Loud PSU

[Ahov]

I've had my CX600 for about a year and and it's been loud the whole time like something is tapping the fan and ticking. It's gotten to the point where I'm so fed up with my psu I'm considering buying a new one, any ideas?

[TheAndroidSentByCyberlife]

Have you recently cleared out you PSU's fan?

[Laputacake]

Buy a new one as those power supplies suck anyway. Whats your budget?

[Ahov]

1 minute ago, Reallifecat said:

Have you recently cleared out you PSU's fan?

How would one go about doing that without voiding the warantee? 

[Ahov]

4 minutes ago, Laputacake said:

Buy a new one as those power supplies suck anyway. Whats your budget?

I was thinking of buying a RM850X (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139141) as its on sale and it's pretty future proof

[TheAndroidSentByCyberlife]

4 minutes ago, Ahov said:

How would one go about doing that without voiding the warantee? 

Just take an air duster and try to get out most of the dust out, also NEVER open a PSU unless you really know what you're doing.

[Ahov]

2 minutes ago, Reallifecat said:

Just take an air duster and try to get out most of the dust out, also NEVER open a PSU unless you really know what you're doing.

Yeah I know, PSU's are dangerous and i also value the warantee more than my life so I'd never take that sticker off on purpose

[TheAndroidSentByCyberlife]

1 minute ago, Ahov said:

Yeah I know, PSU's are dangerous and i also value the warantee more than my life so I'd never take that sticker off on purpose

People have died from opening PSUs 

[Laputacake]

4 minutes ago, Ahov said:

I was thinking of buying a RM850X (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139141) as its on sale and it's pretty future proof

Alternatively you could get the much better 750w G2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438017&cm_re=evga_g2-_-17-438-017-_-Product  but to be honest you don't really need that unless you want a multi GPU setup in the future and then the 550W G2 would be be plenty.

[Ahov]

1 minute ago, Reallifecat said:

People have died from opening PSUs 

People die every day fam, but i dont have the cash to not be able to RMA my parts

[HPWebcamAble]

12 minutes ago, Ahov said:

something is tapping the fan and ticking. It's gotten to the point where I'm so fed up with my psu I'm considering buying a new one

Yeah, just get a new PSU. There's probably a wire or something hitting the fan. The RMx PSU you mentioned is pretty good.

[Ahov]

2 minutes ago, Laputacake said:

Alternatively you could get the much better 750w G2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438017&cm_re=evga_g2-_-17-438-017-_-Product  

So if im going with an EVGA do i get a G1, G2 or GQ?

[TheAndroidSentByCyberlife]

Where do you keep your PC? Is a wire caught in it?

[TheRandomness]

2 minutes ago, Ahov said:

So if im going with an EVGA do i get a G1, G2 or GQ?

G2 or GQ. G1 is shit and so is NEX.

[Laputacake]

3 minutes ago, Ahov said:

So if im going with an EVGA do i get a G1, G2 or GQ?

G2, not a big fan of the GQ and the G1 is just a utter failure and I think I remember EVGA saying people shouldn't buy it or something.

[Ahov]

3 minutes ago, Reallifecat said:

Where do you keep your PC? Is a wire caught in it?

Nah mate there's nothing going in the top, it's gotta be inside of it.

[Ahov]

Over all corsair has done me good and i think the RM850x is my best bet,thanks for the help lads

[GeorgeKellow]

8 minutes ago, Reallifecat said:

People have died from opening PSUs 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2215200/Teenager-Shawnee-Oklahoma-dies-electrocuted-fixing-computer.html

[Ahov]

3 minutes ago, GeorgeKellow said:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2215200/Teenager-Shawnee-Oklahoma-dies-electrocuted-fixing-computer.html

All fucking around aside, don't worry lad I'd never open up a PSU, I try not to touch it while it's on in general

[TheElectronicGeek1]

You can safely take apart a psu if you unplug it, turn off the switch, and then plug in a hard drive or something to drain the giant capacitors. I've taken apart lots of old PSU's. You can also buy a new fan if you get the dimmensions right. I once had to do that with a car inverter.

[PlayStation 2]

23 minutes ago, Laputacake said:

Alternatively you could get the much better 750w G2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438017&cm_re=evga_g2-_-17-438-017-_-Product  but to be honest you don't really need that unless you want a multi GPU setup in the future and then the 550W G2 would be be plenty.

RM850X and 750 G2 are about on par with each other. The RMX has a quieter fan if that matters.

[Ahov]

4 minutes ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

RM850X and 750 G2 are about on par with each other. The RMX has a quieter fan if that matters.

Yeah, I'd say that does matter

 

[Laputacake]

4 minutes ago, Ahov said:

Yeah, I'd say that does matter

 

The EVGA goes passive anyway. Not sure if the Corsair does and I'd rather take Super flower over CWT anyday. Sure still alright but compared to the EVGA. Rip

[Unimportant]

Corsair PSU's often have a piece of plastic cover under part of the fan to guide the airflow. You can always check if this plastic is not touching the fan and pry it back with a screwdriver if it is. (with the PSU unplugged from mains, ofc).

[STRMfrmXMN]

1 hour ago, Laputacake said:

Alternatively you could get the much better 750w G2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438017&cm_re=evga_g2-_-17-438-017-_-Product  but to be honest you don't really need that unless you want a multi GPU setup in the future and then the 550W G2 would be be plenty.

The RMx is actually a marginally better PSU but it's negligible.

 

1 hour ago, Ahov said:

Yeah, I'd say that does matter

 

The RMi has a better fan though as the RMx has a rifle bearing fan and the RMi has a fluid dynamic. If you want quiet then you can grab a Seasonic fanless but a passive PSU like the RMi/RMx or G2 are also good options.