What is this Cricket Sound, bad bearing? something else?

[flip4flop]

I have been pretty lucky with GPUs all being fine since I started mining (cant say the same for PSUs). Is this the sound of a bad bearing? Sounds like crickets.


https://streamable.com/61arc

[leonix007]

Damn, been playing and hearing with nth time, and I can't hear the crickets might say I have to clean up my ears

[flip4flop]

Its faint but I promise its there, just need to turn up the volume.  Hard to catch on my phone but very audible in person.

[deadsix]

Its faint but I promise its there, just need to turn up the volume.  Hard to catch on my phone but very audible in person.

Yup, this is GPU fans dying. I've had several GPU fans die on me so far, no biggie. Just look out for any GPU overheating, that's a good indicator of which fans dying.

[MiningDoc]

Can also try using a bit of graphite if you have access to the fan bearings.  just be careful not to over do it.

[Tristan1337]

I have been pretty lucky with GPUs all being fine since I started mining (cant say the same for PSUs). Is this the sound of a bad bearing? Sounds like crickets.


https://streamable.com/61arc

Yes, it's most likely one of the GPU fans starting to go.

If you're feeling adventurous, you could always fix the fan in question by giving it a little oil.

There are many guides that you can find by searching on google or youtube.

[0xcosmos]

I have been pretty lucky with GPUs all being fine since I started mining (cant say the same for PSUs). Is this the sound of a bad bearing? Sounds like crickets.


https://streamable.com/61arc

i have had the same kind of issues with zotac gtx 1060 6gb amp edition
every two to three months or so
one fan starts to act in any one of the eight gpu
and i have to rma it to sort the fan issue out
four out of eight are already replaced
never had any kind of issues with any other gpus rather than this