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Default Rattling noise--help!
My PSU--or something really close to it--is making weird noises. I wasn't doing anything when it started, just internet browsing. It's definitely not the fans. It's like a constant, loud clicking/rattling noise, and it seems to be something that spins (when I turned it off it sounded like it was rotating). I'll guess it clicks somewhere between 3 - 4 times per second...

I'm going to take a wild guess and say this isn't good. I immediately put my computer on standby. Any advice/ideas? Time to look for a new one?
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Are you sure it's not a faulty HD? Possibly a cooling fan in the PSU? It's difficult to say.
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mine does that too sometimes so i hit the back of the computer and it shuts up lol.
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Are you sure it's not a faulty HD? Possibly a cooling fan in the PSU? It's difficult to say.
It's definitely coming from the PSU cage. There's an airflow fan right next to it, and it's not that. I suppose it might be the PSU fan... are there any rotating parts in the PSU, other than that?
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No, the fan or fans would be the only moving parts unless there could possibly be a faulty relay making the clicking noise.
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No, the fan or fans would be the only moving parts unless there could possibly be a faulty relay making the clicking noise.
Okay, that's a relief then, because it definitely sounded like decelerating spinning when I powered off. I'll try to remove dust later tonight and see if that's the problem, and maybe pull it out and check that it's working.

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And yup, confirmed, it's the fan.
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Rattling noise? well it is halloween, i think spirits are trying to steal energy from your psu and ruining it. That's my theory
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Damn, they're vicious, still going. I tried to open it up, but there's a wire screen I can't remove from the PSU, so I'll just have to stick with it. Hopefully it just stops eventually...
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