Hi everyone.
I currently have two Rosewill power supplies, and I'm concerned about both of them.
Last month, one of the GPUs in my mining rig was wiped out by a Rosewill Quark. The unit also let out a loud & bright spark that scared the crap out of me. I chucked it in the bin and replaced it with a new corsair RMx and pressed F for my RX 470.
So, when my other Quark starts making this noise I got scared and impulse-bought another RMx because I don't want to lose my serverboard to another bad Quark.
Now, the Capstone 850-M in one of my desktops is making a more regular buzzing noise from time to time, and it seems to not be dependent on load (sometimes it happens at idle, sometimes it doesn't, sometimes it happens at full load, sometimes it doesn't). I'm worried about that one as well because it's been in that rig for some time now and the Quark that wiped out the GPUs was making a similar buzzing noise.
I bought all three PSUs a long time ago (at least 4-5 years, but I forget exactly when) because they scored high on the PSU tier list we used to have here, and also they scored well on Jonnyguru. I'm a bit worried now though because all my Rosewill units are having issues all at once here. Do you think I should look into replacing that Capstone too or is an occasional buzzing noise normal? I've heard that degrading coils will vibrate more, into the audible frequency range, and another effect of aging components is that voltages may grow out of spec. I also question whether the PSU protections will be functional after 5 years of daily use (in the Capstone) or 24/7 use (in the Quark).
I'd like to hear what you all have to say. Thanks.
I currently have two Rosewill power supplies, and I'm concerned about both of them.
Last month, one of the GPUs in my mining rig was wiped out by a Rosewill Quark. The unit also let out a loud & bright spark that scared the crap out of me. I chucked it in the bin and replaced it with a new corsair RMx and pressed F for my RX 470.
So, when my other Quark starts making this noise I got scared and impulse-bought another RMx because I don't want to lose my serverboard to another bad Quark.
Now, the Capstone 850-M in one of my desktops is making a more regular buzzing noise from time to time, and it seems to not be dependent on load (sometimes it happens at idle, sometimes it doesn't, sometimes it happens at full load, sometimes it doesn't). I'm worried about that one as well because it's been in that rig for some time now and the Quark that wiped out the GPUs was making a similar buzzing noise.
I bought all three PSUs a long time ago (at least 4-5 years, but I forget exactly when) because they scored high on the PSU tier list we used to have here, and also they scored well on Jonnyguru. I'm a bit worried now though because all my Rosewill units are having issues all at once here. Do you think I should look into replacing that Capstone too or is an occasional buzzing noise normal? I've heard that degrading coils will vibrate more, into the audible frequency range, and another effect of aging components is that voltages may grow out of spec. I also question whether the PSU protections will be functional after 5 years of daily use (in the Capstone) or 24/7 use (in the Quark).
I'd like to hear what you all have to say. Thanks.