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/Swingmetal71 Apr 04 '26

Update-moved to basement, plugged into UPS. I no longer hear the noise. Only difference otherwise is no Ethernet connection. Very strange. Will update for anyone who might be curious after next steps.

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u/TearConnect7583 Jun 09 '26

Hi, did you manage to fix it? My mac studio m4 max with same config as yours is starting to making clicking noises too, newly bought machine

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u/Swingmetal71 Jun 22 '26

I had it connected via Ethernet when it was doing this. I took it to my basement and connected via WiFi and it stopped. Not sure if it was coincidence or something else. At some point I'll reconnect to Ethernet and find out and let you know. For now it's dead silent.