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I can also get a good idea whether the CPU is idle or doing some particular task just by listening to the motherboard. This isn't any sort of paranormal effect, it's quite audible. I suspect most of it comes from the inductors on the CPU vcore DC-DC converter.

For me, the sounds I hear are somewhat like this: Animated GIF = chuff-chuff-chuff, one chuff per frame transition Scrolling terminal window = low hissing, like someone slowly breathing out Dragging window around the screen = high-pitched whine CPU stress test = very high-pitched whistling Loading a big app = a more noisy hiss than scrolling the terminal window, interspersed with HDD sounds

I was tested at a young age to have above-average hearing range, so maybe that also has a factor in how well you can hear these things; I don't listen to loud music or subject myself to loud noises either.

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