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So I got a gaming pc about 3 months ago and after a while, I'm annoyed now. Basically, there is electrical stinging noise coming from the power supply when I turn a game on. I sat there half an hour and I'm taking a guess it's the PSU coils but I'm not sure. Could someone help me out pls
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(Original post by skelite21)
So I got a gaming pc about 3 months ago and after a while, I'm annoyed now. Basically, there is electrical stinging noise coming from the power supply when I turn a game on. I sat there half an hour and I'm taking a guess it's the PSU coils but I'm not sure. Could someone help me out pls
So I got a gaming pc about 3 months ago and after a while, I'm annoyed now. Basically, there is electrical stinging noise coming from the power supply when I turn a game on. I sat there half an hour and I'm taking a guess it's the PSU coils but I'm not sure. Could someone help me out pls
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(Original post by Gofre)
Sounds like coil whine. Is it audible over the fans?
Sounds like coil whine. Is it audible over the fans?
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(Original post by skelite21)
I don't really know what u mean in the second sentence.
I don't really know what u mean in the second sentence.
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(Original post by Gofre)
Your power supply has a fan, and fans make noise. Is the sound audible over the sound of the power supply's fan?
Your power supply has a fan, and fans make noise. Is the sound audible over the sound of the power supply's fan?
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(Original post by skelite21)
The sounds is way louder
The sounds is way louder
Can you make a recording and upload it to a video host so we can hear exactly what's going on?
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(Original post by Gofre)
This sounds like a defective power supply.
Can you make a recording and upload it to a video host so we can hear exactly what's going on?
This sounds like a defective power supply.
Can you make a recording and upload it to a video host so we can hear exactly what's going on?
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You can also see if it's coming from the other fans. Just get a finger or pencil or something while it's on and stop each fan (the CPU fan, the fans on the case, the GPU fans) and see each time if the noise stops.
Also don't open up the PSU if you ever think of doing it. That's a big no-no. Even when left off for years it will hold a fatal charge.
Also don't open up the PSU if you ever think of doing it. That's a big no-no. Even when left off for years it will hold a fatal charge.
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(Original post by Gofre)
This sounds like a defective power supply.
Can you make a recording and upload it to a video host so we can hear exactly what's going on?
This sounds like a defective power supply.
Can you make a recording and upload it to a video host so we can hear exactly what's going on?
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Does it come and go while playing? Does it stop or get worse if you push different parts of the case? If yes, particularly to the second question, then it's vibrations and resonance. If not, then it sounds dodgy.
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(Original post by ozzyoscy)
Does it come and go while playing? Does it stop or get worse if you push different parts of the case? If yes, particularly to the second question, then it's vibrations and resonance. If not, then it sounds dodgy.
Does it come and go while playing? Does it stop or get worse if you push different parts of the case? If yes, particularly to the second question, then it's vibrations and resonance. If not, then it sounds dodgy.
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