my PC is making strange whining noises, sounds like its coming from the motherboarrd

beasty6 · 29 Dec 2013 at 01:44

hey guys,

i was watching a youtube video of a case unboxing, then my CPU went to full load! it was making a high pitched whine/clicking, then dissapeared, if i increase or decrease my browser it whines slightly this stops when im finished, i have not try a game as i simply dont dare, i cant afford to replace it.
tbh it sounds like its coming from the CPU area.

i had my CPU overclocked to 4.6GHZ since i got it about 2-3weeks ago, i have now reset it to stock and its still whining when moving a app around etc.

what could have caused this and how do i fix it? is it a RMA job?

spec is here

FX 8320
ASUS CHVFZ
2X4GB xms3 1600mhz
H80i
HD 7990
OCZ vertex 2E 120GB
1TB HDD
ASUS DGX5.1

thanks guys

beasty6 · 29 Dec 2013 at 01:46

UPDATE:
google chrome seems to be the only app that makes the whining, steam and my computer has no effect :/

beasty6 · 29 Dec 2013 at 02:18

my 7990 has coil whine but not a lot, could it have developed and the 7990 be the problem?

Idleman · 29 Dec 2013 at 04:29

beasty6 said:
UPDATE:
google chrome seems to be the only app that makes the whining, steam and my computer has no effect :/

What Psu do you have?

beasty6 · 29 Dec 2013 at 08:50

Sorry, antec truepower 750w modular

beasty6 · 29 Dec 2013 at 09:05

The motherboard, cpu, cooler and 7990 are not even 6months old, if it's a problem with the mobo or chip, can I still return it for a refund? If so I'll add to it and go back to intel

VaderDSL · 29 Dec 2013 at 09:07

Id say uninstall, clean temp files etc. then reinstall chrome and test again.

You could also try disabling hardware acceleration to see if that changes the behaviour

http://www.jkwebtalks.com/2011/03/enable-or-disable-hardware-acceleration.html

beasty6 · 29 Dec 2013 at 09:12

I turned off hardware acceleration but no difference, i started prime95 blend test and not a peap from the PC, so I'm guessing it's my 7990! :/

beasty6 · 29 Dec 2013 at 11:02

my 7990, now has bad coil whine/clicking when under load vsync'd at 60fps and 120fps, both have horrible loud coil whine.

SiDeards73 · 29 Dec 2013 at 11:06

Arent 7990 prone to coil whine? im sure i read somewhere people complaining that they developed bad coil whine noises, my 290 whines a bit in certain scenarios, like the login screen for MMO's or the char select screen but when playing its fine.

beasty6 · 29 Dec 2013 at 11:25

its really bad now, i can hear it through my QPAD QH-90 headphones

wazza300 · 29 Dec 2013 at 12:36

are those headphones usb powered? if so try powering them externally from a wall/usb phone charger ect

noise should go away,also try turning off amd cool n quiet in the bios and see if noise stops

beasty6 · 29 Dec 2013 at 12:46

the headset is fine, its the 7990 thats the problem, it was fine yesterday daytime.

im going to overclock my CPU again soon

wazza300 · 29 Dec 2013 at 13:03

it can be a combo of the gpu/board/psu

either one can make/produce the sound more depending on make/model,its emi leakage from any of those parts

can also be the cpu power saving,its heard more when the fps are very high (game menu's)ect

you can hear the emi static through the headphones as it comes from the usb power port and leaks into the front audio jack plug

beasty6 · 29 Dec 2013 at 15:13

I just run witcher 2 maxed out at 120fps, it's dreadful, so loud, and it's the same at 60fps