PSU Problem (Clicking noise)

[DoggyDogger]

Hi,

 

about 8 months ago I bought a Corsair CX600M power supply and shortly after it was clicking and ticking at random time. Some days there was no clicking and other days there was clicking. This didnt matter if I was gaming or just doing nothing. It did it and its annoying.

 

It sound like this but this is not my video and PSU, and the noise whould stop after a random amount of time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x35AaxTlYi4

 

 

Some people told me it was a Fan problem other said it is broken and not working. It is infact working fine but the clicking is not fun at all.

I never had this problem with the other PSU that I had. That one was broken because one of the Capacitor blew of... Never buying PSU from EVGA ever again... Now I got this noise problem that doesn't help either...

 

Someone got any tips what I can do to solve this. I know I can return it but then I whould not be able to be on my computer for a few days.

 

Thanks,

 

Doggy

[Flight1sim]

I think the fan is hitting something

[Pugs501]

I think the fan is hitting something

Clog up of dust?  Dead Skin?

[Guest]

it could be bearing problem.

[Guest]

I had that once and fixed it by taking out the fan and putting a few drops of mineral oil on the motor/bearing (had to peel off a sticker to get to it).

That solved it for a while until the PSU died completely of some other fault.

[Dimwitted]

I would RMA it and get a better psu. The CX series is an average psu at best. Look at the HX or even the AX series. Ironically, I would highly recommend the EVGA G2 series before either.

 

BTW, for all those buyers out there, brands mean shit. When it comes to psu's it the model that is the most important and even the particular wattage. Most of the psu brands do not make their own product and it can vary hugely between models. Things like Corsair's RM series has two different manufacturers and one is better than the other. EVGA's G2 series is different from all their other psu lines and it's one of the best in the industry right now.

[Deli]

Corsair's CX line of PSU is supposed entry level. So, of course the fan inside can be shitty. I have a CX430M in my second PC. The fan started making noise after half a year. I just replaced it with a spare SP120 plugged to the mobo.