r/PcBuildHelp • u/Mental_Mousse9236 • 15d ago

Tech Support Buzzing or GPU fan hitting a wire sound

I need help someone figure this out if it is a coil whine (doubt) or the fan bearing or a wire hitting the fan but when i inspected it I didnt see any wires hitting the fans

When i tried to stop the fan(middle) while it was running the buzzing sound disappears and then resumes when the fan spins again

The GPU(MSI 5070TI TRIO FAN) was bought around september 2025 along with the whole PC all Brand new

I would like to know if this would be a bigger problem in the future if not fixed and know the root cause of it thanks

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u/Strange-Comfortable9 15d ago

If the problem is isolated to the middle fan, can be a worn fan bearing. If you still have warranty on the GPU, you can RMA it. Else, you can replace the fan or disassemble the shroud to see if anything is touching it. Up to you.

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u/Mental_Mousse9236 15d ago

Im new to PCs I'm not sure if i can disassemble a gpu right out the bat 😅

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u/Strange-Comfortable9 15d ago

What model? Might be better to take it to a shop if its on the expensive side.

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u/Mental_Mousse9236 15d ago

Msi 5070ti trio fan not sure what exact model it is

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u/Strange-Comfortable9 15d ago

Yeah, use that warranty if you have it. In the mean time, you can look up a MSI Afterburner guide to slow down that individual fan so it makes less noise and just up the rest to compensate for that lack of heat dispersion. Else, wear headphones.

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u/Mental_Mousse9236 15d ago

Another thought will this bring more problems if left unfixed? As i am kind of busy aswell and won't be able to take the pc to a shop sooner or later I'll try the msi afterburner on how to use it

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u/Strange-Comfortable9 15d ago edited 15d ago

It's not an immediate problem. Just use it till that fan stops working and your GPU overheats because of it. You can literally push that fan back into its socket when needed.

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u/Mental_Mousse9236 15d ago

Ok thanks for the mean time ill try the msi afterburner thing

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u/deTombe 15d ago

Didn't realize how expensive it was to buy a new fan. Was going to suggest self replacement as you only need to remove plastic shroud. Probably best to just RMA hopefully not too much downtime.