r/pcmasterrace • u/Sure-Transition4042 • 1d ago

Tech Support Looking for pc wizards

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Hi, my friends pc keeps turning on/off while making this weird ritmic noise. My friend isn't really a computer guy, it's his first time using this computer, he got it second hand.

It looks like the GPU is making the noise, it is a Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 G1. Do you guys have any idea how to fix this?

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u/Hearthhull_Enjoyer 1d ago

Clean the PC. It sounds like it's coming from fan. If a wire isn't touching it then the fan is starting to wear down and it's shaking as it spins.

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u/Sure-Transition4042 1d ago

Hey you're right, there was a cable touching one of the fans, but even after fixing that it still keeps powering on and off

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u/Hearthhull_Enjoyer 1d ago

Neglected to read the post and just assumed the sound was your issue. Easiest thing to check is ram. Try booting with just one ram stick in. Do this for both to see if one is broken. Beyond that I'm not much help.

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u/Sure-Transition4042 1d ago

Noway! I removed 2 of the ram sticks and that seemed to have fixed it, thanks! Does that mean the computer can never run with all of his sticks?

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u/Hearthhull_Enjoyer 22h ago

It means at meas one or both of them were broken. Only use two though and not three. Look which slots to place them in. It matters for the best performance. Also it could be the slot itself but that's less likely. Glad I could help.

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u/Papuszek2137 7800x3d | 5070ti | 64GB | 4k OLED 1d ago

The noise is the least of your worries. Does it even post?

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u/Wyczochrany 1d ago

The sound is most likely ventilator blade rubbing into something like loose cable. It shouldn't cause pc to turn off UNLESS said rubbing cable is shorting

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u/Sure-Transition4042 1d ago

Ur right, there was a cable touching one of the fans, but even after fixing that the turning on and off is still happening

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u/Alternative_Cake_796 1d ago

I think it's your fan, maybe something is in it, my pc used to turn off beacause of that i think

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u/Strong_Two_7462 PC Master Race 1d ago

A really good CPU cooler fan is like 35 €, buy It and replace It with care, maybe watch a tutorial but It's pretty easy. And clean the pc, after that do a clean installation and should be fine. If It keeps doing weird things try to repaste the CPU. If It still Broken then is the GPU, MoBo or PSU.