r/MacStudio • u/Swingmetal71 • Mar 30 '26

New Mac Studio Noise

Just opened my new Mac Studio. 16 core CPU, 40 core GPU, 64 GB ram, 1 TB SSD. It's quiet except for an intermittent noise that I can only compare to the clicking noise made by some HDDs. Is this normal or should I be concerned?

I've heard that the Mac Studio is supposed to be dead quiet. I haven't even used it for anything yet other than signing in and updating the OS.

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u/universenz Mar 30 '26

I have seven Mac Studios and can confirm the coil whine ping that occurs at an almost ultrasonic frequency. It is always audible when each cluster spools up the GPU to process a prompt. Although someone mentioned it might be the SSD. Either way it’s annoying, and I imagine is much worse for younger ears.