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fofo   06-05-2008 at 12:09:25 AM

Spec:

Q6600
Gskill 2gb
Seagate Barricuda 500gb
Asus P5 MD
OCZ 600w PSU
Antec 900 Case
CPU Fan some huge monster fan forgot the name
Asus 8800GTS 512 (G92)


Anyways I can hear something going, so I put my ear to the cpu fan video card, and case fans no sound at all coming from any of them. When I get close to the PSU the noise seems louder. Anyone know what the problem is or have a similar experience. thanks

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KyleSTL   06-05-2008 at 12:23:46 AM
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Buzzing, clicking, wurring? Knowing what kind of sound it is could help immensely. Also, what kinda of OCZ is it (modxstream, gamexstream, etc)? I'm guessing it'll be a simple (relatively) fan swap of the PSU fan.

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gow87   06-05-2008 at 12:50:10 AM
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high pitched squeal is a common one from PSU, usually a lot of people cant hear it, but the younger you are the more likely you are to hear it. I've had a few do this

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fofo   06-05-2008 at 01:28:56 AM
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It is a gamerxstream PSU, and it is just the sound of a loud fan no clicking, just a constant loud buzz. I was thinking maybe 600W isn't powerful enough to run this system?

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chookman   06-05-2008 at 04:00:35 AM
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600w is enough... from memory the fans in the gamerxstream's werent all that good... you could either RMA it for replacement or different PSU...

OR

BE VERY CAREFUL and buy a similar sized fan and replace it (this will also void warranty)

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