Recently I noticed that while playing TES Skyrim my CPU buzzes whenever I pause the game to access the pause menu. It is quiet during gameplay and other demanding games such as NFS Most Wanted, Batman Arkham Origins, AC Black Flag, etc.
For reference my build is here, http://pcpartpicker....k024/saved/2WmI
Any idea what the problem might be? I'm thinking (hoping?) it just needs a cleaning but why it only acts up in the pause menu of a single game is beyond me.
Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor $299.99 (Purchased) CPU Cooler
Corsair H90 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $69.99 (Purchased) Motherboard
Asus Maximus VI Gene Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $203.99 (Purchased) Memory
Kingston 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $182.42 (Purchased) Storage
Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk $169.99 (Purchased)
Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk $179.99 (Purchased) Video Card
Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card $259.99 (Purchased) Case
NZXT Phantom 820 (White) ATX Full Tower Case $195.98 (Purchased) Power Supply
Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $149.99 (Purchased) Optical Drive
Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer $66.99 (Purchased) Operating System
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) $0.00 (Purchased) Wireless Network Adapter
TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter
Edited by phillpower2, 03 May 2014 - 11:43 AM.
Computer specifications added.