Screeching Noises

b3atofang3l · 03-05-2008, 02:47 AM

Hey.

After overclocking my cpu, I decided to play Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl. However, whenever i launch the game, a screeching noise is evident in the menus and the game. However, this does not happen with other games like (WoW & Oblivion).
The sound is for sure coming from the computer.

Info and advice needed.

Nvidia4life · 03-05-2008, 11:47 AM

cpu fan maybe? or the drive you have the game disk in? these are the only things i can think of that might speed up while you're playing. If they're dirty or bad quality, the moving parts might screech.

b3atofang3l · 03-06-2008, 12:44 AM

Thanks for your reply.

I took apart my computer and removed the case fan, took the PSU out, and started the computer. Listened to the PSU, there was no sound. Listened to the graphic card, there was the high pitch screeching/whining noise. To make sure it wasn't the CPU fan, i took off the Artic Cooling Freezer Pro and put on the normal heatsink for e6300

i have read some other cases about this but i m not sure if a) the card is power hungry since i have a earthwatts 500, or b) its defective

oscaryu1 · 03-06-2008, 01:29 AM

Gaming = more power needed increases = more heat = computer increases fan power = bearing issues.

03-05-2008, 02:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
b3atofang3l Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Calgary, AB, CA Posts: 618	Screeching Noises Hey. After overclocking my cpu, I decided to play Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl. However, whenever i launch the game, a screeching noise is evident in the menus and the game. However, this does not happen with other games like (WoW & Oblivion). The sound is for sure coming from the computer. Info and advice needed.

03-05-2008, 11:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
Nvidia4life Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 70	cpu fan maybe? or the drive you have the game disk in? these are the only things i can think of that might speed up while you're playing. If they're dirty or bad quality, the moving parts might screech. __________________ q6600 overclocked to 3.00ghz coolermaster vortex 752 cpu cooler xfx nforce 680i lt sli evga nvidia 8800gts 320mb kingston pc-6400 800mhz 4gb (2x2gb) windows vista home premium 64bit antec p182 case antec trupower trio 650w

03-06-2008, 01:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
oscaryu1 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,038	Gaming = more power needed increases = more heat = computer increases fan power = bearing issues. __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

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03-06-2008, 12:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
b3atofang3l Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Calgary, AB, CA Posts: 618	Thanks for your reply. I took apart my computer and removed the case fan, took the PSU out, and started the computer. Listened to the PSU, there was no sound. Listened to the graphic card, there was the high pitch screeching/whining noise. To make sure it wasn't the CPU fan, i took off the Artic Cooling Freezer Pro and put on the normal heatsink for e6300 i have read some other cases about this but i m not sure if a) the card is power hungry since i have a earthwatts 500, or b) its defective