Buzzing Noise Coming From New Computer

IrishGirlGamer

Okay, this has really got me bugged. I'm getting a buzzing noise from my inside my computer case when I play ESO. I believe it's coming from either the GPU or the power supply. But here's the crazy thing: it doesn't happen all the time and seems worse when there's an interface on the screen. And it's only ESO. And my computer is brand new - I built it a weekend ago, so maybe 10 days old.

Computer Specs:
16 gb ram
i5 490K 3.5 GHz processor
Sapphire 4 GB TriX R9 290 GPU
Samsung SSD with a WD Black 7200 Storage (ESO is on the SDD)
ASUS Z97A Motherboard
750 Watt Corsair Power Supply
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit

Graphics settings are fully optimized (e.g. everything is maxed). The buzzing is loudest when I'm on the character loading screen. When I enter the game, the buzzing drops down but it's still there. I notice it when I exit the game. The FPS is a steady 60 FPS with V-Sync turned on (my monitor - a ViewSonic VA2446 24 inch LCD - refreshes to 60). It has no effect on gameplay. I don't hear it any other games including Skyrim, Dragon Age, etc.

I've tested other games, video, but it only seems to be happening when I'm in ESO. It's not coming through my headphones, or coming from my monitor. It's not a whine (as in coil whine) but a buzzing. And I think it started after the last update but I could be wrong as I didn't get to play that much before today.

Any suggestions as to what's causing this?

KhajitFurTrader

Buzzing and chirring noises are usually caused by capacitors in voltage transformers under load. Could be those in the PSU, could be the ones near the CPU. You could use a cardboard tube held to your ear as a makeshift stethoscope to pinpoint their origin on your running machine while the case is open. Edit: make sure to check the GC, too, because the character creation/loading screens have a "no bars hold" approach to their load they put on graphics .

Sometimes these noises occur because of the unique combination of PSU and motherboard, so it would help to swap either one (people usually go for the PSU first, because it's less of a hassle). Sometimes they're caused by the motherboard alone, because of the way it's build. YMMV.

Barbzilla

KhajitFurTrader wrote: »

Buzzing and chirring noises are usually caused by capacitors in voltage transformers under load. Could be those in the PSU, could be the ones near the CPU. You could use a cardboard tube held to your ear as a makeshift stethoscope to pinpoint their origin on your running machine while the case is open. Edit: make sure to check the GC, too, because the character creation/loading screens have a "no bars hold" approach to their load they put on graphics .

Sometimes these noises occur because of the unique combination of PSU and motherboard, so it would help to swap either one (people usually go for the PSU first, because it's less of a hassle). Sometimes they're caused by the motherboard alone, because of the way it's build. YMMV.

Another majorly common cause of buzzing noises in Desktops is loose wires (especially fan wires since they are light weight and sit right next to the fan itself, but any wire is able to do it).