clicking noise

Forum discussion tagged with clicking noise.
  1. Iseeuto

    Question Computer won't start and makes a clicking noise

    Hello everyone, I just came back from vacation for a week and my computer just wont start anymore and the PSU makes this weird clicking noise. I've been hearing it for a month now but then my computer started without any issue. Is there any way to fix this or am I bound to buying another PSU ?
  2. stewuie

    Question Could this possibly be a GPU Issue or something else entirely?

    So, i havent turned on my pc for quite awhile now and my gpu has been lying around in its static bag for about 1 month. And my PC hasn't been turned on for like 2 whole months. And so, 3 days ago i decided to install the gpu in my PC because school was going hard on me. And once we installed the...
  3. X

    Question Clicking noises at the ports of gpu

    Hello everyone, the ports of my GPU makes "clicking" noises when I start the game "Path of Exile". After some testing, I found out that it was the ports of my GPU. And after more testing, it's the refresh rate of my monitors. My main one is on 239,96 Hz and the second is on 144 Hz. If I...
  4. I

    Question soft clicking noise coming from laptop. is this a normal sound for a laptop to make?

    I dozed off while working and woke up with my asshole cat's paws on the laptop. She jumped up from the floor onto the desk and I guess landed with her front paws on the laptop. I'm not sure if it ever made this sound before and maybe I'm just being paranoid. Can someone please help me? Thank you
  5. I

    Question What does this clicking noise my external hard drive is making mean?

    View: https://imgur.com/a/aeJ4QQG I haven't opened this drive in months and now I've noticed it's making this clicking noise. The hard drive health is still 100% when I check Hard Disk Sentinel. And Crystal Disk says its Good in health? Is my external hard drive okay?
  6. K

    [SOLVED] Clicking every around 2sec

    So for like a few months now when I start my PC it starts clicking when I took it to the service they said its the hdd but they can't do anything only swap it so I took it back from them because I heard it from the graphic card or PSU but I tried everything I found online and neither of em work...
  7. R

    Question Why is my Thermaltake 1050W PSU making ticking noises?

    The Thermaltake Toughpower Grand RGB 1050W Platinum PSU in my PC making clicking noises. Sounds like some switch is going on and off. The sound isn't always there. It usually starts quiet when I boot it afresh and then when I start a CPU/GPU heavy program like Adobe after effect the sound starts...
  8. Coopaloopa

    [SOLVED] Please help I’m out of ideas RTX 3080

    Okay this is a long one stick with me, please read it all. Full specs and changes listed at bottom. So this all started when I got my evga rtx 3080 ftw 3 ultra. My girlfriend got the same card at the same time as me. We are both enjoying gaming on our cards for several months (April to August...
  9. Chezzy

    [SOLVED] HDD clicking noise and no head parking

    I have a Seagate ST3500312CS that can't be detected and making clicking noise. Since it's doesn't hold many important files, I tried open it up and fix it. The head was stuck near the middle motor and after watching a couple of videos and images of hard drive interior, the head should be parked...
  10. C

    [SOLVED] How to get data of my corrupt SSD

    My WD SSD Passport 1 TB is no longer accessible its not showing up, its no longer initialised when I try to it shows fatal error and its making a clicking noise on start up (weird as it is a SSD ) I have tried all kinds of scan tools and I have tried Kali but that just showed " /on " not...
  11. S

    [SOLVED] WD External HDD clicking problem

    my external hdd stopped working and makes weird noises. opened inside of it then uploaded a video. please help me, i am about to lose 10 years old <<snip>> archive :unsure:
  12. M

    [SOLVED] GPU short sharp loud clicks

    Hi, just signed up today but I've been looking around here to find people with a similar issue that I have. I haven't found anything on the internet that falls into line with my problem though. So recently I installed a new motherboard, cpu and ram and kept my old PSU as it's a decent 500w...
  13. J

    Question New cpu has a clicking fan, and it only makes this clicking noise when the fan has to speed up like when im running a game for example.

    I just bought a brand new computer, and i've noticed when the fan has to speed up like when im running a game for example it starts to make a clicking kind of noise and it continuously does this, and its light but super annoying. Does anyone know how I can fix this? It has one fan, and a liquid...
  14. G

    Question PSU Causing Issues

    My PSU (~6-year-old 650W Seasonic modular, not exactly sure what model) has made noises now and again for quite some time but after upgrading my GPU (from evga 950 to zotac 1050ti) recently, it's consistently made a clicking sound which I've discovered persists when I stop the fan. It also has...
  15. J

    PC Freezes Completely Randomly and Requires a Restart Everytime

    My PC has been randomly freezing and I cannot move mouse, audio stops, and caps lock is unresponsive. This has been happening for awhile now and I originally thought it was possibly due to high usage with multiple programs open but just now it happened when I only had ONE Chrome tab open. I have...
  16. M

    Overclocking AMD processor

    I was wondering if i could overclock my AMD Athlon II X4 631 to about 3ghz. I know theoretically how to do it but i dont want to experiment. Im having a ECS A55F-M3 motherboard and a Windows 10 Thanks for help <3
  17. F

    PC Hardware updates

    I would like to update my computer but I do not want to build another right now. I would like to update. I have a Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H Black 4690K O/C to 4.2 GHZ EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW GAMING ACX 3.0 G.SKILL RipjawsX Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) SDRAM DDR3 1866 Samsung 512 GB 850 Pro. Corsair...
  18. S

    Two of the ram ports cause reboot loop

    Hey! I recently build a watercooling system which was succesfull, but when i inserted the 4 ram sticks and started the computer it turned of in a matter of seconds. After testing all such of things i found out that port 3 & 4 caused this problem. While port 1 & 2 worked perfectly fine. So i can...
  19. Yukii

    New Gaming PC Blue-Screen

    So to my surprise, my new gaming pc blue screened I am using the old motherboard drivers, but I don't know if I should delete them and replace them with new drivers, or just download the new drivers and it automatically updates the old one. I am using a 970A-DS3P mobo Please help -Yukii
  20. C

    Purchase suggestion for new Gaming Monitor

    Hi, I'm looking forward to upgrade my current 24" non Full HD display. I'm looking for a 27" Display mainly for gaming. Games i play will be Diablo, Dota 2, Crysis 3, GTA V, FarCry 4, Battlefield Hardline etc. I will also use the display for watching movies. I already read a bit about different...