FInder making a weird noise after reinstall

I recently reinstalled Mountain Lion from scratch and ever since, I get a weird noise when moving files in the finder from folder to folder or installing a new application. It's definitely not a physical/mechanical type sound (i.e. grinding or whirring), it's kind of a low-pitched digital sounding "err". That's probably a terrible description, but I don't know how else to put it. It's kind of like the bad sound people get on a game show when they get the answer wrong.
I haven't really tried anything besides shutting down and starting up again, because I have no idea where to start. I also don't know what other info to put in here, so I'll do the basics and let me know if someone needs more. I have no idea if this is even something to worry about, but it's different, and different always worries me.
Hardware Overview:
Model Name:          MacBook
Model Identifier:          MacBook5,1
Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed:          2.4 GHz
Number of Processors:          1
Total Number of Cores:          2
L2 Cache:          3 MB
Memory:          4 GB
Bus Speed:          1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version:          MB51.007D.B03
SMC Version (system):          1.32f8
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State:          Enabled
System Software Overview:
System Version:          OS X 10.8.5 (12F45)
Kernel Version:          Darwin 12.5.0
Boot Mode:          Normal
Secure Virtual Memory:          Enabled
Time since boot:          31 minutes

Hey there spock,
First off I'd recommend taking all personal information about your Mac from from there like serial number and things but anyway That is not a problem with your mac it is a default sound by mac You can go to sounds, sound affects to change i believe

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