600T SE cracking noises

[.Griff.]

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?!?

 

[.Griff.]

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

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.

 

[.Griff.]

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.

 

[.Griff.]

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.

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

 

[.Griff.]

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

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.