Weird ticking

[Jajo]

Hi

When im moving my gpu around in my case i can hear something like a metallic click. This sound also goes off every now and then when the fans are running. What could be causing it??

[Bombastinator]

1 hour ago, Jajo said:

Hi

When im moving my gpu around in my case i can hear something like a metallic click. This sound also goes off every now and then when the fans are running. What could be causing it??

Traditionally that kind of noise is from a wire hitting a fan

[Jajo]

Just now, Bombastinator said:

Traditionally that kind of noise is from a wire hitting a fan

it isnt constant though, every once in a while. no cable is hitting any of its fans so i dont know. also as i said it makes a similiar sound when pushing it up when in the pcie slot

[Poinkachu]

3 minutes ago, Jajo said:

it isnt constant though, every once in a while. no cable is hitting any of its fans so i dont know. also as i said it makes a similiar sound when pushing it up when in the pcie slot

You said it makes the same noise when you push the GPU up, means it is easily replicable. Try recording the sound.

[Jajo]

8 minutes ago, Poinkachu said:

You said it makes the same noise when you push the GPU up, means it is easily replicable. Try recording the sound.

@Poinkachuit tends to go off at around 1000 rpms and when fans are turning off sometimes. Its around 16th second of the vid https://twitter.com/jajo49948755/status/1657517345785405442?s=46&t=w-DcygokNVMpCznLB2QDhg

[Jajo]

12 minutes ago, Poinkachu said:

You said it makes the same noise when you push the GPU up, means it is easily replicable. Try recording the sound.

When pushing it up it is kind of different but still 

[Poinkachu]

4 minutes ago, Jajo said:

@Poinkachuit tends to go off at around 1000 rpms and when fans are turning off sometimes. Its around 16th second of the vid https://twitter.com/jajo49948755/status/1657517345785405442?s=46&t=w-DcygokNVMpCznLB2QDhg

I didn't hear anything at 16th second.

I did hear something that sounds like a thump at 6th, 11th, 20th.

[Jajo]

Just now, Poinkachu said:

I didn't hear anything at 16th second.

I did hear something that sounds like a thump at 6th, 11th, 20th.

my phone doesnt catch the sound i think. it is there but seems to be quiet

 

[Jajo]

Just now, Poinkachu said:

I didn't hear anything at 16th second.

I did hear something that sounds like a thump at 6th, 11th, 20th.

might be a bearing of the fan? but that doesnt explain it doing the same sound when pushing up 

[Poinkachu]

1 minute ago, Jajo said:

my phone doesnt catch the sound i think. it is there but seems to be quiet

 

Try recording after removing the glass panel ?

 

Also for this :

26 minutes ago, Jajo said:

no cable is hitting any of its fans so i dont know.

There is fan cables too inside the GPU shroud.

And most likely there's RGB cables as well.

[Jajo]

Just now, Poinkachu said:

Try recording after removing the glass panel ?

 

Also for this :

There is fan cables too inside the GPU shroud.

And most likely there's RGB cables as well.

its 1 am in poland right now, i dont want to wake up my parents. ill record it tommorow also pushing it up to recreate the sound. ill tag you ok?

[Poinkachu]

2 minutes ago, Jajo said:

its 1 am in poland right now, i dont want to wake up my parents. ill record it tommorow also pushing it up to recreate the sound. ill tag you ok?

Sure. I can't promise that I will surely know what's causing it though.

[Jajo]

3 minutes ago, Poinkachu said:

Try recording after removing the glass panel ?

 

Also for this :

There is fan cables too inside the GPU shroud.

And most likely there's RGB cables as well.

Here is the fan cables i think, is it possible that ive damaged it while installing? I hope that i didnt but is there a possibility

[Jajo]

Just now, Poinkachu said:

Sure. I can't promise that I will surely know what's causing it though.

ok thank you for your help anyway

[Bombastinator]

Sound is moving air.  The reason one can hear some non air thing hot some other non air thing is the things a immersed in air and when they vibrate they transfer that to the air.  Computers don’t make noise by working, what makes noise is their components moving.  so it’s got to be a piece of the computer vibrating.  I still think there are fan blades hitting wires.  Lotta wires in there.

[Jajo]

4 hours ago, Bombastinator said:

Sound is moving air.  The reason one can hear some non air thing hot some other non air thing is the things a immersed in air and when they vibrate they transfer that to the air.  Computers don’t make noise by working, what makes noise is their components moving.  so it’s got to be a piece of the computer vibrating.  I still think there are fan blades hitting wires.  Lotta wires in there.

Ok, what if it is a wire? What can I do to prevent this sound? Do i have to send it to asus?

[Jajo]

10 hours ago, Poinkachu said:

Try recording after removing the glass panel ?

 

Also for this :

There is fan cables too inside the GPU shroud.

And most likely there's RGB cables as well.

Here is the ticking sound when moving up. I think it comes from around the 2nd or 3rd fan of the gpu. It might be from the pcie slot since ive had a hard time screwing it in the case and i had to push the gpu to the left side https://twitter.com/jajo49948755/status/1657672963116638209?s=46&t=w-DcygokNVMpCznLB2QDhg

[Poinkachu]

1 minute ago, Jajo said:

Here is the ticking sound when moving up. I think it comes from around the 2nd or 3rd fan of the gpu. It might be from the pcie slot since ive had a hard time screwing it in the case and i had to push the gpu to the left side https://twitter.com/jajo49948755/status/1657672963116638209?s=46&t=w-DcygokNVMpCznLB2QDhg

Well, to me that sounds like fan blade slightly touching something.

Either cable or a part of the GPU shroud.

[Jajo]

19 minutes ago, Poinkachu said:

Well, to me that sounds like fan blade slightly touching something.

Either cable or a part of the GPU shroud.

I dont know then. Ive noticed that it appears when the fans are slowing down, for example from 1300 rpm to 1000 rpm. It isnt constant though, just a small tick. Ive searched through the fans and there doesnt seem to be any cables loose. Ill just live with it i guess

[Poinkachu]

4 minutes ago, Jajo said:

I dont know then. Ive noticed that it appears when the fans are slowing down, for example from 1300 rpm to 1000 rpm. It isnt constant though, just a small tick. Ive searched through the fans and there doesnt seem to be any cables loose. Ill just live with it i guess

Well, to really check it you will need to disassemble the GPU shroud.

Also, check if the fan wobbles, just in case.

[Jajo]

4 minutes ago, Poinkachu said:

Well, to really check it you will need to disassemble the GPU shroud.

Also, check if the fan wobbles, just in case.

I dont want to lose the warranty. All of the fans wobble a bit but i dont think it is an issue. 

[Bombastinator]

10 hours ago, Jajo said:

Ok, what if it is a wire? What can I do to prevent this sound? Do i have to send it to asus?

You have to move either the fan or the wire.  Wires can usually simply moved a bit, but they can also be taped out of the way. It didn’t look like a laptop but I could be wrong.

[Jajo]

39 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

You have to move either the fan or the wire.  Wires can usually simply moved a bit, but they can also be taped out of the way. It didn’t look like a laptop but I could be wrong.

I searched through and there is no wire obstructing fans. 

[Bombastinator]

6 hours ago, Jajo said:

I searched through and there is no wire obstructing fans. 

All they have to do is touch the back of the blade.  Merely really close may even be enough if they’re getting sucked in. Basically it’s any object though.  It’s just that fan wires are the most common.  If there is a tag on fan wires for instance that can cause it, or a wire for something else, or just about anything really.  It’s not uncommon to actually try to determine which fan is doing it with a field serviceable ear trumpet made of rolled paper.  This was a bit more complicated in years past when there were 3 bearing or more fans around.  That hasn’t been a thing with case fans for many years though.

Edited May 15, 2023 by Bombastinator