Question PC making a cracking sound while under heavy load. Please help

[Chronic7]

I was playing games and due to high gpu temperature (Palit Dual Fan GTX 1060 6GB), it was reaching 80c, I set the fan curve to 100% at 75c. Then it gets down to around 74-75c, I thought that I could lower it more by setting 100% to 72% and I did it.. then I continue to game for about an hour. And suddenly I heard a noise, based on what I hear, like a bee flying inside my pc, followed by a "PAKK" sound. Out of panic I closed my game using task manager and after 2-5min my computer was freezed. I hit restart button and after boot I get a bit of mouse lag, moving around my cursor it was lagging a bit, it never happened before.. I quickly checked my GPU fan and they're still spinning good, no burnt smells whatsoever. But seeing this cursor lagging and I did get a computer freeze before I thought I must've done some kind of damage to my PC, probably PSU? My PSU is around 1 year old, Coolermaster 550w 80+ Bronze. Does anyone has encountered similiar experience?
PS: Sorry for my bad english.

 

[davidgirgis]

This sounds like a "Chronic" issue.
Turn off your computer, wait "7" minutes, then power back on.

 

[Chronic7]

Lol.. I did, my pc is now been turned off for hours.. I immediately shut it down after what happened. What's causing the problem? Heat? PSU? I checked GPU via Palit Thundermaster and it it was fine, thought Im gonna check the voltage later.

 

[R4DIO4CT1VE]

were you monitoring CPU temps as well? was the cooler fan still working?

If you cpu cooler is still totally functional than I would suspect your PSU. Its strange that it remained semi functional though....

 

[Chronic7]

were you monitoring CPU temps as well? was the cooler fan still working?

If you cpu cooler is still totally functional than I would suspect your PSU. Its strange that it remained semi functional though....

Yes I was using MSI Afterburner. My CPU temp was around 60-64c, and yes the cooler fan the last time I checked was still spinning. I haven't turned on my PC for a while, I left it powered off after the issue occured.

 

[Chronic7]

Oh and maybe this has nothing to do with the issue but at that time when I was playing game, my gpu wasn't at 98%, it was more like 60-70%. And my CPU was always around 60%.
Btw my spec;
Ryzen 5 1600
Asrock AB350 Gaming K4
Palit Dual Fan GTX 1060 6GB
2x8 Team Elite DDR4 2666Mhz
Coolermaster G550M 80+ Bronze

 

[R4DIO4CT1VE]

You could remove you psu (or at least unplug it from your parts) and turn it on to see if the it makes noise/smells/fan works. some PSU's come with a test clip, if you dont have that you just have to jump it with a paperclip or something(google how to do it or consult your PSU manual)

 

[Chronic7]

Unplugging the power cables and turning it on without motherboard etc? What the testclip does?