Pc case making creaking like noise when off from time to time

[BanTheTesters]

Hey guys rebuild my pc with new parts around july but i noticed sometimes when the comp is off and its sitting a while ill hear a tick,pop,to creaking..almost like old floor boards in a quite house etc...

Havnt noticed any weird temps etc but the cause is 4 years old...thoughts? And thanks to the community in advance!

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Cause the PC would easily get above 60*C (140*F) under loads, that heats up everything, parts, case, etc. When its off it cools down.

Normal.

Course I always buy heavy duty cases so that never happens with those.

[Kobs]

Yeah, heating and cooling of thin metal will expand and retracts and that makes sounds specially if there are screws holding it down

[_I_]

thermal expansion
different materials expand at different rates and cool at different times

ps/xbox do that when powered on for a few hours then turned off

[BanTheTesters]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

Cause the PC would easily get above 60*C (140*F) under loads, that heats up everything, parts, case, etc. When its off it cools down.

Normal.

Course I always buy heavy duty cases so that never happens with those.

Thanks crap...i bought a new case thinking it was broken or something..might just take it back..

[BanTheTesters]

Originally posted by Kobs:

Yeah, heating and cooling of thin metal will expand and retracts and that makes sounds specially if there are screws holding it down

So everything should be fine..?

[BanTheTesters]

So due to thermal expanstion everything should be ok? Nothing breaking in the case etc?

Just a little odd hearing that noise etc..

[Supafly]

Originally posted by BanTheTesters:

So due to thermal expanstion everything should be ok? Nothing breaking in the case etc?

Just a little odd hearing that noise etc..

Its fine and quite normal. Most don't even notice because they turn computer off and leave the room so are not there when it's cooling down.

[Autumn_]

Originally posted by BanTheTesters:

So due to thermal expanstion everything should be ok? Nothing breaking in the case etc?

Just a little odd hearing that noise etc..

Do you worry when house windows, house radiators, car engines, etc. make that sound?

It's just normal expansion and shrinkage, no harm will come of it, it's fine.

[Zένø™ 👌]

i dont think it is normal, my PC never makes such sounds. Maybe your case is made from cheap plastic? or your PC temperatures are rly high?

[Supafly]

Originally posted by Zένø™ 👌:

i dont think it is normal, my PC never makes such sounds. Maybe your case is made from cheap plastic? or your PC temperatures are rly high?:lunar2020thinkingtiger:

Just because you don't notice doesn't mean yours doesn't.

Maybe your not in the room or close enough to hear it once it's cooled enough to make the sounds.
Maybe your case dampens the sounds so you don't notice them.
Maybe you're listening to music
Maybe you're watching TV
Maybe you're talking on the phone
Maybe your system doesn't get that hot it makes audible noises when cooling.
Maybe this or Maybe that.

Bottomline is it's normal. How noisy depends on lots of things.

[Zένø™ 👌]

Originally posted by Dead Monkey:

Originally posted by Zένø™ 👌:

i dont think it is normal, my PC never makes such sounds. Maybe your case is made from cheap plastic? or your PC temperatures are rly high?

Just because you don't notice doesn't mean yours doesn't.

Maybe your not in the room or close enough to hear it once it's cooled enough to make the sounds.
Maybe your case dampens the sounds so you don't notice them.
Maybe you're listening to music
Maybe you're watching TV
Maybe you're talking on the phone
Maybe your system doesn't get that hot it makes audible noises when cooling.
Maybe this or Maybe that.

Bottomline is it's normal. How noisy depends on lots of things.

i literally sleep next to my PC and there is no background noise

[Illusion of Progress]

Never heard my PC do this, but I've heard my monitor do it. As others said it's likely from expansion/contraction of the housing (plastic, or whatever it may be) and it's not harmful really.

[BanTheTesters]

Originally posted by Illusion of Progress:

Never heard my PC do this, but I've heard my monitor do it. As others said it's likely from expansion/contraction of the housing (plastic, or whatever it may be) and it's not harmful really.

understandable i just keep thinking my pc is about to break or something when it happens etc..just a very odd sound...

[BanTheTesters]

Originally posted by Dead Monkey:

Originally posted by BanTheTesters:

So due to thermal expanstion everything should be ok? Nothing breaking in the case etc?

Just a little odd hearing that noise etc..

Its fine and quite normal. Most don't even notice because they turn computer off and leave the room so are not there when it's cooling down.

hmm i guess ill return the new case then. thanks i know my case is kind of old etc so thats what i was worried about..i really like this old case though

but the sounds kind of annoying lol

If you all are saying its fine then ill just keep my old case and just deal lol

[BanTheTesters]

Originally posted by _I_:

thermal expansion
different materials expand at different rates and cool at different times

ps/xbox do that when powered on for a few hours then turned off

right ive heard the consoles do it a few times

But i mean my pc..so everythings fine though right?

This does happen to ppls pcs sometimes right?