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post #1 of 19
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My PSU has a buzzing sound to it when you put your ear to it. When sitting normal at my chair, I get a faint high pitched noise that comes and goes and it gets really annoying. Anyone know what the heck is happening?
post #2 of 19
Might be some of the components crackling inside the PSU. Usually that is normal. If the PSU new?
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post #3 of 19
Could be a bad fan, maybe take out the fan and oil the bearings? I assume its a 120mm fan right? You can follow the same guide as some case fan tutorials to clean it.
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post #4 of 19
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Brand new straight out of the box. I will check out the fan in the weekend.
post #5 of 19
i dont have same noise, been using for 3 days.. but when i push the power on, it just make a click noise, do you have the same ? i didnt have that sound on my earlier psus..
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post #6 of 19
I can check mine when I get home but I usually can't hear anything over my Delta fan on the H60. biggrin.gif
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post #7 of 19
I cannot hear anything over my other 14 fans in the case.... LOL...
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post #8 of 19
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It's when I put my ear close to the exhaust. It's got a consistent buzzing sound. Never had that with other PSUs. And since I put this PSU in, there's a high pitched noise that constantly comes and goes. Sounds like tinnitus in the ear when there's complete silence.
post #9 of 19
I know the high pitched sound is usually coming from caps or resistors. Not sure which. Usually is normal. Is this the first higher end PSU you have owned?
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post #10 of 19
Yes there is a small high pitch whine coming from the exhaust of the psu but I can only hear it if I put my ear right to it. It is inaudible if you're not right up to it.
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