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Hi there,

I was hoping somebody might be able to help me. I have recently bought components from Overclockers with a view to build a new PC.
The components i bought are as following:

Corsair Professional Series AX1200 PSU
Krypton Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz @ 4.00GHz Overclocked Bundle - Gigabyte
Antec 1200 Twelve Hundred (V3 with USB3.0) Ultimate Gaming Case
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium - Fatal1ty Professional Series 7.1 Sound Card.
OCZ Vertex 2E Bigfoot 240GB 3.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive

(I have used a Radeon 5970 from my previous PC).

The AX1200 PSU started making crackling/popping noises after the second day. I took my PC to show somebody as I read it may be arcing out, when I turned the PC on the PSU stopped making the noises. Thinking it might be a wire making the clicking noise as the fan hits it, I took it home only to find it started making the crackling noises again. My PC doesn't seem very stable and crashes every now and then and when it loads Windows the little blue loading disc at the bottom right indicating it's connecting to a network stays there for approximately 1 minute, during this time i cannot open any software as it seems to freeze my computer up.

I have tried putting in my old PSU which doesn't make the clicking noise, but my the network icon does the same thing, my PC freezes up for a minute and has since crashed a few times.

I'm really at my wits end and any pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Kind Regards
Tom
 
Can you swap in another psu ? A bad psu can fry your whole system. I'd be looking to replace it as as soon as possible, popping noises are never good. Take it out now to be on the safe side.
 
Yes, that is currently what I have installed. The clicking has stopped but I get the same minute long freeze as it tries to connect to a network and has since crashed a few times
 
Corsair are a very high quality make, and so if it is making cracking and popping noises, you need to take it out of your computer and return it as soon as possible. Otherwise, it could just go boom and take everything else with it.

As for your networking issue, try running the PC at stock speeds and see if it makes any difference.
 
Ok cool, I have't changed anything with the motherboard settings, I do appreciate the bundle is overclocked. How do I lower it to it's 'stock speed'. Sorry for all the daft questions but i'm pretty new to custom PC builds
 
Open the computer up and find the CMOS battery on the motherboard. Take it out and leave it for 10 minutes then put it back in. Or you might have to move a jumper to a new set of pins. Consult the motherboard manual on specific instructions.

Before you do this though, make a note of the overclock settings in the BIOS so that you can restore it if it does not solve your problem. 9 times out of 10 you will be able to load the saved configuration, but it is better to be safe than sorry!
 
Fantastic, thanks very much for your help. Last question, if it does run fine at a slower speed is there an issue with the CPU as well or is it the motherboard?
 
It could just mean that the overclock is unstable. Being an overclocked bundle however, it is unlikely as each bundle is tested for stability.
 
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