My new PC is making a loud buzzing noise coming from the CPU area inside the board behind it.
My new PC is making a loud buzzing noise coming from the CPU area inside the board behind it.
Hi, my name is Omar. One month ago, I bought a new computer. Soon after I started playing, I heard a zzzz noise coming from inside the computer. The shop where I got it was very nice, but they didn't help much at first. They changed my graphics card (an RTX 4070 12gb) to an RTX 4070 Ti Super and then swapped my motherboard from an Asus B760 to an Asus Z790 Plus. After all these changes, the problem still exists. I don't know what went wrong because it's happening now. Even after trying every hardware test and running software checks in the BIOS, nothing worked. I tried changing CPU settings but everything stayed the same. My computer is basically broken even though I paid a lot of money for it. This isn't coil whine because the noise sounds exactly the same no matter which part I change. The sound comes from behind the motherboard where the metal part with grey color next to the CPU, right? Also, I checked all the fans and when they were spinning super fast there was still no zzzz sound. So, please help me fix this because my computer won't work well for me. My CPU is Intel Core i5 14600K. My cooler is an Xigmatek LK 360 digital Argb aio liquid CPU cooler. My motherboard is Asus TUF Gaming Z790 Plus WiFi LL. My RAM is Lexar Ares 32gb with two sticks of DDR5 at 7200Mhz. My SSD or HDD is a 512GB NVMe m.2 drive, though I'm not sure if it's the right type. My graphics card is an RTX 4070 Ti Super. My power supply is an Asus TUF Gaming 850W Gold 80 Plus ATX 3.1 fully modular PSU running on Windows 11. My monitor is an Asus TUF Gaming VG27aql3a. I really need help because this computer is so annoying to use and the noise hurts me too.
Well, maybe you haven't tried everything because there are still things to do. It could be a MoBo coil whine. If that's the case, replacing just the MoBo isn't enough. For better troubleshooting, take the MoBo out of your PC case and put it on some cardboard. See if that mysterious sound is still there. This trick is called breadboarding. Another option is to increase white noise so other sounds get covered up in it. Or use a much better headset with more isolation so you don't hear the noise from outside.