600T SE cracking noises

Do any other 600T owners experience "cracking" noises as the case expands and contracts with temperature changes? Mine does it all the time and it's starting to get annoying.

Here's a very quick and simple example. CPU at 32c and GPU at 27c and then I run Furmark. The video starts about 1 minute after Furmark was launched. You can hear distinct "cracks" as the GPU (and to a lesser extent the CPU) heats up the case.


The same thing happens in reverse when it cools down. If I play BF3 for a couple of hours and then quit back into Windows it makes cracking noises for about 15 minutes as everything cools down.

Just to confirm it's NOT anything catching on the fans and temps don't exceed 70c for the GPU or 72c for the CPU.

Perhaps it's perfectly normal for all I know?!?

ye i get the same :/

Seems pretty common:
http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=94714&highlight=600t+cracking+noise

Personally though, alongside the issues that the 650D had with positive pressure and noise, I'm starting to question the QC checks that they do on the Corsair cases....

It really shouldn't be doing it. No other case I know of has this problem....

kd

I don't have this problem, could it be the side window? I use the grill on mine and have no issues.

Rainagul said:

I don't have this problem, could it be the side window? I use the grill on mine and have no issues.

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ditto

heat! its making the plastic expand and shrink when cooling back down. I think this is what is making the noise. I built a pc with the sa,e case and it did the same thing.

mr griffin said:

heat! its making the plastic expand and shrink when cooling back down.

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I know it's heat and I know the case is expanding. I said as much in my opening post.

What I want to know is whether it's normal for this case. None of my previous Antecs ever did this.

mine doesnt do this (600T white with sidewindow in.)

By the amount of ppl with the cases saying the same. I would say its not good, but normal.

I think its a pretty poor show by Corsair and I was even less impressed with the 650d build quality.

I am looking at maybe getting the 810 switch and in the pictures it looks very plastic like its made a bit like the 600t and that worries me. The creaking & cracking would drive me mad, but then I cant justify the cost of a TJ11

i get it too my man, only occaisionally and not for very long.

My 600t does this as well. Doesn't do it so much now but that might be down to it being winter and my gaming room is quite chilly. Doesn't bother me really, if you have a good gaming session for a few hours it happens a couple of times.

is it just me or has this case had a lot of issues:

- burnt out fan controllers
- poor 200mm fan performance
- 200mm fans rattling
- excessive fan noise because of mesh
- and now thermal expansion creaking

hmmmm, mine should be arriving in the next few days - im skeptical to see how good it is...

panyan said:

is it just me or has this case had a lot of issues:

- burnt out fan controllers
- poor 200mm fan performance
- 200mm fans rattling
- excessive fan noise because of mesh
- and now thermal expansion creaking

hmmmm, mine should be arriving in the next few days - im skeptical to see how good it is...

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If it's any reassurance, I've had my 600T white for nearly 6 months now and had absolutely no problems whatsoever...

Update!

I've tightened all the screws holding the plastic window in place and it seems to have solved (or very much reduced) the cracking noises.

I'll see for sure later tonight when I have more time.

I have 3 lian-li pc60's with side windows and they all do the same thing. They are not the same case but I know how annoying this can be. I have got used to it now but when they were new, it was quite alarming to hear these noises. I had visions of the plexi-glass window on each of them developing cracks in the corners

My hazy mind seems to remember an older case I had back in the day, It had an all metal chassis with plastic side panels, top and front. It would creak, crack and groan all the time lol. This was back in 2000 I think...

LanceCrossfire said:

If it's any reassurance, I've had my 600T white for nearly 6 months now and had absolutely no problems whatsoever...

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good good

.Griff. said:

I've tightened all the screws holding the plastic window in place and it seems to have solved (or very much reduced) the cracking noises.

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ill try this as well, perhaps ill try silicone washers as well depending on the spacing and screws

I sent a link to my Youtube video to Corsair just to see if they deemed it normal and got a reply -

This is normal with most cases that are made of plastic, it is just on some cases the noise is very noticeable and some very subtle, we just don't which cases will produce the noticeable sound. This issue not uncommon with both 500R and 400R, there are some isolated cases though in the field but very minimal and we have advised to let the plastic wear out up to the point where the noise will eventually degrade.

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They also offered me a FOC black side panel?!?

smogsy said:

mine doesnt do this (600T white with sidewindow in.)

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+1 to this, also is that CPU cooler supposed to be mounted like that? Mine is pointing down LOL. Am I doing it wrong?

Link: http://imageshack.us/f/15/angelpz.jpg/

Liquiduk said:

+1 to this, also is that CPU cooler supposed to be mounted like that? Mine is pointing down LOL. Am I doing it wrong?

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Depends on the case and layout of fans. Mine orientated correctly for this case.

Google "Freezer Pro 7 Rev 2" and look at the images. 99% will be orientated like mine.

.Griff. said:

Depends on the case and layout of fans. Mine orientated correctly for this case.

Google "Freezer Pro 7 Rev 2" and look at the images. 99% will be orientated like mine.

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when i had mine, i had it mounted horizontally too, venting out the back, not the top