Clicking sound every 10-30 minutes coming from PC

[acarrmar]

Hi, I've been having what appears to be a hardware problem on my first build on the first month:

I get a sound every 10-30 minutes, which could be the hard drive, but I would need to confirm my hypothesis, which in case is true, is there anything I can do to fix it?

Could it be a compatibility problem from some of the other hardware components?

Here's a youtube link with the sound itself:

https://youtu.be/Fvc_-_2N88M

Thank you in advance!

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
i7-8700K Coffee Lake 6-Core
ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero l Z370
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin
SSD Samsumg 960 EVO M.2 250GB
HDD Seagate BarraCuda 4TB
Power Supply EVGA SuperNOVA 750 B1
Rosewill - ATX Full Tower Gaming Computer Case
MasterLiquid Lite 240 Liquid Cooling

 

[Tkennedy1993]

Hey, the sound does resemble a hard drive clicking. However, this is an easy part to test. Just remove the hard drive and see if the noise occurs. If it is the hard drive I would RMA the drive and request a replacement. If the noise still occurs then try and narrow where the noise is coming from.

 

[scout_03]

use seagate seatools and test the hdd .

 

[acarrmar]

Hey, the sound does resemble a hard drive clicking. However, this is an easy part to test. Just remove the hard drive and see if the noise occurs. If it is the hard drive I would RMA the drive and request a replacement. If the noise still occurs then try and narrow where the noise is coming from.

Hi Tkennedy1993,

Thank you for your promt answer. I disconnected the HDD, and although at a lower frequency, the sound persists. I'm trying to narrow where it comes from. But most definitely around the DDR slot. Is it advisable to remove one DDR4 at a time to keep trying?
Also, I run a scan on the SSD, though I didn't get a single sound coming from it.

Thank you,

Regards

 

[Tkennedy1993]

Hey, the sound does resemble a hard drive clicking. However, this is an easy part to test. Just remove the hard drive and see if the noise occurs. If it is the hard drive I would RMA the drive and request a replacement. If the noise still occurs then try and narrow where the noise is coming from.

Hi Tkennedy1993,

Thank you for your promt answer. I disconnected the HDD, and although at a lower frequency, the sound persists. I'm trying to narrow where it comes from. But most definitely around the DDR slot. Is it advisable to remove one DDR4 at a time to keep trying?
Also, I run a scan on the SSD, though I didn't get a single sound coming from it.

Thank you,

Regards

The RAM and SSD both do not have moving parts so they typically do not make noise. If it is next to the Ram it might possibly be a failing liquid cooler pump. Do you have a spare CPU cooler? What are your CPU temps?

 

[acarrmar]

Hey, the sound does resemble a hard drive clicking. However, this is an easy part to test. Just remove the hard drive and see if the noise occurs. If it is the hard drive I would RMA the drive and request a replacement. If the noise still occurs then try and narrow where the noise is coming from.

Hi Tkennedy1993,

Thank you for your promt answer. I disconnected the HDD, and although at a lower frequency, the sound persists. I'm trying to narrow where it comes from. But most definitely around the DDR slot. Is it advisable to remove one DDR4 at a time to keep trying?
Also, I run a scan on the SSD, though I didn't get a single sound coming from it.

Thank you,

Regards

The RAM and SSD both do not have moving parts so they typically do not make noise. If it is next to the Ram it might possibly be a failing liquid cooler pump. Do you have a spare CPU cooler? What are your CPU temps?

Hi, unfortunately I do not have a space CPU cooler. My CPU temperature is between 28º-30ºC. CPU is currently overclocked at 28% after running the "Click 5-Way Optimization" on AI Suite 3.

After having plugged the HDD back I have not heard any anomalous sound coming from the CPU or its surroundings.

I will keep a listening watch to see if it has ceased for good, although I assume having had a previous anomaly could indicate an underlying problem on the rise.

Are there any tests I could run on the cooler before taking the decision to replace it? What about the HDD?

Thank you in advance

 

[scout_03]

for checking you temp and other use hwinfo sensor page .

 

[Tkennedy1993]

Hey, the sound does resemble a hard drive clicking. However, this is an easy part to test. Just remove the hard drive and see if the noise occurs. If it is the hard drive I would RMA the drive and request a replacement. If the noise still occurs then try and narrow where the noise is coming from.

Hi Tkennedy1993,

Thank you for your promt answer. I disconnected the HDD, and although at a lower frequency, the sound persists. I'm trying to narrow where it comes from. But most definitely around the DDR slot. Is it advisable to remove one DDR4 at a time to keep trying?
Also, I run a scan on the SSD, though I didn't get a single sound coming from it.

Thank you,

Regards

The RAM and SSD both do not have moving parts so they typically do not make noise. If it is next to the Ram it might possibly be a failing liquid cooler pump. Do you have a spare CPU cooler? What are your CPU temps?

Hi, unfortunately I do not have a space CPU cooler. My CPU temperature is between 28º-30ºC. CPU is currently overclocked at 28% after running the "Click 5-Way Optimization" on AI Suite 3.

After having plugged the HDD back I have not heard any anomalous sound coming from the CPU or its surroundings.

I will keep a listening watch to see if it has ceased for good, although I assume having had a previous anomaly could indicate an underlying problem on the rise.

Are there any tests I could run on the cooler before taking the decision to replace it? What about the HDD?

Thank you in advance

I believe both Seagate and Western Digital both make HD testing software. I would try running those first. Unfortunately there is no way to really test your CPU cooler without a replacement. I would run those test first and then go from there.

 

[scout_03]

could you use another psu for test in system .