21, 2014

is it a fan in the roof of the computer or the cpu fan on the motherboard

mickypheonix · Mar 21, 2014

if not sure put your finger on the cpu fan and stop it from spinning for a second or two then and see if noise is still going with fan stopped , you wont do any harm if only for a few seconds
that is the fan in the middle of the motherboard

diwang99 · Mar 21, 2014

okay I'll try that

mickypheonix · Mar 21, 2014

If it is the fan in the roof of the case , do the same stop the fan from spinning with your finger see if noise stops

diwang99 · Mar 21, 2014

Stopping the fan doesn't stop the noise, there's still the clanks and shouts.

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