750w antec psu noise

lilvaratep

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Thought it was my gpu fan being loose as that is how it sounds. Turns out the sound is coming from my antec psu. Now that i can pinpoint the location, it sounds like a sort of lowmedium-pitched electric shocks. Is this sound normal? Its been in use for about 14 days nd i just noticed it. Should i be worried?
 

lehtv

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It's probably coil whine and shouldn't affect the performance of the unit. If it annoys you a lot, you can try to RMA it. Btw, 14 days is usually the limit for returning a product hassle-free to wherever you bought it from.

Which Antec 750W is it? Earthwatts Green, Truepower New, HCG or HCP?
 

lilvaratep

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Earthwatts green i believe. Ea-750 green. If its normal and wont fail or get worse im fine with it
 

lehtv

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I'd contact Antec about it to be sure, they'll tell you if it's cause for worry
 

lilvaratep

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Here's what the psu sounds like:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeahtqeTrGo

Except mine isn't that severe, and it doesn't have high-pitched noises, only rattling-like noises from 1sec-20seconds in video. Again, it's not as severe as this guy's.

Antec's customer support takes so long I was stuck 3rd in queue for an hour and I gave up.