Can high pitch sound be harmful?
Jan 2, 2009 at 5:14 AM Thread Starter Post #1 of 13
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My computer motherboard is emitting a pretty loud high pitch sound. I'm hoping to get it replaced ASAP, but in the meantime, I have to put up with this stupid noise. Does anyone know if this can be harmful to my ears? My ears get pretty tired of it after a while, and I have to leave my room unless I'm wearing my IEMs or earplugs.
 
Jan 2, 2009 at 7:47 AM Post #3 of 13
Naa, I checked the fans one at a time by sticking my fingers into them to see if the sound would stop.
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It's not the fans, and not the hard drives neither (which I thought was making this noise initially), but the motherboard itself. I read somewhere that capacitors or something on the motherboard sometimes produce unwanted noise. It's coming from near the CPU area.
 
Jan 2, 2009 at 8:21 AM Post #4 of 13
Researches have shown that high-pitched noise increases incidence of congenital malformations when a pregnant woman is exposed to chronic high-pitched noise. It was also demonstrated that chronic exposure to high-pitched noise increase cancer risks by 65 folds. The average IQ of population living near high-pitch noise emitting factories is 5 points lower than the mean. Homicide rates are also elevated in communities near such factories. The chance of becoming obese and thus the associated health risks are also increased.
 
Jan 2, 2009 at 11:08 AM Post #5 of 13
Since it makes pain (you need to leave the room), it certainly can be harmful.
So I would find the source of the sound and fix it.
 
Jan 2, 2009 at 1:00 PM Post #7 of 13
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Researches have shown that high-pitched noise increases incidence of congenital malformations when a pregnant woman is exposed to chronic high-pitched noise. It was also demonstrated that chronic exposure to high-pitched noise increase cancer risks by 65 folds. The average IQ of population living near high-pitch noise emitting factories is 5 points lower than the mean. Homicide rates are also elevated in communities near such factories. The chance of becoming obese and thus the associated health risks are also increased.


LOL
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Also don't forget about male sterility/impotence, brain melting if exposure SPLs go above 100dBs for more than 8 hours daily, and the increased risk of developing paranoid schizophrenia.
 
Jan 2, 2009 at 6:10 PM Post #8 of 13
Having verified that your fans aren't the source of the noise, the obvious next thing to check is your power supply. Many times, the cheapo capacitors in the power supplies will emit a high-pitched whine before they die. Best to replace your power supply now, and save yourself the fuss of other components having to bear a real power failure (which is often accompanied by power spikes).
 
Jan 2, 2009 at 6:18 PM Post #9 of 13
Could it be a temperature warning? I once had a server motherboard that made an awful squealing sound (via a piezoelectric buzzer) when the CPU temp exceeded a set level.
 
Jan 3, 2009 at 1:42 AM Post #11 of 13
bit-tech.net | Review - Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R

OK, see the dark gray boxes with yellow numbers on them, near the CPU?

ECS K7S5A Review

See the light green rings with wire coiled around them, near the CPU?

They are both basically the same things. When you get a new board, make sure it looks like the Gigabyte one not the ECS. With the little toroids potted, the wire itself can't impact or rub against anything as it oscillates, and so won't make any high pitched noise.

It could also be from the PSU, or some card plugged in, too, though. I've had my share of whining video cards.
 
Jan 3, 2009 at 2:40 AM Post #12 of 13
I remember before i got my dac, my chaintech av710 soundcard used to do the squeal of death.
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Sep 1, 2014 at 1:05 PM Post #13 of 13
zuerst said:
Researches have shown that high-pitched noise increases incidence of congenital malformations when a pregnant woman is exposed to chronic high-pitched noise. It was also demonstrated that chronic exposure to high-pitched noise increase cancer risks by 65 folds. The average IQ of population living near high-pitch noise emitting factories is 5 points lower than the mean. Homicide rates are also elevated in communities near such factories. The chance of becoming obese and thus the associated health risks are also increased.
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Hello Zuerst,
 
Was wondering where you got your information about these health risks? Is there anywhere you can point me in the direction of where I might be able to get confirmation that these are proven health risks?
 
Thank you, best wishes
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