This sound likely originates from the hard drive, possibly the WD Blue 7200 RPM 1TB drive.
This sound likely originates from the hard drive, possibly the WD Blue 7200 RPM 1TB drive.
It looks like this happens only when I play games in RPCS3, which is saved on the hard drive, and sometimes even during light use for a few seconds. My GPU makes coil whine, but the sound here feels different—it seems to come from the hard drive. It’s really annoying. Is this typical? I’ve checked for bad sectors and errors using HD Tune and CrystalDiskInfo, and the drive appears normal.
It seems like you prefer a fan over a clicking hard drive, but it's typical for hard drives to produce some sound when accessed.
It's tough to judge due to the fan noise and through the headset, but backing up your data from the HDD is definitely a good idea for anything important. Hard drives sometimes show errors before they completely fail, so if you're getting frustrated, swapping it for an SSD would be wise right now—the prices are actually quite reasonable.
It seemed everything was happening at once. You might consider lowering the GPU voltage or matching your frame rate to your monitor's refresh rate. That could significantly reduce the noise.
I've already limited the performance to the point where I don't exceed 60 FPS, thanks to using rpcs3 for the PS3 emulation.
Dang, unlucky with that coil whine at 60fps. Either way, unless there is obvious clicking, grinding or clunking from the HDD it should be fine. (Can't tell from the video) . They do make a noise when being accessed.