Hi all,
I would really appreciate it if someone could help me out with this one:
About a year ago, I assembled a system with the following:
Silverstone FT02 case
Palit GTX570
Corsair HX850 power supply
Corsair H70 CPU cooler
(Detailed specs below, I don't think they're really relevant though)
About 6 months or so in, I noticed it was being a bit noisy. I can't remember exactly how it started, or in what order, it must have been fairly gradual.
At the moment my computer seems to make 3 noises:
1) a low pitched buzzing that seems to ebb and flow
2) a medium pitched humming, that I have identified as being caused by the case fans
3) a very high frequency whine
Since the FT02 has 3 180mm fans, and the selection is somewhat limited there, I bought another set of AP181s and installed them. This seemed to get rid of that particular noise, but now, 3 months later, it seems to be doing it again. It's hard to hear what's causing it, but unplugging the case fans kills that noise.
Next, the other two noises can be heard in the following video (I eventually unplugged the case fan to show they're not the ones making the noise):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPwa6bjYMcI
About 3 seconds in, the low frequency droning noise (number 1 above) starts coming in, and at 7-8 second, you can very clearly hear the high frequency noise (number 3). The fan noise, number 2, can't really be heard in that one. I'm planning on making another video in a bit.
None of these noises are particular loud, but like a mosquito flying around your head, they are extremely irritating. In an attempt to figure out what was the cause, I started unplugging different components. Eventually, though, I got to the point where the graphics card, cpu cooler and case fans were all unplugged, which seemed to lead to the obvious conclusion: It's the PSU!
I can send in the PSU and have it looked at, but then I'd be without any sort of computer for up to 2 weeks - so I bought another one (same model). I put it in, plugged everything in, and what do you know - it's still making both of those noises!!!
(The video I linked to above is with the new PSU).
So ... am I wrong, and it's not the PSU? Is the new PSU already broken/do they all make that noise? Maybe there is some way I can get the PSU to run without having to plug it into the motherboard and turn on the computer?
Also, can anyone recommend some other 180mm fans that may fix the case fan problem?
I know this is a long post with lots of questions, but I would really, really appreciate the help. The noise is driving me absolutely nuts. I intend to send in the old PSU anyway and see what the people at Scan.co.uk have to say about it.
Thanks in advance,
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System:
Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4-B3
Intel i5-2500K (Sandybridge)
Palit GTX570 Sonic
2x4GB Corsair Vengeance
Corsair HX850
Corsair H70
128GB Crucial SSD
Silverstone FT02 case
I would really appreciate it if someone could help me out with this one:
About a year ago, I assembled a system with the following:
Silverstone FT02 case
Palit GTX570
Corsair HX850 power supply
Corsair H70 CPU cooler
(Detailed specs below, I don't think they're really relevant though)
About 6 months or so in, I noticed it was being a bit noisy. I can't remember exactly how it started, or in what order, it must have been fairly gradual.
At the moment my computer seems to make 3 noises:
1) a low pitched buzzing that seems to ebb and flow
2) a medium pitched humming, that I have identified as being caused by the case fans
3) a very high frequency whine
Since the FT02 has 3 180mm fans, and the selection is somewhat limited there, I bought another set of AP181s and installed them. This seemed to get rid of that particular noise, but now, 3 months later, it seems to be doing it again. It's hard to hear what's causing it, but unplugging the case fans kills that noise.
Next, the other two noises can be heard in the following video (I eventually unplugged the case fan to show they're not the ones making the noise):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPwa6bjYMcI
About 3 seconds in, the low frequency droning noise (number 1 above) starts coming in, and at 7-8 second, you can very clearly hear the high frequency noise (number 3). The fan noise, number 2, can't really be heard in that one. I'm planning on making another video in a bit.
None of these noises are particular loud, but like a mosquito flying around your head, they are extremely irritating. In an attempt to figure out what was the cause, I started unplugging different components. Eventually, though, I got to the point where the graphics card, cpu cooler and case fans were all unplugged, which seemed to lead to the obvious conclusion: It's the PSU!
I can send in the PSU and have it looked at, but then I'd be without any sort of computer for up to 2 weeks - so I bought another one (same model). I put it in, plugged everything in, and what do you know - it's still making both of those noises!!!
(The video I linked to above is with the new PSU).
So ... am I wrong, and it's not the PSU? Is the new PSU already broken/do they all make that noise? Maybe there is some way I can get the PSU to run without having to plug it into the motherboard and turn on the computer?
Also, can anyone recommend some other 180mm fans that may fix the case fan problem?
I know this is a long post with lots of questions, but I would really, really appreciate the help. The noise is driving me absolutely nuts. I intend to send in the old PSU anyway and see what the people at Scan.co.uk have to say about it.
Thanks in advance,
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System:
Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4-B3
Intel i5-2500K (Sandybridge)
Palit GTX570 Sonic
2x4GB Corsair Vengeance
Corsair HX850
Corsair H70
128GB Crucial SSD
Silverstone FT02 case