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MSI Laptop: MSI Raider GE76 12UE making loud screeching noise

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:10:06 -0700

Hello all!

My wife's MSI Raider GE76 12UE (i9-12900H, RTX 3060, 64GB RAM, 2x M.2 SSD) has started making a loud screeching noise. She's had it since 2022.

Screeching only happens under load (it started mid Overwatch game) — at idle the fans run "normally", though it is much louder than a few weeks ago... however, no screeching like the video I have linked below
The area over the right fan/vent (when the laptop is open) is hot to the touch, including through the keyboard above it
She says she can feel air coming out of the left vent, but not the right one
With the laptop off and unplugged, I took the back panel off and I spun the right fan blade by hand — it moves freely, no grinding or resistance that I notice
I opened the back panel to clean dust out about a year ago (many cats) but it has had no problems until this started
(Unrelated: she had a warning regarding a hard drive recently that she would like me to mention though I do not think it is connected to this issue and believe it was her external drive she may have wiggled the cable on)

Video of the noise (loud, turn down volume): youtube link

I'm comfortable with desktop PC builds but haven't done laptop repair before, and couldn't find a teardown video for this exact model/year. If it's a straightforward fan swap I'd like to try it myself.

Thanks for any help!

⟐ Commented 7月 08, 2026 at 14:10 GMT-7

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