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[Dallas]

I'll also point out that a noisy power supply fan has no significant impact on the computer. Replace it before you go mad, but not before.

[Krashport]

It's the Ceiling fan, Trust me!

[Finuve]

It's the Ceiling fan, Trust me!

4 AM, lying in bed which i had only gotten to about 10 minutes prior, horrible churning, new computer, I panicked, jumped up tore the side cover off, threw my ear against the GPUs, not there, CPU cooler, not there, Case fans, not there

had to be the fans had to be, I told myself repeatedly, nothing else could make that noise. I shut the computer down and the noise continued...then I raised my head and angrily stared at the ceiling fan

[Alhanelem]

everyone's basically got it covered. Only a few things can actually make noise in your computer

1)hard drive (If it's making loud noises, particularly clicking sounds, it's about to die)

2) PC speaker on motherboard (Some motherboards have a digital number display on the board itself instead of a PC speaker). Makes beep codes when hardware faliures are detected during POST. You'll need your motherboard manufacturer's manual to interpret these as they are not always the same with different boards

3)Case / PSU / GPU / CPU fans. Most people already covered this one. Especially if it's loud and not preventing the computer from booting, this is very likely.

[Finuve]

everyone's basically got it covered. Only a few things can actually make noise in your computer

1)hard drive (If it's making loud noises, particularly clicking sounds, it's about to die)

2) PC speaker on motherboard (Some motherboards have a digital number display on the board itself instead of a PC speaker). Makes beep codes when hardware faliures are detected during POST. You'll need your motherboard manufacturer's manual to interpret these as they are not always the same with different boards

3)Case / PSU / GPU / CPU fans. Most people already covered this one. Especially if it's loud and not preventing the computer from booting, this is very likely.

you forgot about Coil Whine, common in PSUs and GPUs, and it is one of the most screeching annoying sounds ever

[Juilan]

everyone's basically got it covered. Only a few things can actually make noise in your computer

1)hard drive (If it's making loud noises, particularly clicking sounds, it's about to die)

2) PC speaker on motherboard (Some motherboards have a digital number display on the board itself instead of a PC speaker). Makes beep codes when hardware faliures are detected during POST. You'll need your motherboard manufacturer's manual to interpret these as they are not always the same with different boards

3)Case / PSU / GPU / CPU fans. Most people already covered this one. Especially if it's loud and not preventing the computer from booting, this is very likely.

1)if hard drive issue, you'll get an error after post...
2)i know on asus and msi boards a load buzz happens when i dont mount the ram correctly...
3)computer can post without fans...

[Dallas]

If it's the hard drive and it stops making noise, it's dead.

[Alhanelem]

true dat- though clicking noises are the key sign that death is imminent.

[Dallas]

I'd describe a hard drive failure as closer to an ambulance wail. Haven't seen the clicking yet.

[ShadowHeart]

i would close the blinds pack a bag and sneak out the secret tunnel!!! SE has sent in the choppers for use of windower!!!