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[Chris82]

Ok so I'm playing Scarface and the power goes out. So when it comes back on, I hear a loud noise in my computer. So I turn it back off. I open the case and check to make sure the fans are free of dust and can move. I turn it back on and look at my CPU/MB temps. Normal. Graphics card temps. Normal. Everything seems fine, but there's this noise.

Any ideas?

[The Drizzle]

Hard drive? PSU Fans? Unplug or stop one fan at a time for a very short period, see if the noise goes away. The only stuff inside your computer that should make noise is your hard drive and your fans.

[wyte mafia]

stick a pencil in one fan, see if the noise stops....... if so, replace. if not, move on to the next fan. you will find out what it is pretty quick

[Chris82]

Ah, nvm, it was a case fan. I don't know why but whenever the power goes out and the computer gets shut off like that, on startup, it makes a louder-than-usual noise. But when shutdown/started-up properly, it's fine.