Hising noise coming from CPU after thermal mod

[Chris G]

Do you mean a coil whine type of noise like a GPU can do like the GTX 107 I have? These CPU’s can make that high pitch noise. Or is it from the speakers? Some units have static over the speakers when on.

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[Khant]

Thanks Chris. It seems the noise comes directly from the CPU. It is not very loud and with the back cover attached, it is barely noticeable. I will remove all the residual thermal paste from the CPU to check whether the paste is causing the problem or not.

[Iahong Upoc]

Usually a high pitched “whine” is normal for computers (fun fact, the older you get, the less you can hear it 😀 ). But a “hiss” defiantly doesn’t sound right (pardon the pun ;D ).

I would say, check the residue, and also the contact point (if there isn’t enough pressure applied to the paste/cpu, problems could arise). Make sure it’s nice and snug in there.

[Katagiri]

Iahong Upoc wrote:

Usually a high pitched “whine” is normal for computers (fun fact, the older you get, the less you can hear it ). But a “hiss” defiantly doesn’t sound right (pardon the pun ;D ). I would say, check the residue, and also the contact point (if there isn’t enough pressure applied to the paste/cpu, problems could arise). Make sure it’s nice and snug in there.

It’s true, I’m 41 but I have a super hearing for my age. Last week I went to my aunt’s and I was hearing a high pitched noise that was bothering me a lot, I asked my parents and my aunt, all 60+, nobody could hear it. So I decides to tack it and it was her surge protector that was making the noise, the neighborhood had an energy outage and those surge protector make noises to warn that something went wrong.

[timinus]

I have a whine too, but very quiet. I haven’t looked into too much, and I don’t want to open it up it investigate. The whine changes tone when processing (like moving webpages and stuff). I can hear it when there is no ambient noise, but doesn’t seem to affect the performance of anything. I’m just hoping the thing won’t fail catastrophically because of it.

[Papa Yoyo]

Just tested this and yes there’s a hissing/crackling noise coming from the cpu. It’s very faint, you have to put your ear against the back where it heats up, in a silent room, to hear it. I haven’t opened it up or modified anything so it must be normal for this cpu.

[Khant]

Thanks for your opinions. I removed the thermal mod back, cleaned all the mess and tested again and again. The noise is still there. CPU starts producing noise when the tablet is powered on and stops when it is completely shut down. It doesn’t affect on performance and the tablet seems to run completely fine.

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