Searched these forums and googled, but am still wondering what's going on with my box. Box is completely "untweaked" and is your typical system (P4 2.8, P4P800-E Dlx, 1 gig corsair memory, AIW 9800 Pro, 80G WD hard drive, DVD drive) driving a 17" Viewsonic CRT monitor.
I have a Sonata case with the Antec True380s power supply. Whenever I tax my video card a little bit, I get a "ticking" noise from the power supply. It's most obvious scrolling down web pages (using either the mouse or arrow keys). When I scroll, the power supply makes a ticking sound (it's like someone's using a zipper while I scroll, but as soon as I stop scrolling, the sound stops). Nothing else seems to be affected - performance is fine, temperatures are fine, voltage readings are fine.
I was hoping someone in the brain trust might have an idea of what's going on. Any ideas? Should I just replace it to be safe?
So, brings up a second question - if I replace the power supply, what should I replace it with? I'm having a hard time finding the single fan version of the Antec Ture380 PS - would the 2-fan version be that much louder? I really like the quiet case (and thus why the ticking annoys the crap out of me). Any recommendations for another brand?
HELP!!!
I have a Sonata case with the Antec True380s power supply. Whenever I tax my video card a little bit, I get a "ticking" noise from the power supply. It's most obvious scrolling down web pages (using either the mouse or arrow keys). When I scroll, the power supply makes a ticking sound (it's like someone's using a zipper while I scroll, but as soon as I stop scrolling, the sound stops). Nothing else seems to be affected - performance is fine, temperatures are fine, voltage readings are fine.
I was hoping someone in the brain trust might have an idea of what's going on. Any ideas? Should I just replace it to be safe?
So, brings up a second question - if I replace the power supply, what should I replace it with? I'm having a hard time finding the single fan version of the Antec Ture380 PS - would the 2-fan version be that much louder? I really like the quiet case (and thus why the ticking annoys the crap out of me). Any recommendations for another brand?
HELP!!!