Hello all. I just finished my new gaming computer build.
Includes:
AMD FX-8350
Single GeForce GTX 660
(1) 2TB WD HDD
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AMD 9 Series Motherboard
16MB (2x8) Kingston
450w Ultra PSU (ULT-LSV450)
Now, under normal operation, everything works fine. Then, when I start up a game, (Far Cry 3) I start to hear this noise coming from the power supply. (I've already taken the side panel off and listened everywhere else.) There is no way it's the fan either. Because I can alt-tab out, the noise stops instantly, but I can still hear the fan and all other fans at a high rpm. I go back to the game and the noise comes back. It sounds like screaming electronics, a high pitched scratching noise. I play the game for another minute or so and then the noise goes into a peak screech right before it just turns the computer off. No problems starting back up, cpu temp at 47degrees C. So, my question is this, Am I simply starving the PSU of power to where it just shuts off or is something wrong with it? Either way It sounds like I need a new one.
Thanks guys,
-Eric
P.S. the PSU came with a $40 case
Includes:
AMD FX-8350
Single GeForce GTX 660
(1) 2TB WD HDD
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AMD 9 Series Motherboard
16MB (2x8) Kingston
450w Ultra PSU (ULT-LSV450)
Now, under normal operation, everything works fine. Then, when I start up a game, (Far Cry 3) I start to hear this noise coming from the power supply. (I've already taken the side panel off and listened everywhere else.) There is no way it's the fan either. Because I can alt-tab out, the noise stops instantly, but I can still hear the fan and all other fans at a high rpm. I go back to the game and the noise comes back. It sounds like screaming electronics, a high pitched scratching noise. I play the game for another minute or so and then the noise goes into a peak screech right before it just turns the computer off. No problems starting back up, cpu temp at 47degrees C. So, my question is this, Am I simply starving the PSU of power to where it just shuts off or is something wrong with it? Either way It sounds like I need a new one.
Thanks guys,
-Eric
P.S. the PSU came with a $40 case
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