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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-05T07:10:01.000Z",
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  "textContent": "submitted by steel_for_humans to linux4noobs\n11 points | 6 comments\n\nSo I built a new PC a couple weeks ago. My old one broke one day (I think I helped it, but that’s another story). I was happy to move from a stock Prism Wraith cooler that was LOUD and ANNOYING. I put a new AMD Ryzen 9 7900X in this box with a couple of new nvme drives (Samsung 9100 PRO and 990 PRO). The thing is silent under Windows 11. Silence at last!\n\nThen I installed openSUSE Tumbleweed (from which I’m typing this) and as the post title says, something is making a high-pitched noise, like coil whine, when the system is mostly idle. I searched the web and the first suggestion is that Linux handles CPU power states (C-state) differently than Windows. Or, it could be the new disk(s), too. It’s a fly in the ointment, I am very happy with the new PC, with how powerful and fast it is, I’m so far happy with openSUSE, but there HAD TO be SOMETHING to spoil the experience.\n\nHas anybody had a similar problem? Any tips on how to troubleshoot it and not BREAK my computer?",
  "title": "My PC is making a high pitched noise (like coil whine) only under Linux"
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