Should the newer Intel CPU's make noise?

dr.gonzo! · December 11th, 2010, 12:10 PM

My friends newer i3 or i5 machine makes a lot of clicking noises when the processor is "thinking" I knew the older Intel's did this but I thought they would of fixed it in their newer processors. It's not the hard drive and that's the only videos I can find online. My old AMD dual core is WAY quieter and he spent a fuck load more $$$ on his build than I did.

atlacatl213 · December 11th, 2010, 12:11 PM

Mine don't make any clicking...

dr.gonzo! · December 11th, 2010, 12:17 PM

This is the closest video I can find for the clicking noise.

YouTube - CPU "Water Cooling"

He did say it shut off all of a sudden one day, but the temperatures looked fine while I was using it.

Not sure if he should spend the monies and get a better heat sink

Six Banger · December 11th, 2010, 12:23 PM

I have an i5 laptop and its makes quiet clicking noise, but even if i'm typing you cant hear it so I'm never worried about it. My old Intels used to be really loud as they got older though

atlacatl213 · December 11th, 2010, 12:25 PM

Hmmm I've heard that clicking sound before on the i5 but when i researched about why it does it they say it is because of the hard drive.

dr.gonzo! · December 11th, 2010, 12:29 PM

I might try to turn indexing off and see If I have any thermal compound laying around and get a fresh layer on there.

V8POWA! · December 11th, 2010, 12:41 PM

it doesnt sound right to me, and i am a computer person..

maxgst · December 11th, 2010, 12:46 PM

My dad had to replace his, and after he replaced it the new one started clicking anf it lasted 3 weeks before it broke again.

dr.gonzo! · December 11th, 2010, 02:10 PM

@ 1:09

YouTube - Intel LGA1156 Core i3 i5 i7 CPU Installation Tutorial Guide Walkthrough Linus Tech Tips

justin146 · December 11th, 2010, 02:34 PM

Processors are silent; you are hearing the hard drive.

dr.gonzo! · December 11th, 2010, 02:53 PM

Ahh you're right. 0:15 in is exactly what it sounds like. I am use to the click of death or the ping noise, or a long whirring noise.

YouTube - HARD DISK SOUNDS

So why is my HDD so much more quiet than his?

Even on his work computer it makes that noise. Bad end user

Tater_Salad · December 11th, 2010, 04:26 PM

You can't even hear my i5 run.

SS Ball3r · December 11th, 2010, 07:06 PM

there are no moving parts in a processor. You should hear no noise from it. The sound you are hearing is most likely the HDD.

sikedsyko · December 11th, 2010, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by SS Ball3r

there are no moving parts in a processor. You should hear no noise from it. The sound you are hearing is most likely the HDD.

Agreed, if a processor is making noise, it's flexing from extreme overheating. Which I've never heard of happening. Usually they just catch on fire when they;re that hot.

dr.gonzo! · December 11th, 2010, 07:24 PM

Originally Posted by dr.gonzo

Ahh you're right. 0:15 in is exactly what it sounds like. I am use to the click of death or the ping noise, or a long whirring noise.

Its the hard drive. Now is there anyway to shut it up from doing that? I don't even hear mine.

atlacatl213 · December 11th, 2010, 07:57 PM

For hard drive, the suggestion I stumbled upon from the laptop I use is to upgrade the firmware for the hard drive. I don't get the clicking sound.

blaten22 · December 11th, 2010, 08:57 PM

How much ram does he have? To little ram will cause disk thrashing from over use of Pagefile usage.

dr.gonzo! · December 11th, 2010, 09:05 PM

that's something else that should blow my system out of the water but fails.

He has something like 6 or 8 GIG

I had to leave for class when I went over and fixed the boot order to at least start him up. I did not get to look at it that long.

GreyWarrior07 · December 12th, 2010, 12:00 AM

ya the processor shouldn't be making a noise, i7 FTW, i love mine

dr.gonzo! · December 12th, 2010, 12:06 AM

December 11th, 2010, 12:23 PM	#4
Six Banger Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 - 3.8 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,975 iTrader: 1 reviews	I have an i5 laptop and its makes quiet clicking noise, but even if i'm typing you cant hear it so I'm never worried about it. My old Intels used to be really loud as they got older though __________________ Look on the bright side: If you're reading this, you're alive. And that's fucking awesome.

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maxgst Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 Mustang GT Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Miami, Fl Posts: 2,392 iTrader: 1 reviews	My dad had to replace his, and after he replaced it the new one started clicking anf it lasted 3 weeks before it broke again. __________________ .............................2000 GT Vert............................. How To Cut/Remove springs

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December 11th, 2010, 07:06 PM	#13
SS Ball3r Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 Mustang GT Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 1,968 iTrader: 0 reviews	there are no moving parts in a processor. You should hear no noise from it. The sound you are hearing is most likely the HDD. __________________

December 11th, 2010, 04:26 PM	#12
Tater_Salad Banned Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 28 iTrader: 0 reviews	You can't even hear my i5 run.

December 12th, 2010, 12:00 AM	#19
GreyWarrior07 Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 Mustang GT 8.98 1/8 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: North Branch, MN Posts: 1,475 iTrader: 0 reviews	ya the processor shouldn't be making a noise, i7 FTW, i love mine __________________ CHECK MEH GARAGE BAMA Performance Drag Team #9

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