First of all i didn't really know where to put this thread, but since it was (probably) caused by an oc i put it here. So i recently messed up an overclock which caused my OS to break and i re installed Windows. I clocked back down to the stable oc i had and since then whenever i cold start my rig (you know first time of the day) it makes weird scratchy noises. i ain't really sure where it comes from but the rpm of my cpu fan is rather low. i use a corsair h60. After 3-4 re boots it usually disappears or after 4-5 minutes of running the pc.
Scratchy noises at cold boot
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Feronix
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Maybe you could try booting without just to rule it out 
You could also take off the side panel, stick your head in the case and boot it up to pinpoint exactly where the noise is coming from. It could be a lot of things, from a HDD to a broken fan, so it's best if you determine what component it is
You could also take off the side panel, stick your head in the case and boot it up to pinpoint exactly where the noise is coming from. It could be a lot of things, from a HDD to a broken fan, so it's best if you determine what component it is
SavageCupcake
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My acer aspire hard drive (which im still using) makes the kind of sounds your describing. its a wd caviar blue. in my experience its worked perfectly fine for 3 years
yassarikhan786
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It could be dust gathered around the fan causing the noise. Get a can of compressed air and remove any visible dust. You may need to remove the laptop casing.
SavageCupcake
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^^ im pretty sure he has a desktop mate
yassarikhan786
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yea its a desktop. its definitely not dust, i keep my precious pc clean 
i considered the hdd as well, but since all my harddrives are working without any problems i dont think thats the problem. i've already checked the fans, non of them are damaged. i will try the optical drive and the pin point stuff though 
i considered the hdd as well, but since all my harddrives are working without any problems i dont think thats the problem. i've already checked the fans, non of them are damaged. i will try the optical drive and the pin point stuff though
yassarikhan786
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yea its a desktop. its definitely not dust, i keep my precious pc clean
It's probably the optical drive then.
Hmm I don't know by scratchy you mean what I think you mean. On two of my Gigabyte motherboards I always used to notice these scratchy noise at startup which I always thought it was caused by the ethernet as they were happening when downloading something at high speeds or installing usb/lan drivers. It could also be electrical noise coming from the CPU or VRM's till they heat up a bit since you mentioned "cold boot"... but all this, if I can interpret what you mean by scratchy noise.
I have a similar problem with my CPU cooler fan. it also makes scratchy noises. I took it appart several times, and i discovered that the problem was caused by a spring. I tried modifying that spring, the ball bearings were out of the question, the fan was new ( stock fan from any 125 W phenom or FX... with the copper base and heatpipes ). My PSU's fan makes this annoying grinding noise, whenever I boot andthe temps are low in the room, which stops aafter a few minutes, my graphic card's fan as well. So I don't think your overclock has anything to do with it. Might be just a fan issue, nothing major.
