[SOLVED] Clicking sound coming from PC

[domiducus]

Watch this video for more info.

Forgot to add but the PC also clicks for a split second if I shake it. The only reason I haven't put this in the GPU forum is because I don't know for sure if it's coming from the GPU or the fan near it.

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

Roll up a sheet of A4 paper into a cylinder, hold one end of the cylinder to your ear while the other end is used to probe for the source of the sound. It sounds like a fan's bearing going out.

You could also pay attention to the drive activity LED on your case, if that's sync'd with the noise.

When posting a thread of troubleshooting nature, it's customary to include your full system's specs. Please list the specs to your build like so:
CPU:
CPU cooler:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
Monitor:
include the age of the PSU apart from it's make and model. BIOS version for your motherboard at this moment of time.

 

[domiducus]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

Roll up a sheet of A4 paper into a cylinder, hold one end of the cylinder to your ear while the other end is used to probe for the source of the sound. It sounds like a fan's bearing going out.

You could also pay attention to the drive activity LED on your case, if that's sync'd with the noise.

When posting a thread of troubleshooting nature, it's customary to include your full system's specs. Please list the specs to your build like so:
CPU:
CPU cooler:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
Monitor:
include the age of the PSU apart from it's make and model. BIOS version for your motherboard at this moment of time.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5, Renoir 7nm Technology
CPU Cooler: Couldn't find
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. PRIME A520M-A
RAM: 16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR4 @ 1330MHz
SSD: 931GB KINGSTON SNVS1000G (SATA-2 (SSD))
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
PSU: Couldn't find
Chassis: Couldn't find
OS: Windows 11 Home 64-bit
Monitor: MSI G241V E2
Age of PSU: ~1 year, as old as my PC
BIOS version for motherboard: Rev X.0x

 

[SkyNetRising]

CPU Cooler: Couldn't find
PSU: Couldn't find
Chassis: Couldn't find

Do you have any mechanical hard drives in system?
For PSU info - you have open up your pc and read model name from info label printed on PSU
(or make a photo and show here).

Can you show a photo of your system with side panel removed?
(upload to imgur.com and post link)

 

[domiducus]

It's 100% not coming from the PSU, and I don't even know where it is and I have no HDDs in my system.

https://imgur.com/a/H6VJiCR

View: https://imgur.com/a/H6VJiCR


Can't get the side panel open till my mum comes home.

 

[SkyNetRising]

It's 100% not coming from the PSU, and I don't even know where it is

PSU is below graphics card - under metal shroud.
PSU might be accessible from the other side (metal side cover, not glass side cover).

CPU cooler looks like standard AMD cooler - wraith stealth.

 

[domiducus]

Can't get to it.

https://imgur.com/o3H0jai

View: https://imgur.com/o3H0jai

 

[SkyNetRising]

Can't get to it.

There should be thumbscrews at the back of pc case.
You unscrew them and then you can remove side panel.

 

[domiducus]

There should be thumbscrews at the back of pc case.
You unscrew them and then you can remove side panel.

Didn't see that, thanks. Will open it and keep you posted.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Anyway - if you're a minor, then you should not be opening your pc without adult supervision.

 

[domiducus]

Anyway - if you're a minor, then you should not be opening your pc without adult supervision.

https://imgur.com/olH7Zcw

View: https://imgur.com/olH7Zcw

https://imgur.com/Cq5VRnC

View: https://imgur.com/Cq5VRnC

https://imgur.com/G11SXoY

View: https://imgur.com/G11SXoY



And yes I did open it with adult supervision.

 

[domiducus]

I'm hearing the clicking sound constantly now, not just while I'm playing a game.

 

[Ralston18]

Use the paper tube method as suggested by @Lutfij in post #2 to pinpoint the source location of the clicking.

Also add a couple of pictures showing the motherboard and surrounding case components.

 

[domiducus]

Use the paper tube method as suggested by @Lutfij in post #2 to pinpoint the source location of the clicking.

Also add a couple of pictures showing the motherboard and surrounding case components.

The sound just suddenly stopped when I tried it, and it's not coming back. I'll keep you updated if it does.

 

[domiducus]

Use the paper tube method as suggested by @Lutfij in post #2 to pinpoint the source location of the clicking.

Also add a couple of pictures showing the motherboard and surrounding case components.

Right when I thought it was fixed it came back. Here's the pictures.

https://imgur.com/AE2RrcQ

View: https://imgur.com/AE2RrcQ

https://imgur.com/Fjrrull

View: https://imgur.com/Fjrrull

 

[Ralston18]

If the sound has returned then use, as suggested, the paper tube to pinpoint the source.

However, if the sound stops if the case is opened then I would suspect there is some relationship to fans and air flows.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Right when I thought it was fixed it came back. Here's the pictures.

Try to stop fans for a short time with your finger and see, if sound stops.
Touch in the middle of the fan until it stops for a short time (cpu fan and rear system fan).
DO NOT TOUCH fan blades or you'll hurt your fingers!

 

[domiducus]

Try to stop fans for a short time with your finger and see, if sound stops.
Touch in the middle of the fan until it stops for a short time (cpu fan and rear system fan).
DO NOT TOUCH fan blades or you'll hurt your fingers!

Sorry for the late reply, been unable to for medical reasons. I have tried to stop all the fans but the clicking keeps going and I'm positive it's coming from the GPU.

 

[domiducus]

Sorry for the late reply, been unable to for medical reasons. I have tried to stop all the fans but the clicking keeps going and I'm positive it's coming from the GPU.

Update: I upgraded my GPU from the 3060 to the 4070 and the clicking noise has disappeared. It probably was the fan bearing going out.