Really, really weird sound coming from my PC

Gas Panic! · 19 Sep 2006 at 14:11

PSU is making a Buzzing sound!

When I move the window around, I put my ear to the back of the PSU and it sounded like there's a short in there! It sounds like it's sparking or something. I swear that's not normal. :S

Er... help? It only does it when I move stuff around on the screen, so I guess the graphics card is drawing power from the PSU and that's causing it?

450w Antec SmartPower with an X1800Xt btw.

Gas Panic! · 19 Sep 2006 at 14:25

It's definitely the PSU, I put my ear to the back of it and I can hear it.

Ever so slightly worried now...

Gas Panic! · 19 Sep 2006 at 14:38

I don't really want to spend the money if it's not a big problem. It doesn't make the noise when I turn my PC off, so it's not a blown capacitor or something, it's just when the GPU is drawing power.

I'll test a game, and if it does it still it's being yanked out.

Gas Panic! · 19 Sep 2006 at 15:05

Ok, I booted up CoD2 and it makes the noise the whole time while playing. I don't think it's normal, and typically any buzzing sound coming from the PSU should make alarm bells go off in your head, right?

Thing is, is it possible it could be the GPU, or is the fact that it's coming from the PSU concrete evidence that it's faulty?

Gas Panic! · 19 Sep 2006 at 17:09

Right, will do this in a bit as unplugging everything is a PITA.

Thanks guys.