Dammit, Corsair.

[nj4ck]

So my Corsair CS 650 M 80+ Gold Modular PSU just started making a loud grinding noise, it started very suddenly and could be heard all the way through the house, it sounded like a 50cc scooter or something, I still cringe just thinking about it.

 

Anyway, I wasn't willing to RMA and spend weeks without my main rig, so I whipped out a screwdriver and pulled out a "Ong Hua"- yateloon-lookalike. The bearing sounds like what dragging a cruiseship over tarmac must sound like, I'm astonished the fan was even able to spin at all. Luckily I still had a real yateloon lying around and a few minutes of soldering later, my PSU was ready for action again.

 

The PSU is barely 3 months old and had been operating behind a dustfilter 100% of the time, which makes me wonder: why do I pay premium for a premium quality PSU, yet still I get a $4 fan to cool it? I'd happily pay a few bucks more to get at least a decent fan that won't start shaking the house down after 3 months of use. 

All the high-quality japanese caps and 80+-whatever certifications don't help the user if the cheap fan craps out on him just 3 months in. I think manufacturers should be balancing the quality/cost of components inside their systems and not spending tons on one part and then cutting corners elsewhere. 

 

-rant over-

 

 

[Anthony10]

l2watercoolpsu

[Polyvalent]

This is what you get for not modding a scythe GT into your PSU right off the bat

[nj4ck]

This is what you get for not modding a scythe GT into your PSU right off the bat

Good luck finding a GT in germany

[Enderman]

Corsair's cheaper PSU product lines are made from cheaper manufacturers, not Seasonic. You should get the AX series for top quality, because those are the ones made by Seasonic, which makes most of the best PSUs on the planet

[nj4ck]

Corsair's cheaper PSU product lines are made from cheaper manufacturers, not Seasonic. You should get the AX series for top quality, because those are the ones made by Seasonic, which makes most of the best PSUs on the planet

yeah, well I was on a budget and the AX line is EXPENSIVE... but you're right, next time I guess I'll be spending a little more on the PSU. 

[quan289]

The issue here isn't about what manufacturer made the CS series, but rather the fan choice that Corsair decide to used for it. It's a sleeve bearing fan from Hong Hua which is indeed one the drawbacks of this unit.

[daemonowner]

l2watercoolpsu

http://www.quietpc.com/zmx00-hp

[LukaP]

http://koolance.com/1300-1700w-liquid-cooled-power-supply