rattling noise inside computer

franco_22 · 12 Feb 2011 at 12:55

It's very low and I can't figure out where it's coming from. I've checked all the fans, it seems to either be the PSU or the GPU from what my ears can pick up, any ideas?

Tealc · 12 Feb 2011 at 13:20

Try stopping the fans of the PSU and GPU in turn and see if the noise goes away. Just use a cable tie or something to stop the PSU fan and a finger on the fan centre for the GPU. A few seconds without fan cooling won't harm anything.

megalomanic · 12 Feb 2011 at 13:40

I had a distinct 'rattling' noise coming from my case recently, turned out to be one of the top case fans, and pushing down slightly on the centre of the fan stopped the noise temporarily.

these are the kind of fans i had the issue with:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/chipichan/IMG_0178.jpg

alex24 · 12 Feb 2011 at 13:41

Most likely a fan or possibly something of the case itself rattling in response to a HDD or optical drive etc.

Boogiemaster · 12 Feb 2011 at 13:58

I had a power supply where the fan was facing downwards and the fan had dropped slightly touching the grill and that made it rattle slightly.

Could be a worn fan?

franco_22 · 13 Feb 2011 at 18:50

It's the Graphics Card.

What should I do , what's causing it?

Tealc · 13 Feb 2011 at 20:08

so the noise stopped when you held the fan?

Could be a broken/worn fan bearing. Should be under warranty so you can RMA the 460 or fit an aftermarket cooler to it.

franco_22 · 14 Feb 2011 at 23:20

Okay just did some extensive testing and it's the PSU, I think, I'm not 100% sure but I don't think it's the GPU.

I held the GPU fan down and the sound didn't stop, so I put a cable tie on the PSU fan and the noise didn't really stop either, so I shut the computer off to wait for the fans, and the PSU one died in synergy with the noise.

I even removed a fan I had on top to put some mesh in the case cuz it was really driving me up the wall, the noise is really annoying after a while.

Anyway, I'm not really sure what else I can do to make sure it's the PSU or what else it could be

King Damager · 14 Feb 2011 at 23:24

Simple solution would be take out your graphics card and see if it still rattles... you might not get a display, not sure if that Mobo has integrated graphics, but so long as you can get it to power up and figure out if it still rattles without the GPU in then you can rule out the GPU....

kd

Tealc · 15 Feb 2011 at 08:32

You sometimes get coil squeal from Graphics cards and PSU but I wouldn't class them as a rattle, more a whine noise.

If you stopped the fans at the same time then you have eliminated the only mechanical items on both GPU and PSU so it is strange that the noise continued.

What about a recording of the sound posted here?

Efour · 15 Feb 2011 at 10:01

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wire clipping a fan on GPU ? most are replaceable call the manufacturer?

franco_22 · 15 Feb 2011 at 16:31

Yeah... I think it's the GPU since it's mainly on when I'm playing videogames meaning the gpu is being worked hard.

Ffs, I probably have to RMA this, should I contact OcUK or manufacterer? bought it in January

Savvy · 15 Feb 2011 at 17:10

Contact OcUK, will be contact us form on website for requesting RMA

Gelly54 · 15 Feb 2011 at 19:30

loose screw?