Hearing a high pitched whine from computer?

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witchell

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hello, whenever i turn on my pc i hear this very odd, and unhealthy sounding high pitched whine, going up and down in pitch. a little after booting into windows it can die down, or stop, but if i was to start up a game, it starts up again, getting much louder, and sounding very bad, as it changes pitch. i have also started to get game crashes in the past day or two, and wanted some help. ive had no system crashes, only crashing to desktop from games, and i wondered what it could be. my main thoughts are either PSU or HDD, but wanted some input from you guys. i have also been experiencing some odd flashes in games, like graphical glitches, but that could be me over thinking it. i'd be grateful for any advice! thanks a lot!
my specs:
Ram: 1333MHz RAM Speed, CAS 9-9-9-24 Timings, 1.5v VDIMM, Lifetime Warranty with Corsair.
Processor: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivy Bridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £155
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 Socket 1155 DDR3 PCI-Express Motherboard £80
Graphics Card: MSI HD 7870 Black Knight OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card [R7870-2GD5T/OC] £180
HDD: 500GB Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 3.5" SATA III Hard Drive £40
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 Black Midi Tower Window Gaming Case £40
PSU:600W Corsair Builder Series 600CX 80PLUS Bronze Power Supply £50
DVD burner: Samsung SH-118AB/BEBE Black 18x SATA DVD ROM - OEM £10
OS: windows 7 home premium
 
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Sounds like the fan on your video card or cpu. Games use more power, fan goes faster but not working right, get graphic glitches would point to the graphics fan.

I guess I would open up my pc and listen for the noise is coming from. Can only be so many spots.
 
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would that cause games to crash though? temps have been getting higher recently on my cpu and gpu, but at max only about 66C's when gaming
 
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yeah temps have raised a little but the max has been about 66C. but again, i dont know really how i would check if the fan was working, and whether the fan would cause the game crashes?
 
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yeah temps have raised a little but the max has been about 66C. but again, i dont know really how i would check if the fan was working, and whether the fan would cause the game crashes?
 
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if the whine is coming from the cpu or gpu, do i just RMA it?
 
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okay so i have an update. after listening, i can hear a very high pitched whine from turning the pc on coming from the HDD. but once i start up a game, i hear the weird whines also come from either one of three fans (they are to close to tell), and the whine sounds like a toned down version of the classic dial up tone. i have no idea what any of this means lol
Edit: but as soon as i shut off the game, even if i alt f4 as soon as it starts up, then noise stops almost instantly.
 
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is the 66°c the cpu or gpu temp?
if the whining noise is coming from a fan then it'll stop when the fan stops - use your finger to temporarily stop fans one at a time to determine which fan it is (if any).
 
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both are about the same temp. my gpu has two fans, could i risk any damage by putting my finger on the fan to stop it?
 
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