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Cool thanks a lot guys, i wasn't aware of this. 

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my EVGA GTX 960's fan only spins when i power on the pc.  spins for about 15 secs and stops.  This is a brand new card.  This means card is shit? 

 

Could it be my PSU? ive been hearing a weird buzzing noise from my psu.  600w corsair psu 

 

i5 4690k

8gb ram 

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gigabyte z97mx mobo 

win 7 

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No, EVGA's cards have the zero-RPM mode. If you put the card under heavy load, the fans should spin up to cool the card.

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Okay awesome, but have any of you ever experienced a sort of buzzing noise with psu?? this psu is supposed to be silent. CX600M corsair modular 

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Okay awesome, but have any of you ever experienced a sort of buzzing noise with psu?? this psu is supposed to be silent. CX600M corsair modular 

 

might be coil whine. try cleaning out your psu, if that doesn't fix it, then it is probably coil whine. coil whine won't cause any damage, and most manufacturers won't issue an RMA over it.

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Dust or coil wine

If it is coil wine you may need to get a new PSU

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Okay awesome, but have any of you ever experienced a sort of buzzing noise with psu?? this psu is supposed to be silent. CX600M corsair modular 

Most likely coil whine.  It's normal and you'll probably have to live with it, unless corsair is really nice and lets you RMA it.

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Dust or coil wine

If it is coil wine you may need to get a new PSU

 

Don't spread false information. Coil whine is not an indicator of a failing component or dying component.

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my EVGA GTX 960's fan only spins when i power on the pc.  spins for about 15 secs and stops.  This is a brand new card.  This means card is shit? 

 

Could it be my PSU? ive been hearing a weird buzzing noise from my psu.  600w corsair psu 

 

i5 4690k

8gb ram 

ssd

gigabyte z97mx mobo 

win 7 

The card: EVGA has a 0db mode like the Strix, perfectly normal unless it doesn't spin up when it's being stressed.

 

The PSU: Probably coil whine, not much you can do about it really. See if you can RMA it but there's no guarantee that the manufacturer will replace it as coil whine isn't exactly a problem, it's more of an annoyance but not all companies will replace it because of that. That being said you don't need to replace it, it's still perfectly fine.

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Don't spread false information. Coil whine is not an indicator of a failing component or dying component.

 

True. But if you get coil whine on a new PSU you better RMA it.

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Don't spread false information. Coil whine is not an indicator of a failing component or dying component.

But if coil wine bothers you there is no way of getting rid of it

PSU is not defective in this case

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