My computer build now includes a piece of structural 8.5x11 printer paper.
I tracked the tapping noise to the case fan, poked at it a bit, and realized it got perfectly happy with just a bit of upward support. So, a bit of bridging between that and the top of the card cutouts just below, and I have a near-silent computer again! (Ignore the dust, that's the next task.) #lowtechtech
Can I humbly sugest to exchange the screws of the fan for a new set and perhaps add a little O-ring to it, to absorb extra vibration?
Because that is a hack (and a fine one, as it seems to fix the issue) but it is not a solution!
I'm from the country that makes a lifestyle of hacking a quick fix for anything instead of actually solving an issue, as more often than not a definitive solution for a problem is either too expensive, complex or requires climbing up a bureaucratic ladder for an approval.
Staring me down into shame does not work with me.
It's just dem dare city folks that obviously didn't stonk up on duck tape when had der chance.
I do want to take a deeper look at what's going on eventually, yeah. It's one of the fans built into the case, though, rather than something I added during the build, so I'm going to have to see how easily I can remove it in the first place. I love the space and the wire management this case allows, but its parts are more tightly attached (if apparently not tightly enough in this case) than others I've worked with in the past.
Looks like a solution to me
Lets look around at materials on hand:
a piece of paper
a flamethrower
Not what i woulda chosen either
Although always in favour of destruction by fire, I don't think the original poster would enjoy that.
With a little bit more flexibility coulda turned out quite differently
The question isn't whether would enjoy it, it's whether or not would solve the issue.
Of course, he'd enjoy flamethrowing the PC. So would everyone including you and me and the next guy and his dog if he could work the trigger with his tongue.
Think about it, if had to fix it with tongue, the flamethrower would be the lesser of two evils
Be thankful aren't an animal lacking opposable thumbs and flexible enough with an insatiable urge to lick own butthole
Thumbs up for that reply. Pure gold.
which it turns out would be an unfortunate edge case