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Nope, got that RMA'd and replaced with a new RM650 (I know free upgrade, they did since they ran out of 550W PSUs and obviously didn't want to downgrade me.

So new unit and I'm still within the return window. To try reduce the coil whine, I did a 7 hour looping benchmark in Dirt Rally everyday for the past week and a half which some says settles the coil whine. The noise has slightly improved, but nothing to say that it worked, maybe its psuedo...

Thread title: My PSU coil whine that started a couple days ago has kept a constant semi-loud noise for sometime whilst I wait for my replacement, should I still use Title pretty much, its a Corsair CX550F RGB, 80 PLUS Bronze (White). 1 and 1/2 years old. As expected only happens when the PSU...

Wouldn't GPU coil whine coorelate to how much load you put on it/what's on display? Really I want to concise it down like this because I cannot tell where the coil whine is coming from when I try to inspect closely because the whine is so overwhelming. Additionally I want to know if its coming...

Would you say its most likely the PSU given its age? And if it is, then should it be replaced ASAP say if its like a ticking time bomb waiting to blow out when the capacitor gives in eventually?

So this has been occurring for a few days by now, and it would happen on/off for about 20 minutes interval. The noise is consistent and doesn't pitch up/down corresponding to what's on display which is something I've read in regards to coil whine from the GPU. So which part is it then? Got a...