PSU coil whine then PC shutoff

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Thidical

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PSU: https://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-WHITE-Power-Supply-100-W1-0600-K3/dp/B01127D0MY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1534370289&sr=8-1&keywords=evga+600w

CPU: i5-4690k @ 4.2

GPU: https://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-GeForce-Support-Graphics-08G-P4-6276-KR-Black/dp/B01HZQVSDO/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1534370323&sr=1-1&keywords=evga+1070+ftw

Also have 2x 1TB HDD, 250GB Samsung SSD, 3x Corsair case fans & Hyper 212 Evo


Ever since I bought the 1070 3 days ago I get coil whine from the PSU when playing a game. For example, in the Witcher 3, I get a small amount which is fine because my headphones cancel it out, but, surprisingly, when launching ETS2, I get much louder coil whine which results in the PC completely turning off to restart again pre-boot saying that the motherboard has protected the PC with anti-surge because of a dodgy PSU.

The PSU was fine before the 1070 with a 750Ti, and I even underclocked the core down 100mhz and the memory clock down 200mhz, only to get the same result.

Sorry for the commonly repeated question, I just thought that 600w would be enough, with EVGA being a quality brand too. Please help!
 
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RememberThe5th
It might be a lemon.
I would replace PSU, sometimes the specs goes off up or down.

For example
12V 5% 11.4-12.6V
5V 5% 4.75-5.25V

If it goes above or below, sometimes as your motherboard it prevents from going too low or too high.
Thats just too little money for that PSU, I have VS550 and it started to buzz on me when it shorted out (I did it on accident), and started to buzz, I turned the PC off, unpluged it from wall and pressed and hold power button for a good 2-3 minutes to let caps to discharge (PSU has to be switched on while unplugged).

Someone will recommend you a good PSU since I really don't know, they completley changed the listing.
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RememberThe5th

RememberThe5th

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It might be a lemon.
I would replace PSU, sometimes the specs goes off up or down.

For example
12V 5% 11.4-12.6V
5V 5% 4.75-5.25V

If it goes above or below, sometimes as your motherboard it prevents from going too low or too high.
Thats just too little money for that PSU, I have VS550 and it started to buzz on me when it shorted out (I did it on accident), and started to buzz, I turned the PC off, unpluged it from wall and pressed and hold power button for a good 2-3 minutes to let caps to discharge (PSU has to be switched on while unplugged).

Someone will recommend you a good PSU since I really don't know, they completley changed the listing.
 
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jankerson

jankerson

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Yeah, that PSU is garbage.

Something like these would be a lot better.

EVGA G2 or G3 550W
Corsair RMX 550W
Seasonic Focus Plus 550W.
 
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