Ryzen 5 2400G clicking/ticking noise

Mar 26, 2018
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I just put together a Ryzen 5 2400G build and when I ran some benchmarks I noticed that it makes a loud high-pitched clicking/ticking noise when it's under heavy GPU load.

It doesn't seem to be caused by the fan since the noise isn't an issue when I ran prime95. I ran the fan at different speeds and it doesn't seem to be a problem. It's also not the PSU - I borrowed a Corsair CX750M to test but there was still a clicking noise.

I'm thinking it could be coming from the motherboard but the fact that it's occurring under high GPU load and not CPU load is throwing me off.

BTW PCMark BSOD's with a video_tdr_failure after the first few seconds of the video conferencing test. I tried reinstalling the display drivers but it didn't help. 3DMark just freezes at the loading screen.

Thoughts?

Build:
CPU: Ryzen 5 2400G
Cooler: Wraith Stealth
Motherboard: Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16GB
SSD: Samsung 960 EVO M.2 500GB NVMe
Case: InWin BQ656T
PSU: The case has a built-in 150W PSU
 
Solution
The only thing that could make a ticking noise is a moving part which RAM, motherboards, and processors do not have. There also is no graphics card or HDD to make this sound either. I would actually open the side panel and disconnect all the case fans and see if the sound goes away. CPU cooler obstruction could also cause this.

jr9

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The only thing that could make a ticking noise is a moving part which RAM, motherboards, and processors do not have. There also is no graphics card or HDD to make this sound either. I would actually open the side panel and disconnect all the case fans and see if the sound goes away. CPU cooler obstruction could also cause this.
 
Solution

yker14

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Dec 15, 2017
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Hello,
I have almost the same setup:
Ryzen 5 2400G with stock cooler
ASRock Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac
WD Black 256 NVMe M.2
G.SKILL Ripjaws V 16GB
Riotoro CR280
EVGA 430 B1

And I also get this type of noises when GPU is under load, but it sounds more like static electricity to me... kinda hard to describe, and it come from the north part of the motherboard, very close to the CPU. I dont have another CPU to discard it, neither a different motherboard so no way of troubleshooting.

I recorded an audio of the noise and uploaded to G drive

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KvhFTPmLxX6bhkg_ukRC2UH-yueT61On/view?usp=drivesdk

NOTE: Before this I had BSOD due to wifi issue on Bios 4.5, to fix it, installed the Beta Bios 4.5a and this noise started.
 
Dec 17, 2018
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Hello.

I have the same weird sound when my gpu is under load. Its a buzzing sound similar to static electricity. It's the same with or without Overclocking. Tried lowering and raising the voltage of both GPU and CPU and sound is always there. It comes from the north part of the motherboard.

You can listen to the sound in yker14 post:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-3672629/ryzen-2400g-clicking-ticking-noise.html#20884845

Should i have my Ryzen returned? Is anyone still using it after you discovered the sound?

I have a corsair water cooler and no mechanical HD. I unplugged the case fans but it didn't change anything. The sound is there when I start a new "Open gl test" in Cinebench or new stress test in Furmark. As soon as the test is done the sound disappears.

My Setup:
Ryzen 5 2400g (3.8CPU/1.3GPU)
ASUS PRIME B350-PLUS
Corsair Vengeance LPX Black DDR4 3000MHz
WD Green M.2 Sata SSD-disk
Corsair VS550 V2 550W
Corsair Cooling Hydro H100X

Thanks
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