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[BBQ_Blaze]

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[vlad1slaw]

6 minutes ago, BBQ_Blaze said:

My Setup:

OS: Windows 11/ 64bit

PSU: NZXT C650 gold 2022 (650W)

Mainboard: B550 AORUS ELITE V2 rev.:1.2 BIOS version: FD (updated multiple times, changes nothing)

CPU: Ryzen 7 5700X

CPU Cooler: BeQuiet! Shadow Rock Slim

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB,3600MHz x2

Graphics card: MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Z Trio 16G V1

SSDs: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB, WD Black SN770 1TB

No HDDs

Case: BeQuiet! Silent Base 801 (3x Pure Wings 2 140mm, 1x Silent Wings 3 High Speed 120mm)

The fans have been in a previous Setup an are 4-5 years old.

 

The "problem":

Since I’ve built my PC a few months ago it has always randomly started making this odd clicking noise. In this time I’ve never encountered any stability issues. I have no idea what my be the cause of this and the only somewhat consistent way to get my PC to click is running Cinebench (both single- and multicore) or Task Manager though to always get the rhythmic pattern heard in the recordings it has to be in fullscreen while Wallpaper engine is running (in 64bit), this is not the case if Wallpaper engine isn’t running (while Wallpaper engine isn’t running the “pattern” can be stopped by minimizing Cinebench, Task Manager always "clicks"). The “pattern” also seems to match the speed in which the picture updates in Cinebench and the Real time update speed in Task Manager (changing it also influences it). The source of the clicking is somewhere around the CPU, the only click caused by the PSU is when turning on the PC. 

When the clicking isn't in a "pattern", it doesn't act in any particular frequency, just sometimes more often sometimes less.

 

Is this anything i should be worried about?

 

Task Manager clicking:

 

Cinebench clicking:

 

Also this can be heard, but this may just be my fans getting old (4-5 years):

 

This is the location of my phone during recording:

is your motherboard brand new or used? My guess is the VRMs on the motherboard react like this when the CPU has power spikes maybe. That is my most plausible guess

[BBQ_Blaze]

5 minutes ago, vlad1slaw said:

is your motherboard brand new or used?

All the things in my PC were bought brand new.

[vlad1slaw]

1 minute ago, BBQ_Blaze said:

All the things in my PC were bought brand new.

You could try swapping the motherboard if it is still covered by warranty, see if your issue is fixed, though I am not sure about the motherboard being the issue

[BBQ_Blaze]

9 minutes ago, vlad1slaw said:

is your motherboard brand new or used? My guess is the VRMs on the motherboard react like this when the CPU has power spikes maybe. That is my most plausible guess

maybe, but does Task Manager pull that much power? btw can you listen to the Audio? my friend told me he can't and it also doesn't work on my phone

[vlad1slaw]

4 minutes ago, BBQ_Blaze said:

maybe, but does Task Manager pull that much power? btw can you listen to the Audio? my friend told me he can't and it also doesn't work on my phone

Yes, I can listen to the audio, on pc atleast. I would think it is some sort of power draw issue, maybe check any power spikes with specific software in the scenarios you hear clicking.

[BBQ_Blaze]

4 minutes ago, vlad1slaw said:

Yes, I can listen to the audio, on pc atleast. I would think it is some sort of power draw issue, maybe check any power spikes with specific software in the scenarios you hear clicking.

Is there any software you can recommend?