Quick dumb question

[don_svetlio]

 How likely is a Seasonic double ball bearing fan likely to get damaged/start ticking after turning the case sideways? Asking since I may be confusing the sound with the case fans.

[FireFox]

Since it is attached to a Seasonic product, I would say it is very unlikely.

 

Put your ear up to the PSU to try and locate the sound.

[W-L]

 How likely is a Seasonic double ball bearing fan likely to get damaged/start ticking after turning the case sideways? Asking since I may be confusing the sound with the case fans.

 

Ball Bearing fans can be mounted in any orientation, most don't make much to no noise.

[BananaNinja]

fan shouldn't get damaged from a different orientation, otherwise they'd have terrible case compatibility since some cases mount psu upside down or sideways
 

it's more likely there's a faulty fan rather than a fan you damaged so you should check which one it is and see if there's warranty

[don_svetlio]

Well, I did turn the case while PC was on and initially I was sure the PSU was rattling and ticking but as I found out the Silencio case fans that came with my case were the ones rattling (sleeve bearing, nothing special, rated at i believe 30k hours, probably lose) I am starting to question whether the ticking is from the PSU or if it even is important. I mean, seasonic, especially the higher end series such as the G and X should be idiot (hello) proof.

[W-L]

Well, I did turn the case while PC was on and initially I was sure the PSU was rattling and ticking but as I found out the Silencio case fans that came with my case were the ones rattling (sleeve bearing, nothing special, rated at i believe 30k hours, probably lose) I am starting to question whether the ticking is from the PSU or if it even is important. I mean, seasonic, especially the higher end series such as the G and X should be idiot (hello) proof.

 

Fan noise is normal over long periods of time since things do wear and tolerances become worst but in most cases where I've seen Seasonic PSU's their ball bearing fans are good but do making some noise if your ear is less than 6 inches away from them. Which also makes some people want to change out the fans in their PSU which can be done as long as you know what your doing.

 

 

fan shouldn't get damaged from a different orientation, otherwise they'd have terrible case compatibility since some cases mount psu upside down or sideways

it's more likely there's a faulty fan rather than a fan you damaged so you should check which one it is and see if there's warranty

 

Also different bearings are not designed for certain operations and will wear out faster than others, such as sleeved bearings should always be vertical:

http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/779-computer-case-fan-bearing-differences

[don_svetlio]

Well, over

 

Fan noise is normal over long periods of time since things do wear and tolerances become worst but in most cases where I've seen Seasonic PSU's their ball bearing fans are good but do making some noise if your ear is less than 6 inches away from them. Which also makes some people want to change out the fans in their PSU which can be done as long as you know what your doing.

 

 

 

Also different bearings are not designed for certain operations and will wear out faster than others, such as sleeved bearings should always be vertical:

http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/779-computer-case-fan-bearing-differences

Well, I can hear the fan's slight buzz as it spins when I put my ear next to it but that's normal, I know.
Since I first heard the incosistent ticking (it appears randomly for short periods of time (typically 3-5 mins) and then stops) I have done more stupid stuff than I care to admit. I put my PC on one side, the on the other, the I opened it up (at this point it was powered down), I removed PCIe power cables, replugged them, unscrewed the PSU, tilted it slightly, then put it back into place, the powered everything on until I finally just tilted it now only to realise my front case fans were rattling and not my PSU. The buzzing which I thought was the VRMs was the fan and that the PSU itself was dead silent except for a slight high pitch whine which I can only hear when capacitors are discharging when I shut down the PC. Ticking atm is not present and I am inclined to believe it's my rear case fan causing me to go crazy. It sounds like it's coming from the PSU but sound is hard to pinpoint in my experience so yeah, idk. Asus's DC2 cooler is know to be silent thus I ruled it out and I trust seasonic's more expensive PSUs to not die from me cleaning my dust filter ._.

[W-L]

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Best way to check for noises is to isolate the problem so temporarily unplugging fans or genetly shopping them by the hub to see which one is making the noise will be easiest.

 

For Seasonic they tend to have good PSU's it's just the fans they use are considered good quality ball bearing fans but some of those fans do tend to make a little more noise than some others out there. Easiest thing is if you have an Eco or Silent mode is to flip that switch so the fan doesn't turn on until a certain load or temp.

[don_svetlio]

Best way to check for noises is to isolate the problem so temporarily unplugging fans or genetly shopping them by the hub to see which one is making the noise will be easiest.

 

For Seasonic they tend to have good PSU's it's just the fans they use are considered good quality ball bearing fans but some of those fans do tend to make a little more noise than some others out there. Easiest thing is if you have an Eco or Silent mode is to flip that switch so the fan doesn't turn on until a certain load or temp.

I was actually curious to see whether the fan was even spinning the first time I flipped the case to it's side, It's a very silent fan and I can't even notice the air it exhaust with my hand, it's efficiency probably results in little to no heat output and thus the fan spins slowly. I'd imagine that because the sleeve bearing fans were on at 600-700 RPM when I tiled the case 2 or 3 times, they probably got lose and while the 2 front ones make a more distinguishable rattle (which is still fairly silent), the rear one probably only occasionally makes a tick or two and because it's right on top of my ear when listening, it seems like it's coming from the PSU, or so my brain makes it out to be. (last PSU was very noise so I think a certain amount of me is biased towards PSU noise) so yeah, Everything is running fine btw, voltage readings from Aida64 seem quite normal and stable, no crashing or freezing (except 1 which was probably my own fault) and certainly no missed POSTs.

[W-L]

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If it's just the case fans that are bothering you, getting some aftermarket ones such as the Noctua's or ones what have a fluid dynamic bearings tend to last longer and quieter over the long run, not to mention being able to run in any orientation.

[don_svetlio]

If it's just the case fans that are bothering you, getting some aftermarket ones such as the Noctua's or ones what have a fluid dynamic bearings tend to last longer and quieter over the long run, not to mention being able to run in any orientation.

As long as I know what's making what noise I don't really mind too much. I just hope I haven't done damage/broken anything while trying to "fix" something that ain't broke.