Sharkoon Rush Fan Noise

[Speakerator]

Hey there,

 

My powersupply, a sharkoon rush power 600W recently started acting up a bit, meaning the fans'S getting loud as hell. I know it is summer and the ambient temperatrure is high, but I am not concerned about load. I recently swapped my GPU from a 6870 to a 970 and the i5 2500 should draw about 60 - 80 Watts max, so I guess the thing should be way within its comfort zone. However, once I fired up something more demanding, let's say a round of competitive Global Offensive, it spools up and stays that way, even when the rest of the system is cooled down again.

 

It's mounted in the bottom, draws air from the bottom, the pc stands under my desk on a wooeden floor and since the desk is not pushed to the back of the wall there is a gap and hot air can rise, so it should be able to draw reasonably cold air in.

 

So - is this just a faulty fan controller and I just never noticed it in the summertimes? Or is it a broken fan controller?^^ Is there anything one can do about power supply noise despite getting a quieter one? Like swapping fans?^^

 

Best regards

[xTrixieHD]

Hey there,

 

My powersupply, a sharkoon rush power 600W recently started acting up a bit, meaning the fans'S getting loud as hell. I know it is summer and the ambient temperatrure is high, but I am not concerned about load. I recently swapped my GPU from a 6870 to a 970 and the i5 2500 should draw about 60 - 80 Watts max, so I guess the thing should be way within its comfort zone. However, once I fired up something more demanding, let's say a round of competitive Global Offensive, it spools up and stays that way, even when the rest of the system is cooled down again.

 

It's mounted in the bottom, draws air from the bottom, the pc stands under my desk on a wooeden floor and since the desk is not pushed to the back of the wall there is a gap and hot air can rise, so it should be able to draw reasonably cold air in.

 

So - is this just a faulty fan controller and I just never noticed it in the summertimes? Or is it a broken fan controller?^^ Is there anything one can do about power supply noise despite getting a quieter one? Like swapping fans?^^

 

Best regards

Nah, with a shady ps like that, you can never be sure

[TwOne]

It's not worth modifying the power supply yourself to get rid of noise. It's best to replace the entire power supply, because IT WILL fail in the (near) future.

 

If you were to replace the fan, you need to be really careful. Power supplies still carry voltage for some time after being unplugged (days up to even months). Touching the insides of power supplies may even kill you! Power supplies are meant to be replaced when a part of them starts failing, not to be repaired, because they are designed for redundancy.

 

Taking a look at this, will tell us that it was made by Enhance. They are an acceptable OEM for low load systems, but may not be good enough for the wattage you are pulling. At max load it can only handle 500W, which may be near the top of what your PC needs under load.

 

Check out the Seasonic S12II-Bronze or M12II Evo. They can actually handle the advertized wattage, are built by a reputable OEM (SeaSonic themselves), should run cooler and quieter and have 5 year warranty.

[Speakerator]

Nah, with a shady ps like that, you can never be sure

Never thought of it as shady. Just, well.. old^^ I kinda like most of the gear sharkoon makes, never thought of them being just cheap.

 

 

It's not worth modifying the power supply yourself to get rid of noise. It's best to replace the entire power supply, because IT WILL fail in the (near) future.

 

If you were to replace the fan, you need to be really careful. Power supplies still carry voltage for some time after being unplugged (days up to even months). Touching the insides of power supplies may even kill you! Power supplies are meant to be replaced when a part of them starts failing, not to be repaired, because they are designed for redundancy.

 

Taking a look at this, will tell us that it was made by Enhance. They are an acceptable OEM for low load systems, but may not be good enough for the wattage you are pulling. At max load it can only handle 500W, which may be near the top of what your PC needs under load.

 

Check out the Seasonic S12II-Bronze or M12II Evo. They can actually handle the advertized wattage, are built by a reputable OEM (SeaSonic themselves), should run cooler and quieter and have 5 year warranty.

 

 

Okay, thanks, I'll have a look into it. That'd be exactly what I am concerned about, the PSU failing and frying parts of the rest of the system.

[Speakerator]

Sorry, for DP, but I guess an edit won't trigger notifications and I'd like to not open a new topic...

 

Since I have barely any knowledge about power supplies anymore TBH, I just had a look into it. Various random calculators tol me ~ 450W for my system config. Criteria'd be silent, (semi)modular, efficient (Gold or above) and around 100 bucks. I looked into a BeQuiet Straight Power 10 CM, 600 which 'd kind of suit my needs. Your chart tells me it is manufactured by FSP and ~110 € on amazon. Can I go wrong with that? Or is 600W way over the top? Will probably rebuild my system in 2016 and 'd like to not change again^^ 

(There is a metric ton of brands out there, can'T remember whether it was that hard when I bought my last PSU^^)

[xTrixieHD]

Never thought of it as shady. Just, well.. old^^ I kinda like most of the gear sharkoon makes, never thought of them being just cheap.

 

 

 

 

Okay, thanks, I'll have a look into it. That'd be exactly what I am concerned about, the PSU failing and frying parts of the rest of the system.

Wait. old stuff?

I LOVE OLD STUFF