PSU troubleshooting/replacement

[TraskJ]

After I moved recently, my power supply has been making a strange buzzing noise. I believe it's the fan, not coil whine, but after inspecting the unit closely and looking for anything the fan may be rubbing, I'm at a loss. My unit is an EVGA SuperNova NEX 650G (part number 120-G1-0650). Additionally, when I picked up the unit and turned it over (after powering down, shutting off the power supply, and unplugging the computer), it sounded as though something were sliding around inside it. I'm worried there may be a loose part in the power supply, which I imagine would be bad. I would rather not disassemble it, as that would void the warranty. Is there anything else I can do to isolate and potentially solve the problem? If not, can anyone recommend a good power supply? I've checked out the PSU tier list, but everything I've found from there seems to be out of stock on both Amazon and Newegg. I'll leave my PC specs below. 

 

Thank you for any help. 

 

PC: Ryzen 5 3600X, 2x8 gb DDR4 2667, RTX 2060 Super (will be upgraded to RTX?3080? whenever that comes out), four SSDs and a hard drive. 

 

EDIT: Spelling and grammar

[DakotaWebber]

9 minutes ago, TraskJ said:

would rather not disassemble it

Be careful if you do, if you touch the wrong thing you can potentially kill yourself even if the unit has no power to it, the capacitors will still hold some sort of charge

 

only thing would be taking it apart like unscrewing the case/cover to look at/replace the fan or see if something falls out without touching any of the main power supply components

 

if its after you moved, theres a chance something could have fallen in there or theres dust in the fan bearing etc

[TraskJ]

Just now, DakotaWebber said:

Be careful if you do, if you touch the wrong thing you can potentially kill yourself even if the unit has no power to it, the capacitors will still hold some sort of charge

 

only thing would be taking it apart like unscrewing the case/cover to look at/replace the fan or see if something falls out without touching any of the main power supply components

 

if its after you moved, theres a chance something could have fallen in there or theres dust in the fan bearing etc

When I say "would rather not disassemble" what I really mean is "I'd rather just buy a new one if it's going to come to that." I'm thoroughly spooked by the interior of power supplies in general. 

 

Yeah, it's pretty likely something wound up in there somehow- though how that happened with the dust filter on is beyond me. Must be something from the case interior. 

[seon123]

If it's something with the fan, get it RMAd if it's still within the warranty period. Since the G1 NEX is discontinued, they will hopefully give a different PSU that isn't garbage as a replacement.