Computer making weird noise?

[Viggo Stark]

Hi, I bought a secondhand pc,

it’s making a weird noise, the temperatures are getting high on the cpu so I bought a new cpu cooler, haven’t got it yet, but I wonder were the noise comes from?

 

[Hinjima]

Sounds like a fan rubbing against something or a faulty fan bearing.

 

Remove the sidepanel and try to locate where the sound is coming from.

[Viggo Stark]

4 minutes ago, Hinjima said:

Sounds like a fan rubbing against something or a faulty fan bearing.

 

Remove the sidepanel and try to locate where the sound is coming from.

okey, sounds like the noise is coming from the top left one, i flipped them yesterday because both of them where blowing air out and there is no other fan thats blow in the air. Maybe i did something then.

[Viggo Stark]

11 minutes ago, Hinjima said:

Sounds like a fan rubbing against something or a faulty fan bearing.

 

Remove the sidepanel and try to locate where the sound is coming from.

Another question my cpu is at 80-100 when gaming, and the cooler and paste comes next Friday, can I play anyways or should I just wait to next week 

[Hinjima]

15 minutes ago, Viggo Stark said:

okey, sounds like the noise is coming from the top left one, i flipped them yesterday because both of them where blowing air out and there is no other fan thats blow in the air. Maybe i did something then.

Are there no fans in the front as intake?

6 minutes ago, Viggo Stark said:

Another question my cpu is at 80-100 when gaming, and the cooler and paste comes next Friday, can I play anyways or should I just wait to next week 

80-90c is warm but okay.. 100c is too much.

[Viggo Stark]

30 minutes ago, Hinjima said:

Are there no fans in the front as intake?

80-90c is warm but okay.. 100c is too much.

okey, i often lay between 90-97 in game is it worth to wait to next week or can i play in your opinion?

[Hinjima]

8 minutes ago, Viggo Stark said:

okey, i often lay between 90-97 in game is it worth to wait to next week or can i play in your opinion?

What CPU is it?  90c is okay short term but I would say 97c is uncomfortable.

I would personally wait.

 

Remove the sidepanel and see if the temperatures drop a little.

You might be able to play like that for a week.

[Viggo Stark]

29 minutes ago, Hinjima said:

What CPU is it?  90c is okay short term but I would say 97c is uncomfortable.

I would personally wait.

 

Remove the sidepanel and see if the temperatures drop a little.

You might be able to play like that for a week.

it is a i7 9700k

[Hinjima]

11 minutes ago, Viggo Stark said:

it is a i7 9700k

97c is uncomfortably hot for this CPU.

Try with the sidepanel off and see if that helps.

[Viggo Stark]

1 hour ago, Hinjima said:

97c is uncomfortably hot for this CPU.

Try with the sidepanel off and see if that helps.

around 88-95 with sidepanels off

 

[Hinjima]

1 hour ago, Viggo Stark said:

around 88-95 with sidepanels off

 

Its still very warm. 

If this was my own personal system I would not do it.

 

What cooler is on the 9700k? Its not a very difficult CPU to cool.

[Viggo Stark]

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[Viggo Stark]

20 minutes ago, Hinjima said:

Its still very warm. 

If this was my own personal system I would not do it.

 

What cooler is on the 9700k? Its not a very difficult CPU to cool.

something noctua 1600

[Hinjima]

16 minutes ago, Viggo Stark said:

something noctua 1600

Okay.

I would personally wait.  95c is too hot for comfort.

 

If the fan on the CPU cooler is working then any noctua cooler would be able to keep the 9700k low enough in temp.

I hope that is the issue and you get it fixed with the new cooler.

[Viggo Stark]

18 hours ago, Hinjima said:

Okay.

I would personally wait.  95c is too hot for comfort. 

 

If the fan on the CPU cooler is working then any noctua cooler would be able to keep the 9700k low enough in temp.

I hope that is the issue and you get it fixed with the new cooler.

Both fans are spinning when the computer is on, but does it look right on the video? Both fans sitting the right way?

 

 

[BringBackBlinkCode]

is your cooler capable of being turned a full 1/4 rotation so that the exhaust blows out the rear?

[Viggo Stark]

37 minutes ago, BringBackBlinkCode said:

is your cooler capable of being turned a full 1/4 rotation so that the exhaust blows out the rear?

I am not sure but it looks like it Will hit the ram if I rotate it

 

 

[Viggo Stark]

1 hour ago, BringBackBlinkCode said:

is your cooler capable of being turned a full 1/4 rotation so that the exhaust blows out the rear?

Are the top one the right way? I am new to computer fans, or should it be the other way?

[Hinjima]

1 hour ago, Viggo Stark said:

Are the top one the right way? I am new to computer fans, or should it be the other way?

This is the correct way the Noctua cooler should be.

You can lift the fan of the cooler up slightly if its hitting the RAM. 

Just unhook the metal clips on the side and move it up until it clears the RAM.

 

[Viggo Stark]

On 2/23/2025 at 6:19 PM, Hinjima said:

This is the correct way the Noctua cooler should be.

You can lift the fan of the cooler up slightly if its hitting the RAM. 

Just unhook the metal clips on the side and move it up until it clears the RAM.

 

How to get this metal stick off

 

 

[Hinjima]

7 minutes ago, Viggo Stark said:

How to get this metal stick off

 

Pull it up. It will require quite a lot of force.   Probably more than you feel comfortable with.

I usually use a screwdriver to help unhook it so I dont hurt my finger.

 

timed it.

 

[Viggo Stark]

9 minutes ago, Hinjima said:

Pull it up. It will require quite a lot of force.   Probably more than you feel comfortable with.

I usually use a screwdriver to help unhook it so I dont hurt my finger.

 

timed it.

 

Okey I got it off how can I rotate

 

 

[Viggo Stark]

8 minutes ago, Viggo Stark said:

Okey I got it off how can I rotate

 

 

 

 

[Hinjima]

14 minutes ago, Viggo Stark said:

 

 

 

was there no thermal paste under the CPU cooler or did you clean it?

[Viggo Stark]

11 minutes ago, Hinjima said:

was there no thermal paste under the CPU cooler or did you clean it?

I did clean it