PSU heating problem

[Leonsroses]

Hi everyone,

 

I've upgraded my PSU because I want to buy the new GTX 1080 for my Gaming PC, but because I don't know alot about PSUs I decided to buy a PSU with lots of Watts so it would be "Futur proof". Right after I've installed the PSU I didn't notice any heating problem or something strange. But 3 days ago my house was stroked by a lightning bolt, so my first reaction was to check my PC, to see if it was still working. It worked fine for a couple of hours, then I put my hand on the PSU to check its temperature and noticed that it was extremely warm. Now I don't know if the PSU is warm because of the lightning or because it was meant to work this warm. 

 

This really annoys me, because my GPU temperature goes up to almost 80°C and my CPU goes up to 73°C.

Should I talk to Corsair for a replacement or what should I do?

 

I would really appreciate help, because I don't know what to do anymore 

 

PC Specs:

GPU: GTX 760 1,5 Gb OEM

CPU: I7-4770 3,4Ghz (Stock cooler)

RAM: 12 Gb DDR3

PSU: Corsair RM1000X

[W-L]

2 minutes ago, Leonsroses said:

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If those are all load temps with the stock cooler on the CPU everything sounds fine to me, the PSU does get warm but touch is very subjective, you need a temp probe to get proper readings.

[Leonsroses]

1 minute ago, W-L said:

If those are all load temps with the stock cooler on the CPU everything sounds fine to me, the PSU does get warm but touch is very subjective, you need a temp probe to get proper readings.

 

I couldn't find anything to check the temps, but as soon as I find something I'll reply to you.

 

[STRMfrmXMN]

9 minutes ago, Leonsroses said:

Hi everyone,

 

I've upgraded my PSU because I want to boy the new GTX 1080 for my Gaming PC, but because I don't know alot about PSUs I decided to buy a PSU with lots of Watts so it would be "Futur proof". Right after I've installed the PSU I didn't notice any heating problem or something strange. But 3 days ago my house was stroked by a lightning bolt, so my first reaction was to check my PC, to see if it was still working. It worked fine for a couple of hours, then I put my hand on the PSU to check its temperature and noticed that it was extremely warm. Now I don't know if the PSU is warm because of the lightning or because it was meant to work this warm. 

 

This really annoys me, because my GPU temperature goes up to almost 80°C and my CPU goes up to 73°C.

Should I talk to Corsair for a replacement or what should I do?

 

I would really appreciate help, because I don't know what to do anymore 

 

PC Specs:

GPU: GTX 760 1,5 Gb OEM

CPU: I7-4770 3,4Ghz (Stock cooler)

RAM: 12 Gb DDR3

PSU: Corsair RM1000X

Your PSU is fine. You're getting nowhere near the load or heat on the PSU to make the fan start spinning so it's gonna get hot. You have a great PSU, don't return it.

[W-L]

2 minutes ago, Leonsroses said:

I couldn't find anything to check the temps, but as soon as I find something I'll reply to you.

That unit doesn't have a temp probe or sensor as it's not the series with built in Corsair Link but also that unit will get warm until it turns on as it has a silence or eco mode where it will wait until it looks to be 400W before the fan turns on or temps get too hot. 

[Leonsroses]

2 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

Your PSU is fine. You're getting nowhere near the load or heat on the PSU to make the fan start spinning so it's gonna get hot. You have a great PSU, don't return it.

I really don't want to return it but I would like to get me case a little cooler.

Maybe I'll test it with the old PSU and compare the temps, and I'll post the results here.

 

Do you think I should get a fan to install on the back of the PSU, so the temps go down?

[STRMfrmXMN]

3 minutes ago, Leonsroses said:

I really don't want to return it but I would like to get me case a little cooler.

Maybe I'll test it with the old PSU and compare the temps, and I'll post the results here.

 

Do you think I should get a fan to install on the back of the PSU, so the temps go down?

Just install one more case fan if the temps aren't to your liking. I can guarantee your PSU is fine however.

[Leonsroses]

3 minutes ago, W-L said:

That unit doesn't have a temp probe or sensor as it's not the series with built in Corsair Link but also that unit will get warm until it turns on as it has a silence or eco mode where it will wait until it looks to be 400W before the fan turns on or temps get too hot. 

So maybe when I'll get the GTX 1080 (I'm thinking of buying the Gigabyte extreme with custom circuit) do you think it''ll get to above 400W? 

[W-L]

Just now, Leonsroses said:

So maybe when I'll get the GTX 1080 (I'm thinking of buying the Gigabyte extreme with custom circuit) do you think it''ll get to above 400W? 

Potentially if you overclock but it's nothing to worry about the unit is design to keep the fan off until it reaches a certain temp or load to keep things as silent as possible. 

[Leonsroses]

2 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

Just install one more case fan if the temps aren't to your liking. I can guarantee your PSU is fine however.

I think I will do that 

 

Thank you so much for your help.

[STRMfrmXMN]

6 minutes ago, Leonsroses said:

So maybe when I'll get the GTX 1080 (I'm thinking of buying the Gigabyte extreme with custom circuit) do you think it''ll get to above 400W? 

The 1080 uses nearly no power for what it does. 300W is likely what you'd see with crazy overclocks.

[Leonsroses]

3 minutes ago, W-L said:

Potentially if you overclock but it's nothing to worry about the unit is design to keep the fan off until it reaches a certain temp or load to keep things as silent as possible. 

Maybe I'm just a little too afraid about the PSU 

 

But as I said to  STRMfrmXMN , maybe I'll compare the temps with my old PSU and post the results here 

 

Thank you so much for your help, I really appreciate that 

[Leonsroses]

On 09/06/2016 at 10:55 PM, W-L said:

If those are all load temps with the stock cooler on the CPU everything sounds fine to me, the PSU does get warm but touch is very subjective, you need a temp probe to get proper readings.

 

On 09/06/2016 at 11:01 PM, STRMfrmXMN said:

Your PSU is fine. You're getting nowhere near the load or heat on the PSU to make the fan start spinning so it's gonna get hot. You have a great PSU, don't return it.

Does this sound normal to you guys?

 

 

The PSU's fan isn't even running and the other fan noise is the GPU and CPU fan, but the buzzing noise is coming from the PSU for sure.

[W-L]

1 hour ago, Leonsroses said:

Does this sound normal to you guys?

The PSU's fan isn't even running and the other fan noise is the GPU and CPU fan, but the buzzing noise is coming from the PSU for sure.

Are you sure it's not noise from other fans or components it doesn't sounds exactly like coil whine which can occur sometimes. 

[Leonsroses]

1 hour ago, W-L said:

Are you sure it's not noise from other fans or components it doesn't sounds exactly like coil whine which can occur sometimes. 

Yeah, I'm 100% sure it's coming from the PSU and it wasn't even on full load.

 

I've also compared PSU Noise versus CPU Fan Noise. 

I'm sure it's not coming from the GPU either.

 

 

Do you think I should talk to Corsair and ask them about this noise?

[Leonsroses]

On 11/06/2016 at 6:26 PM, W-L said:

Are you sure it's not noise from other fans or components it doesn't sounds exactly like coil whine which can occur sometimes. 

So I've talked to Corsair Costumer Support and they say that this isn't normal and I should replace the unit 

[W-L]

32 minutes ago, Leonsroses said:

So I've talked to Corsair Costumer Support and they say that this isn't normal and I should replace the unit 

In the second video sounds similar to a bad bearing or electrical noise but yeah if you can replace it go for it.