Predator Helios 300 2019 making cracking sounds when playing a game - Anyone else experience this?

OS123

Hi there, my name is Omar and I am new to the Acer Forums. I have purchased the Predator Helios 2019 edition and while it's a great machine for playing games, it does give off a crackling sound when it's under load such as playing a game. Under normal use, I don't hear this cracking sound. Has anyone else experience this or is it just me?

BigBeans

weird,i have yet to experience it. I think there may be something inside hitting the fan blades when they speed up, or a loose fan blade? have you checked which side it is coming from?

OS123

BigBeans said:

weird,i have yet to experience it. I think there may be something inside hitting the fan blades when they speed up, or a loose fan blade? have you checked which side it is coming from?

From what I can gather, it's coming from the left-hand side of the machine. It's possible a small bit of debris may be getting lodged inside the fan, but there's no way of telling from here.

xapim

OS123 the only way to find out exactly whats going on its to open it yourself if you can without voiding the warranty if not and you suspect theres some debris inside contact acer support send it back to get it checked just in case something worse happens