EVGA 600 B PSU making a buzzing-hum sound.

[etherealantlers]

So. I recently updated to windows 10, whether or not that's relevant i'm not entirely sure. However when I upgraded that is when this problem started.

I am now certain that the buzzing is coming from the PSU not the GPU. Took out the GPU to see if the buzzing continued - it did.

Just to add a bit of context. This just started happening shortly after updating to windows 10, while updating razer synapse. I was updating razer synapse and my whole system became unresponsive forcing me to hold the power button to do a hard restart. When I rebooted the buzzing started. I've read around, and no one has really ever said doing a hard restart/reboot can do any physical damage. I submitted a ticket for an RMA so that's something i've already done.

Has this happened to anyone else?



OS: WINDOWS 10 64-bit
CPU: Intel Core i5 4460 @ 3.20GHz
Ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817) (Socket 0)
GPU: 4095 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (PNY)
PSU: EVGA 600 B 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified 600W Active PF

 

[MasterDell]

Not much of a surprise to me, especially considering the quality of that unit. There isn't much we can do. It's good that you've already contacted EVGA but they might not do anything for you. It's hard to say :\ What you hear is called coil whine and it's the most annoying noise a computer can make. Try not to use the system until EVGA contacts you back.

 

[etherealantlers]

Not much of a surprise to me, especially considering the quality of that unit. There isn't much we can do. It's good that you've already contacted EVGA but they might not do anything for you. It's hard to say :\ What you hear is called coil whine and it's the most annoying noise a computer can make. Try not to use the system until EVGA contacts you back.

Is there a particular PSU you would recommend that would be appropriate for my system? I've heard from a couple sources my unit isn't a good quality one.

 

[MasterDell]

For that system, I recommend this unit:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-neoeco620c

If you never put your computer to sleep and you only have it literally off or on, this unit would be good too:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9