deaf_girl Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 I asked this over at G$ but no one really gave me an answer.I'm being told that my power supply is now starting to make a low buzzing sound, like it's being strained. I'm taking this as a sign that my PSU is starting to go bad. I don't want to have it go out and then wait for a new PSU. Am I being paraniod?I'm running an AMD3700+, 250GB & 320GB HDD's, DVD BurnerI'm looking at one of these from Newegg.comAntec 500WThermaltake 430WForton Source 450WAny suggestions? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Honda_Boy Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 (edited) Your PSU could be going bad. How old is it, what is it rated at, and what brand is it? Before chucking it though, i'd say check your voltages in your BIOS. It'll tell you what each rail is putting out.I have that forton. Get it if you feel the need to swap. It's dang good. If you read that very first review on the Forton, I wrote it. If it ain't the top one by the time you read it again it's the review by "A car enthusiast". Edited July 19, 2006 by Honda_Boy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimras Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 I had a comp with a "buzzing" PSU and it turned out that the cooling fan was going bad. I replaced the fan and all was well.Don't know if this is YOUR problem or not but it's worth a mentionjim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sethook Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Aluvus recommended this PSU to you at G4 so you probably can't go wrong. He's the "go to guy" when it comes to PSUs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
deaf_girl Posted July 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 My PSU is a Antec 380W. It came with my Antec Sonata case and it's about 3yrs. old.I checked the BIOS and everything seems fineCore Vcore - 1.33+12.ov - 12.091+5.0v - 5.094+3.3v - 3.28I'm just concerned because my friend says it used to be quiet and now it can be heard off and on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTerrorist_75 Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Maybe it's full of dust. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
deaf_girl Posted July 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 I'll check for dust. If that isn't it I'll see if my brother thinks it's just the fan and replace if needed.And last if you say Aluvus is right I'll look into that PSUThanks guys Quote Link to post Share on other sites
deaf_girl Posted July 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 It's offical, my PSU is dying. The fan is not moving and all my temps are high. CPU, HDD and inside the case are hot.The CPU fan and the 120mm fan in the back are running fine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimras Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 Sometimes you can replace the fan in the PSUIF you can, it's only a few $ and worth a try Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IEatHardDrives Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 Antec makes good psu's I never hear any negative reviews. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xxkbxx Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 Sometimes you can replace the fan in the PSUIF you can, it's only a few $ and worth a tryYeah, but you gotta be REAL CAREFUL when messing around inside a power supply (but I'm sure you would have assumed that anyways) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aluvus Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 Antec makes good psu's I never hear any negative reviews.I guess you haven't seen the stuff about some of their capacitors exploding then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IEatHardDrives Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 Antec makes good psu's I never hear any negative reviews.I guess you haven't seen the stuff about some of their capacitors exploding then.Yeah but that was just a bad set of psu's most of antec's psu's are very good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
deaf_girl Posted July 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 Aluvus recommended this PSU to you at G4 so you probably can't go wrong. He's the "go to guy" when it comes to PSUs.Thanks sethook, Aluvus recommendation was on the money. My PC is even running cooler than it used to Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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