Should I swap this PSU?

[DrDon]

I'll have a video attached to this post but I recently was running tests on a family members machine and the power supply sounds like it's zapping wondering if I should just swap it out it's complete Overkill anyways and about 14 years old so would appreciate any advice , thanks! 

[Hinjima]

8 minutes ago, DrDon said:

I'll have a video attached to this post but I recently was running tests on a family members machine and the power supply sounds like it's zapping wondering if I should just swap it out it's complete Overkill anyways and about 14 years old so would appreciate any advice , thanks! 

Never heard a PSU make that sound before in my 23 years of PC building and watching tech tubers.  If it is indeed 14 year old then I think the best thing it to buy a new PSU just to be on the safe side! You never wanna jinx it with a PSU   It worked for 14 years so it probably will work a little longer... But at some point it will cut out.
 

[Somerandomtechyboi]

11 minutes ago, Hinjima said:

Never heard a PSU make that sound before in my 23 years of PC building and watching tech tubers.  If it is indeed 14 year old then I think the best thing it to buy a new PSU just to be on the safe side! You never wanna jinx it with a PSU   It worked for 14 years so it probably will work a little longer... But at some point it will cut out.
 

I can agree here

Itll problably work for another year or 3 since that looks to be a really high quality psu of its time but you are pretty much at the end of the psus lifespan, they generally last for 10-15 years

 

Mines a 12 year old 450w so still got a few more years but also very old

[DrDon]

26 minutes ago, Hinjima said:

Never heard a PSU make that sound before in my 23 years of PC building and watching tech tubers.  If it is indeed 14 year old then I think the best thing it to buy a new PSU just to be on the safe side! You never wanna jinx it with a PSU   It worked for 14 years so it probably will work a little longer... But at some point it will cut out.
 

Yeah the noise is definitely interesting, it can't fry my PC components right? 

 

[DrDon]

15 minutes ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

I can agree here

Itll problably work for another year or 3 since that looks to be a really high quality psu of its time but you are pretty much at the end of the psus lifespan, they generally last for 10-15 years

 

Mines a 12 year old 450w so still got a few more years but also very old

Even with it making that sound though it can't fry my components or catch fire? those are only my two concerns cuz I have never heard that noise before, 

[Hinjima]

2 minutes ago, DrDon said:

Yeah the noise is definitely interesting, it can't fry my PC components right? 

 

if the sound is an indication that something is shorting or a component is on its way out and the PSU fails, it can definitely fry your components.

[Bismut]

32 minutes ago, DrDon said:

Even with it making that sound though it can't fry my components or catch fire? those are only my two concerns cuz I have never heard that noise before, 

I can always do both of those things, but it seems way more likely now then if it were not making those noises.

[Hinjima]

4 minutes ago, Bismut said:

I can always do both of those things, but it seems way more likely now then if it were not making those noises.

Definitely.