Basically today upon waking up a squeaking noise was coming from my PSU. I went ahead and found out the fan had stopped spinning and was seized up. Anyway after about half a hour I managed to take apart the PSU and get the bearings to start spinning again with the help of a small amount of lubricant and is now spinning freely. Job done.
However after turning back on the PC, I started steam, started typing to someone and poof a bluescreen. I checked event viewer and it was a power fault or something. Daring myself, I turned the PC back on and here I am. It's been about 30 minutes so far and nothing had turned off.
HOWEVER... The PSU is making a sort of squeaking noise in time with the Ethernet cable, upon unplugging it the squeak goes away. I have no idea what is causing this at all, I'm no electrician however I'm pretty sure I didn't damage anything upon taking it apart, I didn't touch the rails or nothing (Would probably kill me anyway).
Ill make a recording in a minute of what it sounds like plugged in and not plugged in, there is a slight noise from the fan but I'm guessing it's the bearings as they are used 24/7.
Replace the power supply or at least test with a known good one.
It's not really worth messing around with dodgy power supplies because if they go then they can take the rest of the computer with them.
[QUOTE=Eggbloke;34977405]Replace the power supply or at least test with a known good one.
It's not really worth messing around with dodgy power supplies because if they go then they can take the rest of the computer with them.[/QUOTE]
I would love to replace it but I don't exactly have the money. Having a 700w one is around £60 and just now I cant really afford that.
I attempted to record it however it just sounds like some alien invasion. Not really useful.
You probably do not need 700W, specs?
[QUOTE=AugustBurnsRed;34977777]You probably do not need 700W, specs?[/QUOTE]
When I built my PC I had a 550W PSU, upon playing a game like GTA IV I would get constant Blue screens, after changing to a 600W the same problem happened, it wasn't until I went up to a 700W the problem disappeared.
Anyhow, I have Dual GTX 260's and my CPU is AMD Athlon II 620 Processor 2.60GHz. with 6GB of ram.
What PSU are you using?
[QUOTE=Mrkrabz;34977945]When I built my PC I had a 550W PSU, upon playing a game like GTA IV I would get constant Blue screens, after changing to a 600W the same problem happened, it wasn't until I went up to a 700W the problem disappeared.
Anyhow, I have Dual GTX 260's and my CPU is AMD Athlon II 620 Processor 2.60GHz. with 6GB of ram.[/QUOTE]
What PSU's have you been using?
The one currently is a [url]http://www.amazon.co.uk/CiT-700W-Power-Supply-Rails/dp/B002Q8HFDY[/url]
And the ones that were bluescreening were 2 different brands together, I cant remember there names the shop replaced them.
Makol did it.
[QUOTE=Mrkrabz;34978649]The one currently is a [url]http://www.amazon.co.uk/CiT-700W-Power-Supply-Rails/dp/B002Q8HFDY[/url]
And the ones that were bluescreening were 2 different brands together, I cant remember there names the shop replaced them.[/QUOTE]
Well no wonder you had problems. That's a terrible power supply to begin with and it's likely the other power supplies you bought were no different as well. For note the GTX260 peaks at 136 watts under 3D load and since you are only using 1 PCI-E connector I'll imagine that for the rest you're instead using molex connectors that only cap out at 132 watts.
Stop using the affected computer, immediately return that PSU and get something like this: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w-psu-xfx-pro-series-core-edition-p1-650s-ukb9-85-eff-80-plus-bronze-sli-crossfire-eps-12v-fan-at[/url]
Your current system wont even pull anything higher than 300-350 watts but the PSU I listed has 2x 6+2pin & 2x 6pin native connectors and is of very high quality. If you plan to upgrade to higher end SLI GPU's in the future then you could get an XFX 750W.
Never ever buy ridiculously cheap high wattage PSU's or you will be looking at more than just your power supply breaking.
[editline]3rd February 2012[/editline]
Depending on how long you've used the PSU for it's likely that over time it's caused damage to some components that were connect to it. Get a proper PSU and determine if anything else is malfunctioning.
I've had it for over 2 years now, had no problems until now, The only reason I noticed something wrong with it was because the fan seized, it's running pretty much perfect now. The sound has gotten quieter and pretty much what it used to be. If I could I would buy a new PSU however I haven't really got the money to be doing that.
The 600W that was put into my PC was around £70 at the time, I wouldn't exactly call it a cheap one, however it did have 2x PCIE connectors (I used 2 molar ones for the other GFX card, I render quite frequently with OpenGL, that's why I have 2 GPU's.)
Well it's a cheap brand that's very vulnerable to being a Makol IED psu. Either don't use the comp till you get a new Psu or keep using it and run the risk of it taking out your whole computer.
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ie [url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/198636-Makol]Makols[/url] PSU completely killed itself and took his computer alongside it, even the case itself from what I heard
Don't make the mistake thinking that you'll be fine for now. Replace the PSU with a good quality one immediately or run the risk of having to spend a ton extra on fixing or buying a new computer when things go dramatically wrong
[QUOTE=ClaBrendon;34981502]Well it's a cheap brand that's very vulnerable to being a Makol IED psu. Either don't use the comp till you get a new Psu or keep using it and run the risk of it taking out your whole computer.[/QUOTE]
I pretty much have no choice but to use my PC as I work from home. Ill need to somehow get one soon.
[QUOTE=Mrkrabz;34981896]I pretty much have no choice but to use my PC as I work from home. Ill need to somehow get one soon.[/QUOTE]Make sure to do your research on brands. Good ones like Corsair, Seasonic, Enermax, XFX, ect.
Make a new thread, or bump this one when you the money. What you're hearing is a capacitor with some problems. It's not necessarily a problem, but I would get a proper PSU within the month, and preferably now.
[QUOTE=GoDong-DK;34982015]Make a new thread, or bump this one when you the money. What you're hearing is a capacitor with some problems. It's not necessarily a problem, but I would get a proper PSU within the month, and preferably now.[/QUOTE]
Alright, I should be able to get one this month sometime, When I get the money Ill bump and hopefully get suggestions.
Thanks all for the help :).
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