Second Opinion; Do you hear the coil-whirring/whining??

[Majestic]

So I sent my RM550 back to the webshop because it was making a lot of noise, especially during load it made this grating whirring/whining sound.

However, they're claiming it's making no such sound during load tests.

 

Here a clip, turn the sound up because the microphone on my phone is not very sensitive.

 

 

 

Am I crazy, or are they just deaf as fuck?

[Walker998]

i just hear background but i could be wrong

[stealth80]

I think pretty much most PSU's do that now. My new one does it every now and again my older Corsair HX620w could get loud

[Majestic]

Just now, adamhouse9999 said:

i just hear background but i could be wrong

Turn it up pretty loud. You're looking for a whirring/screeching sound.

[Walker998]

1 minute ago, Majestic said:

Turn it up pretty loud. You're looking for a whirring/screeching sound.

on yes, but if you cannot normally hear it then you might as well ignore it

[Majestic]

Just now, adamhouse9999 said:

on yes, but if you cannot normally hear it then you might as well ignore it

you have no way of soundlevelling through a microphone and someone's audio setup. Believe me, IRL it's really loud.

[FunkyFeatures]

Doesn't seem like overly excessive coil whine, and I am pretty sensitive to it. Seems like standard electrical noise (which you most likely hear because the rear of the PSU is facing towards you)

[Walker998]

ok, now i know

[Majestic]

4 minutes ago, stealth80 said:

I think pretty much most PSU's do that now. My new one does it every now and again my older Corsair HX620w could get loud

Hmm, could it just be the switching technology?

[Castdeath97]

I hear a bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....

[Majestic]

Just now, Castdeath97 said:

I hear a bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....

yeah...

[stealth80]

5 minutes ago, Majestic said:

Hmm, could it just be the switching technology?

Well funny I said that actually, I'm not sure if my PSU does do it, I cant tell cause the coil whine on the pair of the 970s is terrible!

 

 

 

[TetraSky]

I hear like an electric shaver running in the background... that's certainly something I'd be annoyed to have... however it doesn't sound like the typical coil whine that I know of...

[TheGamingBarrel]

16 minutes ago, stealth80 said:

I think pretty much most PSU's do that now. My new one does it every now and again my older Corsair HX620w could get loud

They dont. Never had coil whine with any of my PSUs, onyl times I EVER get coil whine is when closing heaven, because I get rougly 20K FPS. Coil whine is not damaging, so most places wont take it for RMA.

[Jer45]

21 minutes ago, Majestic said:

So I sent my RM550 back to the webshop because it was making a lot of noise, especially during load it made this grating whirring/whining sound.

However, they're claiming it's making no such sound during load tests.

 

Here a clip, turn the sound up because the microphone on my phone is not very sensitive.

 

 

 

Am I crazy, or are they just deaf as fuck?

had an old gateway with a pentium III(very old) the psu had this same sort of noise, stress tested the gpu and cpu for 8 hours and the noise got reduced alot

also had this noise when my LEPA 350watt psu wasnt using a 3 prong plug

[Majestic]

Yeah, it's really never stresed much. The fan has yet to turn on once...

[stealth80]

4 minutes ago, TheGamingBarrel said:

They dont. Never had coil whine with any of my PSUs, onyl times I EVER get coil whine is when closing heaven, because I get rougly 20K FPS. Coil whine is not damaging, so most places wont take it for RMA.

Well they do cause ive heard it and so has the OP lol

[TheGamingBarrel]

1 minute ago, stealth80 said:

Well they do cause ive heard it and so has the OP lol

I am talking for a RMA, not the retailer.

[Majestic]

My hearing is really sensitive though, I can hear dog whistles...

 

Told the shop to return it anyway....guess ill wear headphones more often.

[stealth80]

1 minute ago, TheGamingBarrel said:

I am talking for a RMA, not the retailer.

I meant the fact that PSU's can coil whine lol, they do/can do it, and it isn't necessarily a fault, so I agree there, not all companies will exchange

[Majestic]

1 minute ago, stealth80 said:

I meant the fact that PSU's can coil whine lol, they do/can do it, and it isn't necessarily a fault, so I agree there, not all companies will exchange

Yeah, it's apparently not of the excess that they deem it troublesome...

 

It is to me, but alas, not everyone has (over)-sensitive hearing.

[stealth80]

4 minutes ago, Majestic said:

Yeah, it's apparently not of the excess that they deem it troublesome...

 

It is to me, but alas, not everyone has (over)-sensitive hearing.

get a good set of cans, never hear my cards now lol

[Majestic]

Just now, stealth80 said:

get a good set of cans, never hear my cards now lol

Bowers & Wilkins P7 and AKG k612 Pro's suffice? ^^

[TheGamingBarrel]

54 minutes ago, stealth80 said:

I meant the fact that PSU's can coil whine lol, they do/can do it, and it isn't necessarily a fault, so I agree there, not all companies will exchange

Oops, sent that message on my phone, must have swiped and removed normally.

[Majestic]

@adamhouse9999 @stealth80 @FunkyFeatures @TheGamingBarrel

 

 

How about now?  

 

My god, i think this retailer is just either deaf or "deaf". No way they missed it.