I previously had a WD 80 GB that everytime I played a game it would make these weird spinning sounds. i thought it was the HDD so I replaced it (was originally going to seeing 80GB was too small) I installed a new sammy 160GB and still it makes these sounds when playing a game. I check all fans gfx, cpu, psu and still it happens. I was told it could be the PSU. Its a shuttle SN85G4 with the standard PSU. I was told on another forum that it could possibly be the PSU. Where can I find a place that sells then which are instock? I'm leaving home on the tuesday, so its vital I get it fixed before I go. Much appreciated.
My GFX used to make an odd noise when I played games. Kind of a wierd fast clicking noise. Although it seems to have stopped now, since I reseated the HSF. No idea how that works, but all is good now.
Thats the funny thing about noise in your computer, it has to come either from a moving part, or interfearance from your sound card. There aren't too many moving parts and not much will cause interfearance with your sound card (except for moving parts). The main things to do is inspect any heatsink fan, your HD, CD, and sure, it could be your PSU. Thats about all that couls do it (unless you have other stuff crazy plugged in). So, to find it, you basically will need to use the process of eliminatin. Also, turn up the volume or remove your sound card to see if the noise is comming form there.
no, actually solid state electronics make noise too, and it's nothing to be alarmed at. put your ear against an ipod and even when the HDD is not spinning you can hear all sorts of weird clicking and beeping noises. it's hardware interrupts for the control wheel and buttons. slide the hold switch to on and those noises stop immediately. and on a related note, a lot of power supplys make weird hissing noises when under load. it's kinda normal, but if they're excessive, i'd get paranoid. my old power supply did that from day one and died withing 7 months. in case you're wondering, the noises are caused mainly by transformers, changing magnetic fields cause components to vibrate microscopically.
OK. Well the sound card is removed, CD-ROM, HDD has been replaced and the sound still remains. When loading I dont hear anything, but when I'm in the menu (max payne) or in game, it makes these sounds. It sounds like its coming from the front of my shuttle. I'll try disabling my card reader..
Well that's all fine and dandy, but a PC is not a iPod and microscopically vibrating IC's are not within the range of human hearing. Well, I have never actually kept my ear up to an IC or used a stethiscope, but for all practicle purposes, if any solid state component is making a noise loud enough to hear it's either not a solid state component or it is working so far out of tollerances that you wouldn't expect for it to work at all. Certainly an IC will never make noise loud enough to hear over the PSU or cooling fans (except maybe for a split second if it explodes). Oh, I think I forgot to mention the heatsink fans. Many will speed up when under load as well. Try another fan, or if you are good, disconnect them for less than a second.
solid state components can make a hearable sound under heavy load... specially mosfets and some regulators... it is more of a whining noise tough... it's more likely that it's a coil of some sort that makes the sound.. try wiggeling on some of the coils on your mobo and/or PSU... they often make noises...
OK, the wiggeling has made no difference. This is SO annoying. Just spend hundreds on upgrading my computer and this annoying thing happens!!
ah... THAT sound... that isn't the coils (they would be much louder).. I have that sound myself... i can't hear it unless the side of my case is open though... i guess Explicit is right
They do not "vibrate" in the conventional sense. The digital circuits on your MoBo will not make noise in the traditional sense. Period. No matter how much you crank them up. (unless they fry, but even then they tend to be quiet just smelly) Oh, there is a PC speaker that may be built into you MoBo - that might be getting some interference to. EDIT: Let me say, that normally in a situation like this, I would provide a reference, but this is not something that is very easy to say look - "see what this says right here?" And I admit, its been 16 years since I studied digital circuits in college, so I may have forgotten something. Though consequently, I do have 16 years day after day sitting next to hundreds of open computers and not a single IC or digital circuit as part of a MoBo or computer system has made any noise in all that time. To shore up my possibly antiquated knowledge, I asked a recent graduate (2 months) with BS in computer and digital circuit design and he agrees. I happen to pass another not so recent graduate (4 years), he agrees. I asked another Old timer like me (10+ years) . . . . anyway - we all agree MoBo IC's or digital circuits making noise is bonk. So unless you can provide a reference, thats 16 years of specific education and about 30 years of specific experience you are arguing with. But anyway, if you have some substantial proof, I would like to see because I can't find any.
Hmm, my pc occasionally makes a noise like a cat yowling, no, really. No idea what's causing that, but I'm on my second PSU so...graphics card fan? hellomoto: I feel your pain, spent £60 on a new PSU to quieten down a buzzy-humming noise mine makes, but no, it wasn't the PSU, next guess is it's one of the hard drives making the noise, noise damping foam here I come... Making a quiet PC has got to be as expensive as making the ultimate OC pc. Every time you buy another quieter bit, you can hear the next noisest bit wirring or humming away. I can't think of any way in which a mobo component could make noise ('cept the pc speaker obv.), but i can think of ways that the components in a PSU *could* make noise. We've all heard that 50/60Hz mains hum right?
IC's and circuits don't make noises, no. Toroids, MOSFETs and capacitors, however, are known to. I've come across it most often with DFI Socket A boards, the toroids actually whine when the board is under load, and if you give them a prod the noise will go away for a while. Seems odd but talk to users of it and about 50% will report the same thing, there've been huge threads on DFI forums about it. Regarding your particular noises, is it definitely not coming from your speakers? I've encountered mice causing interference with cheap speakers quite often.
I think an appropriate run for the hills should be placed here. I don't know what kind of short cut it exposes, but if a toroid is making noise, its a severe design flaw. It doesn't seem possible, but if there is an armada of people who have seen this, I will accept it. But the MOSFETs and capacitors on a PC MoBo are not going to make any noise. (BTW I've never even heard of DFI are they big in Europe?)
I haven't had any MOSFETs and/or capacitors on mobos make any noises, but I certainly have had PSUs and other devices give off sound from the capacitors. My g/f's PC has a similar issue. When she moves the mouse you can hear a slight buzzing/scratching sound. I's a standard Logitech USB Optical mouse so I don't know why it would be causing inteference like that, although the monitors are those crappy ones that are built into TFT monitors Anyway, are you sure everything is properly grounded? Do you have any spare PSUs you could stick in as a test? You could try stripping your PC down to the bare essential components & see if there is still a noise, and if not, stick in 1 at time to try and isolate what is causing it.
Equally famous on both sides of the pond, they made the best-overclocking Socket A board, if least reliable, a couple of extremely solid and good P4 boards and have just released a Socket 754 board that has had rave reviews, having the best overclocking options and performance of all. They are relatively new though, I think their first board was released on the nForce chipset.
This singing Toroid thing is going to be bugging me all weekend. I just can't see how its possible. I mean, if we are talking about the Toroids themselves making noise, its hard to believe. I am going to have to go with the notion that DFI has just placed their MoBo speaker close to the Toroids and they induce a current into the speaker so, that hitting the Toroids actually effects the symptoms (obviously this is speculation my part) - but the Toroids themselves? You had DFI board? You still have a diagram of the layout? A pic might help to because no one puts Toroids in their diagrams. Anyway, I am going to need a more satisfactory answer. Unfortuntely for me all of our hardware guys have left for the weekend so I will just have to suffer through. Anyway, at least they will be able to appease me monday. Oh - so back to the thread - I am betting now that its the MoBo speaker (just because I go out on too many limbs). Look for your onboard speaker (check the diagrams because it probably doesn't actually look like a speaker), then cover it up with a bit of tape- see how that works.
i think you should record the noise and play it backwards at half the speed.... your computer is clearly trying to communicate with you
