Humming sound coming from CoolerMaster 240 Lite

[films&games]

Hi,


Hi,

Over the last couple of days, I have heard a humming sound that seems to be coming from my CPU cooler: CoolerMaster 240 Lite.

This is more noticeable when playing games as it gets louder.


Is this a cause for concern?

Should I contact PCS?


My full spec is below.

Case	FRACTAL FOCUS G BLACK GAMING CASE (Window) Change to: CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 750D FULL TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard	ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)	16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card	8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2070 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive	3TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive	1TB CORSAIR MP600 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 4950MB/R, 4250MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive	16x BLU-RAY WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW & SOFTWARE
Power Supply	CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET Change to: CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable	1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling	CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Lite 240 High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste	STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
LED Lighting	NONE Change to: 50cm RGB LED Strip
Sound Card	ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking	10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB/Thunderbolt Options	MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System	Windows 10 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language	United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media	Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software	FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus	NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE Change to: BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser	Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Monitor	NONE Change to: IIYAMA G-MASTER GB2760QSU-B1 27"
Warranty	3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated, please.

Thank you.

 

[AgentCooper]

The CoolerMaster is more at the budget end of CPU coolers so it may have been working hard. Can you provide a bit more context? What games have you been playing? Have you got a recording of the sound you can pop on OneDrive so the troubleshooting legends can have a listen? Have you been monitoring your system? CPU and GPU temps would be handy info to have available 👍

 

[films&games]

I haven't been playing the latest games, but the graphic settings are set to "high" in-game, except for What Remains of Edith Finch. which auto detected the graphics options and set them to 'Ultra'. The games are Football manager 2021, What Remains of Edith Finch, Gray Matter.

I haven't been monitoring the CPU/GPU temps, but I will download HWMonitor. Does the classic version of HWMonitor also record the data, too? Or is it available only in the Pro version?

I will provide a post update with an audio recording of the humming sound, along with the CPU/GPU temps.

Thank you for the advice.

 

[films&games]

Hi,

I have uploaded a very short video showing my PC and the humming sound can be heard.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L_JvMc4VFn1C_ulKiJESAAcY2XUvz8Bv/

I installed HWMonitor and have saved 2 data logs: one is while the PC is idle and the other is when I am in a game, while the humming sound is occurring. These are attached.

Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated, please.

Thank you.

 

[Cobblers]

Not that I'm anywhere near an expert, but I couldn't hear anything coming from the fan either.

 

[Martinr36]

sounded fine here as well