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    [SOLVED] Suddenly loud computer - not sure which component/fan ?

    just managed to fix it thanks to your ideas of narrowing the area down (to see where it's loudest) and stopping fans to eliminate which ones it can't be had narrowed it down to the cpu/case exhaust fan, tried to stop both, didn't work realized the gpu had two fans, and also realized only one...
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    [SOLVED] Suddenly loud computer - not sure which component/fan ?

    I just realized I was going about stopping the fans the wrong way - now I've done it, by placing force on the center of the fan and waiting for it to stop Did it on the "case exhaust" one - nothing Did it on the CPU one - nothing [obviously by nothing I mean: the noise is still there] the GPU...
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    [SOLVED] Suddenly loud computer - not sure which component/fan ?

    tough question but i've always felt like it sounded "fanny" as in the sounds are caused by rotation, but it seems to be going so fast to give off the illusion of a constant noise. should I maybe record the sound? yesterday I tried to stop the fan on the back for a bit, i only managed to slow...
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    [SOLVED] Suddenly loud computer - not sure which component/fan ?

    I've used a decibel measuring app to see the loud spots peak decibels are on the CPU fan & the fan to the left of it (basically at the back of my computer case), they go up to 59-60 dB [is this considered normal?] regarding hard drives: I had disconnected ALL except the 120 gb ssd - and it...
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    [SOLVED] Suddenly loud computer - not sure which component/fan ?

    AMD Ryzen 5 2600 A320M-A PRO (MS-7C51) 16 GB ram SSD/HDD: too many to list, but the standalone windows system drive is a kingston 120 gb (pathetic, i know, my first drive ever) GPU: nvidia geforce gtx 1660 PSU: corsair cx750 i think chassis: don't know what it is OS: windows 8.1 and just to...
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    [SOLVED] Suddenly loud computer - not sure which component/fan ?

    Been using my computer for years Today I decided to mess around the casing, moved a few cables around (and even tilted the computer 45+ degrees, long story) Now everytime my computer is on, I hear a constant whirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr noise. I'm not an expert (unlike you...