Annoying noise :(

BringTheRain · 15 May 2011 at 09:24

Hi guys

Got this annoying noise, it happens about every 5 to 10 mins. It sounds like a dry bearing on a fan. Its like a high pitched whine.

It happens from cold almost straight away. The longer the pc is on, the less often it happens.

Any tests i can do, i have put my head in the case and i cant work out where its coming from

Reaper 392 · 15 May 2011 at 09:26

BringTheRain said:
Hi guys

Got this annoying noise, it happens about every 5 to 10 mins. It sounds like a dry bearing on a fan. Its like a high pitched whine.

It happens from cold almost straight away. The longer the pc is on, the less often it happens.

Any tests i can do, i have put my head in the case and i cant work out where its coming from

if the noise lasts for a long time, then you could try putting your finger gently on each fan one at a time to stop it for a second, and see if that was making a noise. if not, then you could try unplugging one case fan at a time, or removing the graphics card completely, and see if that cures it, but obviously you couldnt remove the processor fan

could also be a capacitor on the PSU or graphics card if its a very high pitched noise

RJC · 15 May 2011 at 09:27

Whats your system spec?

My Intel i7 system in my sig below used to strange noises until I disabled Speedstep.

BringTheRain · 15 May 2011 at 09:32

I stopped the cpu fan, well slowed it down via speed fan to a slow spin. And didn't effect the noise. And i have stopped every fan except the one is psu. And it still happens.

System is

E6000 - stock cooler
OCZ MOD EXTREME 600PSU
2GB RAM
ASROCK CONROE MOBO
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 3450 Silence 256MB DDR2 DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail
500gb sata WD HD

3 X 120 enermax fans
2 x 140 is it yate loon's - they were cheap

BringTheRain · 15 May 2011 at 09:47

Have got an mp3 of noise, its quite hard to record the noise. But dont know how to upload it, or where :S

mraerosmith1981 · 15 May 2011 at 10:10

could it be capacitor squeal??

BringTheRain · 15 May 2011 at 10:16

mraerosmith1981 said:
could it be capacitor squeal??

i dont know, its doing my head in now. It like a high pitched squeal or like chirpy noise

Tealc · 15 May 2011 at 10:43

Hard drive failing perhaops?

Disconnect it and boot up to check.

BringTheRain · 15 May 2011 at 10:50

Tealc said:
Hard drive failing perhaops?

Disconnect it and boot up to check.

Tried that, still there

BringTheRain · 15 May 2011 at 11:02

Oh dear god!

Found the problem.

EPIC FAIL!

I think the clue was "chirping noise"

Surveyor · 15 May 2011 at 11:05

BringTheRain · 15 May 2011 at 11:07

Surveyor said:

haha

Close!

Woo82 · 15 May 2011 at 11:08

Sounds like coil whine to me, my entire system is currently with OC under RMA for high pitched squeal (coil whine)

Surveyor · 15 May 2011 at 11:08

You need a new power supply.

BringTheRain · 15 May 2011 at 11:10

Miles off

Swordfish · 15 May 2011 at 11:13

BringTheRain said:
Have got an mp3 of noise, its quite hard to record the noise. But dont know how to upload it, or where :S

Use dropbox. Sign up for free account and get 2GB storage. Put MP3 in public folder and create link for it.

stulid · 15 May 2011 at 11:15

Send the wife to the shops, the noise will stop then.

BringTheRain · 15 May 2011 at 11:15

Well i have found the problem.

There is a birds nest, in the corner of the house.

The noise has been getting louder and louder. So today its been quite obvious.

But during last week, it was a quite ish chirp/whine

Surveyor · 15 May 2011 at 11:16

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Edit

Closest the first time.

wentalong · 15 May 2011 at 11:20

hahaa soo funny!

damn birds wake me up every morning!