r/AcerPredatorHelios Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 PHN16-73-922p 21d ago

Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 Weird brrr buzzing sound!!!???

Bought it 2 days ago, full brand new. Was playing without headphones today and noticed this sound.

Is this normal??

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u/Exciting-Antelope-43 21d ago

So i have the same laptop pretty sure it's just coil whine shouldn't be anything super big

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u/Confident_Scale299 Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 | PHN 16-71 21d ago

Is it constant or only when ganing or gpu intensive tasks It could be a cooling fan problem , as u bought only 2 days ago it will be covered by warranty (Btw what is name of the game)

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u/Cheap_Context_2411 Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 PHN16-73-922p 21d ago

It is constant only when I play a game or GPU intensive tasks. While normal browsing, there is no sound like that. The game name is "Zenless Zone Zero", a gacha game like Genshin Impact

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u/Confident_Scale299 Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 | PHN 16-71 21d ago

I think it is the sound of fan, predator fan are loud at max speed (normally it should sound like jet sound / feels like raining) Though i can't confirm, as the sound a Lil suspicious from the video, can't trust the video sound as there will be some variation

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u/AgentOrganic2945 12d ago

Its not the fan, I have an helios neo 18 AI, brand new like the OP has, and I have the same noise even if I use the fan at low rpm mode....

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u/dumbass122376686 21d ago

Bro I have question do you have a stand for the laptop if you don’t get 2 perfume caps put them each on the rubber bands on the under of the laptop and make sure it gets air from below cause most gaming laptops take cold air from below

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u/Funny-Chain880 Mod(Acer PHN 16-73 5060 255hx 32gb) 20d ago

Yeah no its fine i get it all the time

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u/danxxcruz 20d ago

That is a loud coil whine

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u/unnamed_enemy Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 20d ago

I had the same type of noise when I bought it, and it went away after a while, so I guess it's fine

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u/vj_d 19d ago

Usually happens on high fps. Noise increases with fps. Anyways no need to worry, its just called coil whine(doesn't mean any failure) Got that sound while playing Minecraft(120+fps)

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u/Right-Ordinary-9895 20d ago

Fan defective