Buzzing PSU under Win

[freemad]

Hi

I just built my new PC last night.

CPU: AMD FX8350

MOBO: ASUS M5A97 R2.0

Graphic: ASUS EAH5770 CUcore 1GB GDDR5

RAM: 8GB (2x4) Corsair Vengeance

PSU: Cooler Master GX Lite 600W

OS: Win 7 x64

The power supply makes loud buzzing sounds which I can clearly hear over all the cooling.

It does not buzz at all when I'm in BIOS.

When I load Windows it goes mad ( buzzing like crazy ) and then it comes down, but I can still hear it all of the time. If I don't do anything for a while it may stop buzzing, but it starts straight after I scroll through my folders in Win Explorer or if I'm browsing the internet.

I checked and it's 100% sure that the buzzing noise does not come from the PSU fan.

Any advice will be much appreciated!

I do not mind the noise so much, but I am worried about the consequences for my system if the PSU is not working properly.

Thanks in advance !

 

[Z1NONLY]

My first thought was coil whine, but that generally happens under heavy load.

I can't imagine surfing the web puts much of a load on your PSU.

Run a program that shows voltages and see if it's within spec. (HWmoitor works well)

 

[socialfox]

Check the hard drive, disconnect the sata power cable and turn the system on. I had assumed I had coil whine a bit back but when I replaced my own power supply the noise persisted. I later found out it was my hard drive, and its just noisy all the time.

 

[freemad]

My first thought was coil whine, but that generally happens under heavy load.

I can't imagine surfing the web puts much of a load on your PSU.

Run a program that shows voltages and see if it's within spec. (HWmoitor works well)

Yes, I haven't done anything yet as I want to figure this noise out before heavy load...

as I said the buzzing is zero when restart the PC and once it shows the Win loading screen it goes crazy till desktop and then comes down. After that even though much quieter it still buzzes when I am in Win Explorer or browsing.

Here is what HWmonitor shows

Thanks for the reply !

 

[freemad]

Check the hard drive, disconnect the sata power cable and turn the system on. I had assumed I had coil whine a bit back but when I replaced my own power supply the noise persisted. I later found out it was my hard drive, and its just noisy all the time.

Thanks for the reply mate, but for the last 24 hours me and two mates have been listening super carefully and it is absolutely sure that it is the PSU and I am talking about sticking our heads inside the case lol. What I can't understand is why the noise is only under Win...

 

[freemad]

Just changed the power plan in Windows from "Balanced" to "High Performance" and the buzz went MAD !

I will RMA it if I don't figure it out by tomorrow...

 

[socialfox]

Just changed the power plan in Windows from "Balanced" to "High Performance" and the buzz went MAD !

I will RMA it if I don't figure it out by tomorrow...

Okay, sounds more like a power supply issue now. Do the RMA and fill us in once you test the new power supply.

 

[iceclock]

ive had a buzzing coiling sound issue with powersupplies before, id rma it as quick as possible also considering that coolermaster ps is not very good.

 

[freemad]

Okay, sounds more like a power supply issue now. Do the RMA and fill us in once you test the new power supply.

Will do

 

[iceclock]

excellent

ive owned the gx line of coolermasters not good, u should rma that as soon as possible buddy

 

[freemad]

ive had a buzzing coiling sound issue with powersupplies before, id rma it as quick as possible also considering that coolermaster ps is not very good.

I am arranging the return now...

what about this one ? It is the same wattage and about the same price

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Builder-Series-Bronze-Supply/dp/B009RMP44O/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1356923197&sr=8-3

 

[iceclock]

no get this instead :

http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

xfx powersupply 550watt alot better than the cx builders line, i like corsair but try to stay away from the cx lines tbh,

its 50$ and better than that corsair

 

[freemad]

no get this instead :

http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

xfx powersupply 550watt alot better than the cx builders line, i like corsair but try to stay away from the cx lines tbh,

its 50$ and better than that corsair

Nice one mate, cheers for that ! Shall I go for the bigger one 650W or the 550W will do ?

Thanks again

 

[iceclock]

the 550 is good enought but if u can afford the 650 by all means get it

anytime bro

 

[Z1NONLY]

Yes, I haven't done anything yet as I want to figure this noise out before heavy load...

as I said the buzzing is zero when restart the PC and once it shows the Win loading screen it goes crazy till desktop and then comes down. After that even though much quieter it still buzzes when I am in Win Explorer or browsing.

Here is what HWmonitor shows

http://s14.postimage.org/gt6w3b6g1/Voltage.jpg

Thanks for the reply !

Nothing jumps out at me other than the fact that everything seems to be a little low.

It looks (and sounds) like that power supply is struggling to do its job. (As others have noted)

 

[freemad]

Nothing jumps out at me other than the fact that everything seems to be a little low.

It looks (and sounds) like that power supply is struggling to do its job. (As others have noted)

Yes, I'm replacing it with the Xfx one

Thanks

 

[iceclock]

excellent enjoy ur new ps mate

 

[freemad]

Hi again guys.

I ordered my XFX 550W on 31 of Dec and still waiting...

The seller suppose to dispatch it two days ago and they do not reply on my e-mails and as I need a new PSU urgently I am thinking to cancel the order.

Trouble is that they are the only seller on Amazon from where I can get XFX for such a price and with a free delivery.

I can get instead a Corsair TX650V2 straight from Amazon (it's a bit more expensive than the XFX 550, but it's 100W more)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004O0P9TO/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

I was reading that Corsair TX650V2 is the same quality as the XFX 650W, but wanted to double check it with you.

Let me know your thoughts please

Thanks a lot one more time!

 

[iceclock]

id say wait for the 550watts,

 

[socialfox]

I'd agree, in my time with the forums, quite a few people were complaining about the fan not spinning in some of their TX series power supplies. Though the fan is meant to spin when it reaches a certain load or temperature, in their case it did not spin at all. Though the internal components of the TX-650 are of high quality, the fan issue is quite a nuisance for people. Anyways it was just Christmas a few days ago so there may be quite a bit of deliveries still to be made during these times, its normal for the delay around this time of the year.

 

[iceclock]

seasonic is superior to corsair imo tbh, theres not alot of companies who can beat out seasonic, some models like the ax and axi line are quite solid and can match seasonic but besides that the rest are decent but dont compare to seasonics best,

yeah xfx 550watts will be plenty

 

[freemad]

I'd agree, in my time with the forums, quite a few people were complaining about the fan not spinning in some of their TX series power supplies. Though the fan is meant to spin when it reaches a certain load or temperature, in their case it did not spin at all. Though the internal components of the TX-650 are of high quality, the fan issue is quite a nuisance for people. Anyways it was just Christmas a few days ago so there may be quite a bit of deliveries still to be made during these times, its normal for the delay around this time of the year.

Thanks for the reply mate and yes I agree about the possible delays around this time of the year, but what I did not like in that particular occasion was the fact that the seller got quite a few customers leaving him a feedback how happy they are for ordering their items on 2nd of Jan and getting them on 3rd of Jan and I am sitting home expecting my current PSU to explode

Anyway, they got back to me today and the Xfx 550 is on it's way

Thanks again and Happy New Year

 

[freemad]

seasonic is superior to corsair imo tbh, theres not alot of companies who can beat out seasonic, some models like the ax and axi line are quite solid and can match seasonic but besides that the rest are decent but dont compare to seasonics best,

yeah xfx 550watts will be plenty

Thanks again for the help mate and Happy New Year

 

[iceclock]

no problem happy newyear mate ;p

 

[freemad]

Xfx has been installed. It is an awesome working and looking unit

Case closed