- Oct 29, 2012
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Okay, so about a year ago I brought a brand new corsair 600w PSU for my new system that I had built 2 months prier to the this (Jan '13). Unfortunatly things didn't go to play and the first PSU just died. However, in January last year I finally got a new PSU and it was going fine until about 3 weeks after I had brought the PSU I was playing some TF2 with a few mates when all of a sudden a groaning sound started I thought nothing of it and I just thougt it was the new graphics card I had brought (other one died a long with the old PSU). Anywho it continued for about 3 months then all of a sudden it stopped? But just tonight it started again it flashed through my mind of something bad is going to happen so I try to source the sound with the side panel off. I thought it was the GPU and was like "Meh" then I heard it from below. Put my ear near the PSU and vo-la it was the PSU so naturally I was paniced, wondering what to do I just shut down the PC and see if I can do anything to stop it, I then reboot and the sound is still there. Right now I am typing this from my old laptop (thank god) and wondering if there is any major threat or not.
The only reason I can presume for this noise is the heat as it is moderatly warm in my room, yet it's not even summer yet. I am just seriously worried and curious as to what it is, I've asked a few friends and they say it's just the Power Supplys fan spinning up higher to keep the thing cool (600w CX Builder by Corsair, it quotes "vairable fan speed"). For the time being I have just turned the system off when I hear the noise as it's quite distinctive. If it is just the fan noise then is it safe to keep running if this noise consists? However, like I previously stated I first thought nothing of it and continued to play not effecting me only the noise was quite irratating after a while as it is constant.
***Noise itself***
~Regards
epicninja21
The only reason I can presume for this noise is the heat as it is moderatly warm in my room, yet it's not even summer yet. I am just seriously worried and curious as to what it is, I've asked a few friends and they say it's just the Power Supplys fan spinning up higher to keep the thing cool (600w CX Builder by Corsair, it quotes "vairable fan speed"). For the time being I have just turned the system off when I hear the noise as it's quite distinctive. If it is just the fan noise then is it safe to keep running if this noise consists? However, like I previously stated I first thought nothing of it and continued to play not effecting me only the noise was quite irratating after a while as it is constant.
***Noise itself***
~Regards
epicninja21
. Will take a look, however one thing that boggles my mind is that sometimes it happens when there is pratically no load other than general browsing or watching a stream :/.
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