User 11037
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Hi,
I recently built a PC and it has been running fine. However, recently I noticed a rather strange whining noise coming from the PC (not a fan as it's too high pitched). Obviously I have made sure that this is not the speakers by turning them off. The noise persisted.
The noise seems only to occur during games at certain points, for example while playing Dawn of War 2 the noise would occur during a mission loading screen when the loading bar was full but not while it was loading. Also during some menus in other games, and the pitch of the noise depends on which menu I am on.
Here are my system specs:
intel i5 3570k (not overclocked)
1600 MHz 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 Ripsaw RAM
GA-Z77-DS3H MoBo
Radeon HD 7770 Graphics card
Corsair CX750 Builder series PSU
(I assume that disc drive/HDD/case are not relevant)
Edit: I just thought I'd mention that the noise is not overly loud, but maybe a bit distracting due to its high pitch. However, I am mostly worried that it is symptomatic of some damage to the PC.
Also, I have ruled out the monitor by switching it off - this does not affect the noise.
I recently built a PC and it has been running fine. However, recently I noticed a rather strange whining noise coming from the PC (not a fan as it's too high pitched). Obviously I have made sure that this is not the speakers by turning them off. The noise persisted.
The noise seems only to occur during games at certain points, for example while playing Dawn of War 2 the noise would occur during a mission loading screen when the loading bar was full but not while it was loading. Also during some menus in other games, and the pitch of the noise depends on which menu I am on.
Here are my system specs:
intel i5 3570k (not overclocked)
1600 MHz 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 Ripsaw RAM
GA-Z77-DS3H MoBo
Radeon HD 7770 Graphics card
Corsair CX750 Builder series PSU
(I assume that disc drive/HDD/case are not relevant)
Edit: I just thought I'd mention that the noise is not overly loud, but maybe a bit distracting due to its high pitch. However, I am mostly worried that it is symptomatic of some damage to the PC.
Also, I have ruled out the monitor by switching it off - this does not affect the noise.
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