PSU making a buzz noise

[Elderamoon]

Howdy got a PSU making a odd noise not sure what's going on here's the noise its making

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[Downkey]

2 minutes ago, Elderamoon said:

Howdy got a PSU making a odd noise not sure what's going on here's the noise its making

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That noise is creepy af.

What is your PSU?

[Elderamoon]

corsair cx600 i believe 

[HanZie82]

27 minutes ago, Elderamoon said:

Howdy got a PSU making a odd noise not sure what's going on here's the noise its making

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If its not the fan, maybe burn it with fire?!!!

There should be no other moving parts in a PSU, thus nothing to make a sound like this.
I wonder is the PSU still working? Are you sure its the PSU and not another device that is close by.

Does it still do it after a power cylce? etc.

[Elderamoon]

its 100% the PSU ive just noticed the fan slows then speeds up again and thats whats making the noise. My only question is why.  Im going to replace it but if it cant last until next month id rather do it then.. but if its going to hurt anything else in the comp ill do it now.

 

What is and how do i do a power cycle. This might be a stupid question but im a novice when it comes most of this.

[akio123008]

1 hour ago, Elderamoon said:

What is and how do i do a power cycle.

That's fancy words for "turn the thing off and back on"

 

The fan is probably just rubbing against something else or the bearing is bad. You could take the fan out, inspect it and see if it hits anything else (wires etc) inside the unit.

 

Be very careful opening a power supply though, input capacitors are likely still charged at mains voltage, so avoid touching anything on the circuit board.

[Guest]

If it's a CX600, it's a very old PSU.  It just needs to be replaced.

 

[Elderamoon]

24 minutes ago, jonnyGURU said:

If it's a CX600, it's a very old PSU.  It just needs to be replaced.

 

Yeh i thought as much, no harm looking for a magic cure tho  thanks for the help guys