Corsair HX 650 making squeeling noise on load

CAPTAINBUMFLUFF · 12 Apr 2010 at 18:04

Like the title says when I go on bad company most of the times happens and after about 10 mins goes away then comes back. In windows I never get this, is this something to be concerned about or not even my previous EZ Cool didn;t do this

Invaliduser · 12 Apr 2010 at 18:06

sounds like it capacitor buzz to me, although hard to diagnose remotely. why not try googling capacitor buzz and see if it helps/ seems familiar?

RJC · 12 Apr 2010 at 18:56

Could be your gpu, my old 8800 gtx used to when stressed in a game or folding.

CAPTAINBUMFLUFF · 12 Apr 2010 at 19:48

Well its not a capacitor on the motherboard as it is brand new and then power supply did it in my old system aswell, changed graphic cards same thing

Invaliduser · 12 Apr 2010 at 20:56

CAPTAINBUMFLUFF said:
Well its not a capacitor on the motherboard as it is brand new and then power supply did it in my old system aswell, changed graphic cards same thing

no, your PSU has (big) capacitors too...thats why you should NEVER open 'em up to investigate

CAPTAINBUMFLUFF · 12 Apr 2010 at 22:12

Could it cause any damage to anything as I am not too fussed about the noise

Invaliduser · 13 Apr 2010 at 16:45

CAPTAINBUMFLUFF said:
Could it cause any damage to anything as I am not too fussed about the noise

I cant say as its impossible to tell if it is capacitor buzz , and if so, how bad, the issue is.

There are lots and lots of examples online of capacitor buzz in PSUs not creating a problem other than an annoying squeal under load, but whether yours is similar, I cant tell.

EsaT · 13 Apr 2010 at 18:09

Capacitor is structurally solid component and makes noise by saying bang when exploding.
It's coil whose loops of wire wound around core squeels, whines etc. when resonating with pulsed current.

ZXSpectrum · 13 Apr 2010 at 18:13

We have had a lot with this lately.. It seems that the latest batch of corsair HX 650W PSU's are not very highly inspected on the QC line..

We have had a lot of them do the same. It will sometimes do it other times it will not... Its like a buzz/crackle. I have also noticed that the lables on the sides of the PSU's peel off when running the machine for a while such as burnin...

b-star · 13 Apr 2010 at 21:20

I would not worry that much, many people get squealing out of gpu/psu, owned Hiper psu/gtx260/hd4780 and all this components made annoying squealing,..

Fatboy · 13 Apr 2010 at 21:29

What GPU are you running and what do you have ?