Hello guys, I have this weird problem with my PSU and all my researches on various websites are inconclusive. I hope you can help me figuring this.
My desktop computer has a main SSD + an extra HDD.
Whenever my system spins this HDD, my PSU starts makes this arcing noise located precisely on the female port where you plug the power cord.
At first I thought It just wasn't plugged all the way in, and indeed when i apply a bit more force the noise instantly disapears. But it is plugged all the way in, I pushed it firmly with all my strength it won't go further. Still it's not enough, the noise only disappears if a slight horizontal pressure is applied.
I tried with a brand new power cord and the result is the same, the only way I've found to fix it temporarily is a wonky montage made of 2 zip ties tied to the male port and the nearest case feet. But it never lasts longer than a couple days or 1 week if i'm lucky, because there's no anchoring point allowing me to apply a fully horizontal force.
Besides that the computer works fine, and the issue only happens when the HDD is spinning. There's no performance decrease, no high temperatures, and the voltages on HW monitor are stable.
Do you have any idea of what's going on ? The only answers I get on other websites are " just replace the PSU by a better one and the HDD by an SSD, and do it yourself it's not that hard " . Bruh i'm clueless about electronic hardware and the parts alone would cost me around 150 $, let's throw an additionnal 50 for a technician and i'm down for 200 $ of repairs just for a noise.
I'm not even sure changing those 2 parts would fix the issue, plus my computer may be well maintained and adapted to my needs but still it's a 2 years old PC with 2020 CPU / GPU. Today it's not worth more than 500 $ and i'm relunctant about throwing almost half of it's value into vague repairs. Isn't there a cheaper solution ? Maybe some kind of specialized " clamp " to replace this shit ziptie montage ?
Thank you for reading
edit : sorry here is the specs
PSU : EVGA 550W Bronze
CPU: intel i5 10400f
GPU : RTX 3050 8gb
Ram : Corsair vengeance 2x8 gb
Storage : M2 SSD + WD blue 1 To HDD
My desktop computer has a main SSD + an extra HDD.
Whenever my system spins this HDD, my PSU starts makes this arcing noise located precisely on the female port where you plug the power cord.
At first I thought It just wasn't plugged all the way in, and indeed when i apply a bit more force the noise instantly disapears. But it is plugged all the way in, I pushed it firmly with all my strength it won't go further. Still it's not enough, the noise only disappears if a slight horizontal pressure is applied.
I tried with a brand new power cord and the result is the same, the only way I've found to fix it temporarily is a wonky montage made of 2 zip ties tied to the male port and the nearest case feet. But it never lasts longer than a couple days or 1 week if i'm lucky, because there's no anchoring point allowing me to apply a fully horizontal force.
Besides that the computer works fine, and the issue only happens when the HDD is spinning. There's no performance decrease, no high temperatures, and the voltages on HW monitor are stable.
Do you have any idea of what's going on ? The only answers I get on other websites are " just replace the PSU by a better one and the HDD by an SSD, and do it yourself it's not that hard " . Bruh i'm clueless about electronic hardware and the parts alone would cost me around 150 $, let's throw an additionnal 50 for a technician and i'm down for 200 $ of repairs just for a noise.
I'm not even sure changing those 2 parts would fix the issue, plus my computer may be well maintained and adapted to my needs but still it's a 2 years old PC with 2020 CPU / GPU. Today it's not worth more than 500 $ and i'm relunctant about throwing almost half of it's value into vague repairs. Isn't there a cheaper solution ? Maybe some kind of specialized " clamp " to replace this shit ziptie montage ?
Thank you for reading
edit : sorry here is the specs
PSU : EVGA 550W Bronze
CPU: intel i5 10400f
GPU : RTX 3050 8gb
Ram : Corsair vengeance 2x8 gb
Storage : M2 SSD + WD blue 1 To HDD
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