[SOLVED] Gigabyte 3060 TI making rattling sound when fans turn on/ramp up

[Kuoro]

Hello,

I purchased a pre-built computer with a Gigabyte 3060 TI Eagle. I started to notice that it makes a rattling sound when the fans turn on/ramp up. When the fans are off on the GPU, there is no noise at all. The sound only occurs when the fans are on. Sometimes it consistently makes the noise (seems to be when the fans turn on and off consistently with this strange fan curve), whereas other times it occurs randomly/intermittently once and disappears (seems to be when the fans turn on and stay on) . It does not appear to affect the performance of the GPU but the sound is a concern/annoying. I have checked the fans to see if they are hitting any wires and for loose screws - found nothing. I have the option to bring the computer back to the store to diagnose the problem, but would like to avoid this if possible as the turn around time is close to 3 weeks.

Video of the sound

Another video of the sound at :20

Computer Specs:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
CPU Cooler: AMD Wraith Prism
GPU: Gigabyte 3060ti Eagle
MOBO: Gigabyte DS3H B450M
Ram: Kingston HyperX Fury 2x8gb
PSU: DeepCool DA700
Storage: Lexar M.2 Nvme 500gb
Case: DeepCool Matrexx 50 RGB 4F

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[popatim]

Does moving the 8pin power wires to the backside, away from the fans help at all?

 

[Kuoro]

Does moving the 8pin power wires to the backside, away from the fans help at all?

Gave it a try but sound still persists - although maybe slightly quieter? Were you thinking the tension from the power wires may be leading to the sound?

 

[popatim]

Yes, I thought maybe it was pushing down on the GPU fan shroud causing the blades to hit it.