PSU fan gone manky

metalmackey

metalmackey

metalmackey

Associate
Joined
28 Jun 2005
Posts
2,174
Location
Behind you
Hello

The fan in my Corsair HX 1050 has got noisy lately. Can it be replaced or will I need a new PSU? Are all modular PSU's the same connections, I dont really wanna rewire everything.

Ta
 
metalmackey said:
Hello

The fan in my Corsair HX 1050 has got noisy lately.

1. Can it be replaced or will I need a new PSU?
2. Are all modular PSU's the same connections, I dont really wanna rewire everything.

Ta
Click to expand...

1. Yes it can but you'll invalidate your warranty and you'd need to be very careful.

2. No they aren't. One PSU will have different pin outs compared with the next.
 
^^

Now there's customer service for you. As he says, send it back and sort it without destroying your PSU. :)
 
As it would be me replacing the fan for my brother i am wondering how difficult it would be. I am capable of building pc`s but have never had to open up a psu. As my brother said above his pc really is his lifeline so a possible rma taking up to a few weeks is a sore point and at £150+ they are not excactly cheap to replace either.
 
get a decent psu now that you can use and then when you get the corsair back sell it and say it is a replacement so brand new and yes you will have to re wire.. or just send the psu and wait for the replacement. but it would mean no pc...
 
metalmackey said:
Would you know roughly how long it would take as I'm blind and have cerebral palsy and depend on my PC a lot.

Thanks
Click to expand...

You can always request an Express RMA, where we send out the replacement first so you'll avoid downtime. But first, submit an RMA and let me know the ticket # so I can help you out speed up the process a bit quicker.

Jericho.u.k said:
As it would be me replacing the fan for my brother i am wondering how difficult it would be. I am capable of building pc`s but have never had to open up a psu. As my brother said above his pc really is his lifeline so a possible rma taking up to a few weeks is a sore point and at £150+ they are not excactly cheap to replace either.
Click to expand...

What PSU is it? Not really sure if you want to open that PSU, that would void your warranty as soon that you remove the fan grill. Do you know if the PSU is still under warranty? If it is, I'd take that route over opening the PSU and changing the fan yourself.
 
As it would be me replacing the fan for my brother i am wondering how difficult it would be. I am capable of building pc`s but have never had to open up a psu. As my brother said above his pc really is his lifeline so a possible rma taking up to a few weeks is a sore point and at £150+ they are not excactly cheap to replace either.
Click to expand...

if you replace the fan yourself i can tell you, i did the same for my TX-750v2, (and the HX1050 uses the same stock fan, Yate Loon D14BH-12), the noise difference is night and day, if you RMA it you'll get back the same noisy stock yate loon

the stock one is a yate loon 140mm fan with 140cfm airflow at full whack,
I replaced it with a 140mm akasa S-Flow Viper with 110cfm.
Slightly lower airflow but still plenty for the supply, according to the manufactures websites the yate loon is 49dB at full speed whereas the akasa is 26dB, hence the huge noise reduction :)

I made it more difficult for myself by getting a PWM fan as the psu fan is only a 2 pin so i had to rewire the fan connecter, but theres nothing to stop you buying a 2 pin fan so its just a straight swap if you dont feel comfortable with that.

only drawback as mentioned is voiding your warranty, which is less or more of an issue depending how long you have left. (i think he HX are 7 years? whereas mine was only 5 )
 
Last edited:
wazza300 said:
a good blow out with a can of compressed air?
Click to expand...

I'd try this first as the PSU has variable fan speed and may just be getting clogged up and hence trying to spin faster. can you see the fan? Is it covered in dust? Also take a look at the air flow into the PSU. Is the rest of the PC clogged up with dust? Its amazing what effect a good clean can do.

Andi.
 
If its within the 7 years i would just RMA it... whats better than a brand new one or a fixed one with your warranty still intack?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom