A faint sound coming from my new Asus Tuf A15

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I got a new Tuf A15 a few days ago and yesterday I noticed a faint sound coming from it. I don't know how to describe it. Maybe like an insect chirping? I don't hear it on my older laptops.
It isn't loud. I can hear it in silence during the night or if I put my ear on the chassis during the day time.
I've uploaded the sound clip here.
I don't get this sound always.
Is this normal or could be a cause for concern?

I think th fan blades are hitting something ever so slightly. Not really a concern if you're having normal temperatures and don't mind the sound

Fan blades might be clogged with dust that may be causing sound with rotating. Might need to clear insides of laptop.

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Coil whine maybe?

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Neo said:
I think th fan blades are hitting something ever so slightly. Not really a concern if you're having normal temperatures and don't mind the sound

Yeah, I don't have a problem with the sound as long as it doesn't negatively affect the PC.

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thetechfreak said:
Fan blades might be clogged with dust that may be causing sound with rotating. Might need to clear insides of laptop.

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Yeah, could be. Will see if I can clean it.

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omega44-xt said:
Coil whine maybe?

Hmm...that might explain why I don't hear it always.

omega44-xt said:
Coil whine maybe?

Does that happen in laptop?? It may come from the charger then. Else, coil is only in the LCD inverter of laptop, But that does not cause this sound.

@DeadBoy it is the fan's voice. as thats the only moving part. Also does your laptop have HDD, as some specifically toshiba ones have this problem of loud rattling. It is normal though.

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RumbaMon19 said:
Does that happen in laptop?? It may come from the charger then. Else, coil is only in the LCD inverter of laptop, But that does not cause this sound.

@DeadBoy it is the fan's voice. as thats the only moving part. Also does your laptop have HDD, as some specifically toshiba ones have this problem of loud rattling. It is normal though.

Yeah, it does have a HDD. If it's normal, then I guess I don't need to worry.

Where is the sound coming from? The clicking sounds like the hard drive head movement sound.

RumbaMon19 said:
Does that happen in laptop?? It may come from the charger then. Else, coil is only in the LCD inverter of laptop, But that does not cause this sound.

@DeadBoy it is the fan's voice. as thats the only moving part. Also does your laptop have HDD, as some specifically toshiba ones have this problem of loud rattling. It is normal though.

Coil whine does happen in some laptops, kind of common issue in Dell XPS 13. Not sure if that is coil whine though.

DeadBoy said:
Yeah, it does have a HDD. If it's normal, then I guess I don't need to worry.

Maybe, it is that. But you can also check it by bringing your ear near to the laptop. It can also be clicking sounds, just as @Desmond David mentioned.

omega44-xt said:
Coil whine does happen in some laptops, kind of common issue in Dell XPS 13. Not sure if that is coil whine though.

Ohh I see.

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Desmond David said:
Where is the sound coming from? The clicking sounds like the hard drive head movement sound.

It comes from the top right, near the power button and it did sound like clicking though it has recently stopped.

DeadBoy said:
It comes from the top right, near the power button and it did sound like clicking though it has recently stopped.

Mostly fan in that side. I had a FX504GE which has a fan there.

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thetechfreak said:
Mostly fan in that side. I had a FX504GE which has a fan there.

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Thanks! I shouldn't worry then.

DeadBoy said:
Thanks! I shouldn't worry then.

Ideally you should get it cleaned/fixed as it can stop working if it is clogged. Take it to service center once.