Hi,
So I've been having a string of hardware issues from my PC, mostly over the last couple of months, and I'm starting to suspect that it's not bad luck and there may be some electrical issues somewhere. This is a rough timeline of events:
- (several years back) First PC build PSU dies after a few years, pretty sure the guys who built it cheaped out on it, whatever, building my own machines from here on.
- (a few months ago) A replacement to the above unit, a just over 3 year old PSU (XFX 550 TS Bronze), started clicking under load. Eventually clicked on and off regardless of the load. Determined that it was definitely faulty (no fan hitting a cable or anything like that) and needed to be replaced. Was still under warranty but decided I'd prefer to just buy a better one instead. Pretty disappointed, that unit should have lasted me a lot longer, I thought.
- (last week) GPU (INNO3D 1660S) and PSU (Seasonic Focus GX 550) arrive (GPU upgraded partially because of a broken fan bearing), install them both together. First annoyance is that the PSU fan is audible at low RPM when hybrid mode is off, which isn't too important. Later notice that the GPU produces a pretty annoying coil whine, which really sucks, at this stage I'm sick of dealing with these issues so I move my silent case under my desk so the sound isn't as noticeable. At least the build is pretty quiet while not under load.
- (last weekend) Shortly after, notice a faint buzzing, seemingly coming from my power supply. Now I'm starting to suspect that there's issues with the power coming from the room I'm in or even the whole house. It's only a buzzing that can be heard if I move my ear near the end of the case and listen, but this PSU should be dead silent. The buzz is constant, even on idle load, and even while the PC is off.
So at this point I'm willing to accept some light buzzing and coil whine noise so long as it's not harmful to my parts. I'm not willing to go to the trouble of trying to RMA any of these parts unless they're defective or unsafe. Right now I'm more worried that this fairly high end new PSU is only going to last me 3 or 4 more years because of some underlying issue with my build or something else. Do I need a UPS? Or could this be an issue with the motherboard? Should I just forget about these noises and hope for the best?
Build details:
Mobo: Gigabyte AB350 Gaming 3, latest F50a BIOS
CPU: Ryzen 5 1600 (I used to have a stable OC @ 3.7GHz, but this fails to boot occasionally now. idk if that's related to these issues)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 2x8GB
GPU: INNO3D 1660S
PSU: Seasonic Focus GX 550W
Storage: 1x Samsung 860 EVO, 1x Samsung 850 EVO
Case: Fractal Design Define R5
Sorry this is kind of a long post for what it is but I felt like the context is important. Any answers or ideas much appreciated.
So I've been having a string of hardware issues from my PC, mostly over the last couple of months, and I'm starting to suspect that it's not bad luck and there may be some electrical issues somewhere. This is a rough timeline of events:
- (several years back) First PC build PSU dies after a few years, pretty sure the guys who built it cheaped out on it, whatever, building my own machines from here on.
- (a few months ago) A replacement to the above unit, a just over 3 year old PSU (XFX 550 TS Bronze), started clicking under load. Eventually clicked on and off regardless of the load. Determined that it was definitely faulty (no fan hitting a cable or anything like that) and needed to be replaced. Was still under warranty but decided I'd prefer to just buy a better one instead. Pretty disappointed, that unit should have lasted me a lot longer, I thought.
- (last week) GPU (INNO3D 1660S) and PSU (Seasonic Focus GX 550) arrive (GPU upgraded partially because of a broken fan bearing), install them both together. First annoyance is that the PSU fan is audible at low RPM when hybrid mode is off, which isn't too important. Later notice that the GPU produces a pretty annoying coil whine, which really sucks, at this stage I'm sick of dealing with these issues so I move my silent case under my desk so the sound isn't as noticeable. At least the build is pretty quiet while not under load.
- (last weekend) Shortly after, notice a faint buzzing, seemingly coming from my power supply. Now I'm starting to suspect that there's issues with the power coming from the room I'm in or even the whole house. It's only a buzzing that can be heard if I move my ear near the end of the case and listen, but this PSU should be dead silent. The buzz is constant, even on idle load, and even while the PC is off.
So at this point I'm willing to accept some light buzzing and coil whine noise so long as it's not harmful to my parts. I'm not willing to go to the trouble of trying to RMA any of these parts unless they're defective or unsafe. Right now I'm more worried that this fairly high end new PSU is only going to last me 3 or 4 more years because of some underlying issue with my build or something else. Do I need a UPS? Or could this be an issue with the motherboard? Should I just forget about these noises and hope for the best?
Build details:
Mobo: Gigabyte AB350 Gaming 3, latest F50a BIOS
CPU: Ryzen 5 1600 (I used to have a stable OC @ 3.7GHz, but this fails to boot occasionally now. idk if that's related to these issues)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 2x8GB
GPU: INNO3D 1660S
PSU: Seasonic Focus GX 550W
Storage: 1x Samsung 860 EVO, 1x Samsung 850 EVO
Case: Fractal Design Define R5
Sorry this is kind of a long post for what it is but I felt like the context is important. Any answers or ideas much appreciated.