Ryzen 3600 Noise

[venomx]

Installed my Ryzen 5 3600 yesterday and getting a really quiet whirring noise most the time.
Temps are 38c idle and 60c gaming
Any ideas ? No cables are touching the case and i definitely tightened all the screws on the heatsink

Changing the powerplan in W10 to energy saver reduces the sound
Could even be the fan at the back of the case, but it all started after installing the 3600

 

[venomx]

The stock cooler is quite noisy.

Ok dude thanks.
On a reputable computing site from google it does say
" this CPU cooler makes a whirring and hissing noise "

 

[venomx]

The reputable computer site is describing what happens when a fan pushes air through a heatsink. That noise ranges from barely audible to jet engine. You say no cables are touching the case, but what about touching the fan? Take the side of the case off and see what’s making the noise.

Got a see thru case and nothings touching either fan

 

[venomx]

Don't want to be disconnecting anything as the CPU Fan cable is really delicate.

If changing the power plan to energy saver in W10 reduces the sound what does this indicate ?

Here is my work around. When not gaming i'll keep it on power saver. then when i am gaming switch to high performance. That seems to be the best solution

 

[venomx]

Surely you can see that doing as you suggest and calling it ‘the best solution’ is pretty dumb, we’re not talking Iraqi Minister for Information denying that the US army had overrun the countries defences while you can see US tanks rolling past in the background, but in relative terms, it’s not good.

Using a reduced power profile reduces the chips performance and the heat it generates, less power generally means less heat, less heat generally means PWM reduces the fan speed. Reduced fan speed generally means less noise. It could be the fan itself, either blades or bearing, something touching it, the resonance/m causing a vibration, a lead or cable touching it, if it’s a buzz/squeal it could be capacitors, they can buzz or squeal depending on how they are being abused, but it tends to be more noticeable under full load.

Also in 30+ years of building computers i’ve yet to see a desktop CPU cooler where the cable was ‘really delicate’, the possible exception being OEM SFF builds or laptops. I’ve also yet to pull the cable when stopping a fan - they come with plastic connectors for a reason. Either way, ignoring the problem is not the ‘best solution’.

I meant the socket on the mobo which says " CPU FAN " has a few little metal chips which look like they could bend easily.
The noise disappears when on power saving so for me it fixes it.

How's your case airflow? I assume also you use the latest chipset drivers from AMD also yes?

Yes i haven't changed anything reg the case airflow, and yes I have ryzen master with the latest software and chips

 

[venomx]

Asked about your case airflow how is designed.

There's a big glowing fan at the back of the case if thats what you mean ?

there are some loose/spare cabling tied up at the bottom of the case ( in a compartment below the DVD drive ) but i've bent them away from the case now as best I could.

 

[venomx]

The only thing I can think of is the spare cables in the compartment underneath the DVD drive. I have tried my best to push them down but the compartment is only narrow so it's difficult

I don't feel comfortable unplugging the cpu fan so ill just leave it as it is for now

 

[venomx]

Re applying thermal paste wont make any difference will it ? I did smudge a tiny bit of the paste on my finger by accident when installing the heat sink

 

[venomx]

Running the latest Ryzen Master. Cannot see anywhere to change the fan settings though

I used to get a buzzing sound which I eradicated by tidying some cables up

The whirring sound however started after I upgraded from a 2400g to the 3600
The only thing I can think is i smudged a tiny bit of paste off the heatsink whilst installing it ? Or would this not affect the noise ? Im sure its ok though because my temps are stable and fine.

 

[venomx]

Latest chipset fixed boost & idling windows power profiles, which from his comment says that using the Windows low power profile.



That means you do not have positive airflow into the case. You need fans blowing fresh air in the case and more than one of them.
That would keep temps low also.

Temps are fine at the moment ( 38c idle / 62c gaming )
Forgot to say I have a RX580 which has two big fans on it which I can control via the afterburner app

 

[venomx]

The paste was already applied onto the heatsink when i got it out the box

 

[venomx]

Not sure if your problem is what I had which was the temps keep spiking into the 60's under small loads which caused the fans to ramp up. What I did was make a custom fan profile so this does not happen.

My Temps range from 36c to 40c, never any higher unless gaming

Would upgrading the BIOS make any difference ? The version im running is from 2/3months ago ( Version F41 )

 

[venomx]

Thanks for all the info guys much appreicated.

Checked with a torch this morning to make sure nothings touching the fan blades.

The only thing I can think is either its normal for it to make some noise in high performance mode or one of the tiny spare cables tucked away ( right at the bottom ) is slightly touching the case. Tried my best to push them in and away from the case.

 

[venomx]

The default cooler paste wasn't enough to fill my 3600's wonky concave base. I needed to put proper paste on it to get rid of the whine.

The cooler still isn't really good enough if you want to leave the default package setting at 88w.

Didn't know the paste could affect the noise it makes , My paste must be ok if my temps are fine ?

If its the heatsink making the noise how would the paste affect it ?

Which paste would you recommend ?