THis problem is relating to a SeaSonic Bronze M12, for those that are curious.
So lately my PSU's fan has been making weird noises. Ever since the start of this week it was anything from a small grindy noise to full-on screeching. After a few days of reading up, I was able to determine that something's wrong with it, most likely that it's just dead, though I can't be sure why exactly (It's not like I full-throttle the thing 24/7), but that's beside the point. It's noisy, and while it hasn't broken any components or overheated the PSU, I'm still too scared to actually do anything in case it does do that, so I was curious - are there any ways to replace the fan or have a professional do it? Would it be better just to buy a new PSU (the kicker is I haven't had this PSU for more than 5 or 6 months)?
Here are some pictures of the PSU when I was looking at it to see if anything was blocking it:
So lately my PSU's fan has been making weird noises. Ever since the start of this week it was anything from a small grindy noise to full-on screeching. After a few days of reading up, I was able to determine that something's wrong with it, most likely that it's just dead, though I can't be sure why exactly (It's not like I full-throttle the thing 24/7), but that's beside the point. It's noisy, and while it hasn't broken any components or overheated the PSU, I'm still too scared to actually do anything in case it does do that, so I was curious - are there any ways to replace the fan or have a professional do it? Would it be better just to buy a new PSU (the kicker is I haven't had this PSU for more than 5 or 6 months)?
Here are some pictures of the PSU when I was looking at it to see if anything was blocking it: