"Grinding" Noise + Power Surges on games.

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First off apologies for any bad spelling/grammar, I wrote this on an iPad.

So recently I picked up a new GPU and SSD the GPU was a GTX 970 and the SSD was some 320GB Sandisk something I believe.

Before I got these parts my PC ran fine however now when loading into games and starting the PC i hear a grinding revving like sound, very weird to explain.

I don't know where it came from or what it could be, i have taken the side panel off but it seems to make the noise disappear, only reason I could think is because i changed from a wood surface to carpet when doing so?

Anyways onto the worst problem... "Power Surges"

When I play games for around 10-15 minutes I get a power surge from ASUS something like that and it pisses me off, i don't know why it does it, but if I put a standard desk fan infront of my PC it seems to hold for a couple of hours before surging.

Please help, here are specs:

GPU - Zotac GTX 970 - Previously 660Ti
CPU - i7 4770k @ 3.5Ghz
PSU - Cooler Master 650W of some sort
Motherboard - Asus H18M-PLUS
1TB Sata Hard Drive + Recently 320GB Sandisk SSD

Any information I can give for your help I will certainly be willing,

Thankyou for your time.
 
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I have that same grinding noise from my PC and discovered it is coming from my HDD. This is usually the case with grinding noises coming from PCs in general because of the moving arm in an HDD. My HDD is working fine so it isn't something to be worried about but if you cannot bear the noise you can probably RMA it for that. The grinding noise in an HDD is usually caused by either the moving arm or a lose screw in the encasing. Nothing major to be worried about, but keep an eye on it.
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Asus power surge detects if an unsafe voltage is being supplied to your motherboard from the power supply. While it tends to be more strict than the limitations of voltage regulation stated in the ATX specification, it generally relates to a power supply issue. Coolermaster makes some poor quality power supplies, and a few good ones. What is the type of Coolermaster? It could be that under load it provides an unsafe voltage.
 
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I'm not certain the type, a technician usually does everything for me, but would you recommend a new power supply and if so which one?
 
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Okay, here are two solid choices:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $64.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-10 18:01 EST-0500

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $69.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-10 18:02 EST-0500

The EVGA is quite good, ripple is only okay though but well within specification. I'd recommend you also look at the EVGA G2 power supply, or try to find the 750B2 online.
 
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Great so it's definitely the power supply? Also anything as for the grinding noise I'm getting?
 
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I'm not saying anything is definitely wrong with the power supply you have, I don't want to give that impression, but I will say that it's definitely not anything sparkly pretty either. I would recommend you get a new power supply, cleaner direct current keeps your components healthier in the long run. You can disable anti-surge in the BIOS if you want to ignore the message, so it's totally up to you. I would replace the power supply.

Try to figure out where the grinding is coming from. Use a paper towel roll up to your ear. Since you said it goes away when you remove the side panel, it could be the hard drive. But right now it's all just guessing until you pin-point the source of the noise.

Also, in the BIOS, check it for any voltage readings, which should give a general idea how good the voltages being supplies from the PSU are. While the BIOS readings aren't always fully accurate, they provide a good insight into the surge matter. My guess is when you are gaming, the voltage gets too low and Asus detects it. Higher load = decrease in supplied voltage.
 
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While an excellent psu, Op has a Haswell cpu, so I'd not use the Seasonic S12II.

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550bbefx
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220gs0650v1
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-210gq0750
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220gs0550v1
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

Any one of these would be good, but there are advantages of semi modular and modular design over direct wire psu's unless you are willing to spend the time to tidy up all the unused wires and connectors.
 
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I don't know why pcpartpicker got rid of the entire B2 series. I guess the GQ is gradually replacing it. Which the GQ is good when you compare its prices to the GS and G2. The only downside I saw was the 650W had 60mv ripple on the 12V rail and 30mv on the 3.3V, but otherwise everything was solid.
 
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So it's not actually surging it just thinks it is? Like the PC turns off and then reboots onto the Surge page then I press F1 to enter BIOS. Anyways, PSU is going to be ordered by technician very soon, I feel like the revving/grinding is front the front of the case where the Hard-Drive is, what would be causes of this if it was the hard drive?
 
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I have that same grinding noise from my PC and discovered it is coming from my HDD. This is usually the case with grinding noises coming from PCs in general because of the moving arm in an HDD. My HDD is working fine so it isn't something to be worried about but if you cannot bear the noise you can probably RMA it for that. The grinding noise in an HDD is usually caused by either the moving arm or a lose screw in the encasing. Nothing major to be worried about, but keep an eye on it.
 
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