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Computer Vibrations Into The Floor?

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Hello,

 

Quite recently, my computer constantly makes vibrations and through the floor, which it makes my feet and chair irritates a lot.

I don't know if it has to do with my recent taking out fans on H80i for checkups? I don't know what causes to vibrate so persistently.

 

 

Anyone have any suggestions?

 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4

Motherboard: MSi P67A-GD65 B3

CPU: Intel Core i5 2500k (Liquid Cooled Corsair H80i)

Memory: Mushkin Enhanced Silverline Stiletto 8GB 2X4GB

GPU: MSi Geforce 560 ti Twin Frozor II

PSU: Corsair Professional HX750W 750W

HD: Western Digital 640GB Hard Drive (+4 yr old)

       Western Digital WD10EARS Caviar Green 1TB

 

Thanks.

 

 

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I would make sure all of the fans in the system are attached properly, and then maybe see if it has to do with in built fans/components like HDD, Graphics card or power supply... I can't really think what it could be other than those

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  • Sharkoon T9 case
  • i7 - 2600k @ Stock
  • Coolermaster 212 evo
  • Gigabyte GA-Z68-UD3H-B3 Motherboard
  • Corsair Vengeance 4x4GB
  • Nvidia GTX 780 EVGA Classified edition
  • Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD
  • Samsung 840120GB SSD

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Hi Kee23,

 

I'm not sure what could be causing it to actually vibrate. Noise I could understand but vibrating sounds a bit more intense. You said you recently took out the fans; so like eXyLe said, I would double check those and make sure they are installed correctly and tightly screwed in. That's all I can think of for now.

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Sounds like your hard-drives to me, fans won't make such a large vibration. You might want to invest in a hard drive silencer or just lay the drive in a nice piece of foam and that'll stop the vibration :)

export PS1='\[\033[1;30m\]┌╼ \[\033[1;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[1;30m\] ╾╼ \[\033[0;34m\]\w\[\033[0;36m\]\n\[\033[1;30m\]└╼ \[\033[1;37m\]'


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thanks for replies guys :) ,

 

I took out fans and I re-installed them and it remained the same... I also double checked the power supplies that the screws were loosened a bit, but same results. Graphic Card doesn't seem to be an issue. I'll double check on that later.

 

I had a same curious too about the Hard Drives might causing the issue,.. but I made a doubt that because simply the HD had a Anti-Vibrate screw to the HD Bay(whatever it calls).

Also, I got curious when I touched the two HD's in the cage and they made some vibration indicating that HD's mostly issue? Again, I doubt the HD's are issue, because it never happened even before I took out those fans.

 

Mystery continues.... :(

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Lay the hard drives on a hard surface and see if they vibrate, the rubber stuff isn't that great the vibrations can still get through the screws.

export PS1='\[\033[1;30m\]┌╼ \[\033[1;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[1;30m\] ╾╼ \[\033[0;34m\]\w\[\033[0;36m\]\n\[\033[1;30m\]└╼ \[\033[1;37m\]'


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Would probably be the hard drives or a optical drive.

 

Unplug DVD drive, does the problem persist?  If yes, while the system is running touch both harddrives and try and feel which one is vibrating more.  Unplug it, does the problem persist?  If yes, plug that one back in and unplug the other one. 

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Sounds like hard drives, had a similar issue they can just spin at at just the wrong frequency to resonate your case. I fixed it by making a cradle out of £1 worth of elastic and sitting the drive on it.

 

Check this thread over at Silent PC Review, there's some pretty ghetto designs but i did something similar to this

 

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I recently found out, that with some cable strapping on the back of the harddrives, they are in such a position to vibrait, despite having anti-vibration rubber things around them.

 

Since you're fractal case has also HDD-Cages, i would unlock it and pull it out a few mm (or inches, or whatever it's called in 'murica ;P ) then you can idenfitfy if it's only one HDD or both.

 

Then you can also stop youre fans for a very short time (it shouldn't do anything, since most of the newer bioses just cut power to the fan, if they sense it's at 0 RPM, but just to be sure i would not hold it longer then 3-4 seconds), one by one to find out if or wich fan it is. (do it with the GPU too)

 

If you stoped all fans and tried the thing with the HDD's, that leaves only the PSU

Good news everyone...!

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hey guys, i'm back... sorry for the late post, it's been a busy week.

 

I tried what you guys asked me to do, like take out one hd at a time to see who vibrates the most, but the main hard drive usually do but it doesn't change a thing. Even when i pull both the hd out, i can feel the floor vibrate.

 

I also double checked the power supply just taking the screws out and re-screw them in, and same stuff happening.

 

As for the fans cpu cooler, I took fans out and re-installed back in. sigh... same issue.

 

But as I took out the fans, i noticed the case's side radiator some threads near the screws slightly bent...is that going to be an issue like this? 

When I was replacing the fans back in, I was having so much trouble screwing back and I must have accidentally  hit the radiator.

 

That's the only assumption i can think of.. so as of right now, power supply and hds are not the issue(99.9% sure).

 

Side panels don't do much.

 

yeah... so mystery still continues for me :(

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at this point take 1 fan out at time till its gone, and slowly re install then see when comes back. or try placing desktop on a mat or something 

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Well today i had a free time, so i basically took out all the computer parts and re-installed it to my old case. It took me an hour to do it,but well worth it that my fractal case is not the issue after all.

So now I'm back to HD's and the raidiator for H80i....or power supply all over agin..... :(

I was wondering can the damaged raidiator create vibrations????????????.

My previous post explains that as i tried to screw back in to te case, some sorta bented a little.

I'd like to hear from you guys

Thanks

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