Psu buzz

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Hi

Just recently got a ocz z series 1000w psu and when i run benchmarks like 3d mark vantage and the stone giant benchmark my psu makes a annoying buzzing sound.

It changes just pitch just by moving the mouse around the screen is it on its way out do you think or is it normal on some psu.

The buzz is quite loud.
 
is the noise coming from the psu when you put your ear to it, or the noise come though speakers or headphones.
 
it could be a capacitor whine which isnt a good sign, when my psu gets loud its only when my system is on full load on long periods of time then the exhaust fan speeds up.
 
Would it still be psu related if you could hear a buzzing coming through headphones? For example moving the mouse generating a buzz and a constant background static sound?
 
no i was wondering if he had buzzing coming though the speaker or headphones because he got an overclocked cpu which can cause buzzing though speakers, headphones.
mine does it on certain games on loading screens, it dosnt bother me that much.
 
Power circuitry of hungry graphics cards (higher currents than in low end cards) can squeel and whine etc and you have there two ultra hungry heating Fermistors so that would be strong candidate.

Coils in CPU's VRM circuitry can also keep noises but that varies basing to CPU load so any CPU stress tool would affect to noise. (have you tested that)


it could be a capacitor whine
Why don't you stop repeating that automatically like some parrot and think for yourself?
Capacitor is solid component without nothing loose in there, that includes electrolyte capacitors whose electrodes are equally tightly rolled with just electrolyte soaked paper (in place of insulator of plastic film capacitors) between them.

It's coils whose wire loops can vibrate easily when pulsating current/magnetic field happens to cause resonances in them.
That's why putting some temperature withstanding glue or lacquer to coils is commonly used method for trying to stop these noises.
mine does it on certain games on loading screens, it dosnt bother me that much.
That's one of the basic places for graphics card to squeel/whine etc. because without real load frame rate shoots up changing GPU's current drawing frequency which might hit to near resonant frequency of some coil in power circuitry.

Motherboard integrated software sound cards again can pick up interference from pretty much anything on motherboard and from any current/signal going through it.
 
Hi

It definitely is the power supply guys i have tried it outside the case and the
annoying buzz is still present even tried it with one gtx 480 and no overclock and it still there.

I cant put up with the sound so am going to invest in a new psu which hopefully will not have the same problem i was looking at either corsair HX 1000 or Enermax Revolution 1050W PSU any other suggestions welcome.

Thanks.
 
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