Over the last few days I have been tearing my hair out trying to chase down a ground loop that has manifested.
My original build was (only listing components that should be relevant)
Aorus X570 Pro Motherboard
Inno 3D GTX 1080
Sound Blaster AE-9
TP-Link Wifi-AC internal card.
EKWB Watercooling loop with EK Fans.
2 xCorsair simple red LED Fans
Corsair AX760i PSU
Phanteks Enthoo Pro Case.
Corsair K70 Keyboard
Logitech G502 Mouse
Sound System
Pioneer SC-LX72 AV Receiver
B&W Front and Center Speakers
Logitech satellites
REL T7/x Subwoofer
Everything was awesome. No issues at all.
Last week I bought a Lian Li O11D Evo Case a Seasonic GX-1000 PSU, some new corsair RGB fans.
Rebuild went smoothly however I now appear to have a ground loop in the system which is slightly noticeable on desktop when moving the mouse but becomes very loud when launching into a game to the point where you have to turn the sound up to drown it out.
So far I have tried, in order and all without success
Switched to a GTX780 GPU
Unplugged the Display Port cable
Switched back to the Corsair PSU
Removed the Sound Card
Removed the wifi card
Disconnected the Corsair RGB controller
Disconnected ALL the case cables (USB/Sound/RGB) except the switch connector
Disconnected all bar one logitech speaker from the Amp
As it stands my system consists of
Lian Li Case
Aorus Mobo
GTX1080
EKWB Watercooling Loop with two Corsair Fans (RGB not plugged in)
Corsair PSU
Rebuilding back in the Phanteks case is no longer possible as it was donated to another family member who was visiting at the start of the easter break - hindsight is a wonderful thing, never expected to encounter this!
So in my mind I've reduced the system down to a known good config, with the exception of the fans which I'm reluctant to unplug (along with the pump) in case of damage to the CPU but in researching this issue I've yet to find anything relating to fans being culprit.
In short - what the <long string of expletives> could possible be causing the ground loop and how can I eliminate it?
Any advice or suggestions for other steps I can take would be massively appreciated.
My original build was (only listing components that should be relevant)
Aorus X570 Pro Motherboard
Inno 3D GTX 1080
Sound Blaster AE-9
TP-Link Wifi-AC internal card.
EKWB Watercooling loop with EK Fans.
2 xCorsair simple red LED Fans
Corsair AX760i PSU
Phanteks Enthoo Pro Case.
Corsair K70 Keyboard
Logitech G502 Mouse
Sound System
Pioneer SC-LX72 AV Receiver
B&W Front and Center Speakers
Logitech satellites
REL T7/x Subwoofer
Everything was awesome. No issues at all.
Last week I bought a Lian Li O11D Evo Case a Seasonic GX-1000 PSU, some new corsair RGB fans.
Rebuild went smoothly however I now appear to have a ground loop in the system which is slightly noticeable on desktop when moving the mouse but becomes very loud when launching into a game to the point where you have to turn the sound up to drown it out.
So far I have tried, in order and all without success
Switched to a GTX780 GPU
Unplugged the Display Port cable
Switched back to the Corsair PSU
Removed the Sound Card
Removed the wifi card
Disconnected the Corsair RGB controller
Disconnected ALL the case cables (USB/Sound/RGB) except the switch connector
Disconnected all bar one logitech speaker from the Amp
As it stands my system consists of
Lian Li Case
Aorus Mobo
GTX1080
EKWB Watercooling Loop with two Corsair Fans (RGB not plugged in)
Corsair PSU
Rebuilding back in the Phanteks case is no longer possible as it was donated to another family member who was visiting at the start of the easter break - hindsight is a wonderful thing, never expected to encounter this!
So in my mind I've reduced the system down to a known good config, with the exception of the fans which I'm reluctant to unplug (along with the pump) in case of damage to the CPU but in researching this issue I've yet to find anything relating to fans being culprit.
In short - what the <long string of expletives> could possible be causing the ground loop and how can I eliminate it?
Any advice or suggestions for other steps I can take would be massively appreciated.