Power Supply Fan Noise

[Crispy]

So I finally built my computer, there is one really annoying and potentially dangerous problem. So each time I turn my PC on and it boots, the PSU fan starts to spin, but when it spins up it sounds as if its hitting a wire. It's this extremely loud clicking noise. (When I say loud I mean you can hear it across the house if the TV is turned off)

When it starts clicking it'll spin for a few minutes and then stop. This is where it gets dangerous. I can tell the PSU is getting warm because it wants to spin off, but it stops whenever it clicks. I'm worried it will fry itself. I can't see it hit anything, and when I push the fan it doesn't click. Sometimes it'll do it's thing for an hour and then stop, but sometimes it continues. As I said I can't see it hit anything but the problem seemed to stop when I turned it on its side...

Does anyone have any suggestions? I believe I have a Corsair HX650 PSU. I am still in the warranty, but the problem is that I have all my wires connected and everything, so replacing the power supply means I have to go in, cut the zipties and replace everything. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[dice1998]

It could be there's a jumper in the power supply board that is making the clicking noise.

**edit** It just dawned on me that this was discussed already.

At this point, i'd call Corsair and see what they say. Worst case scenario (and this is why I don't use zipties and such), you have to remove the power supply. Hopefully they'll only want the PSU and not the cables which would make things a lot easier on you.

 

[Crispy]

Not that. I just recorded a video of it.



That is the sound, and it is much, much louder.

 

[dice1998]

..Holy balls!

It could be the fan is hitting the mesh guard at the top due to the fan wobbling. I'd definitely call Corsair at this point.

 

[nick09]

Yeah sounds like the fan blades are hitting the metal. I'm also reading the reviews on this and everyone is reporting the same problem. If you can I'd recommend getting a refund for it(I'm willing to bet that you bought it from newegg as you can get a full refund within the 30 days of purchase) and getting a different brand or model.

 

[Crispy]

Yeah sounds like the fan blades are hitting the metal. I'm also reading the reviews on this and everyone is reporting the same problem. If you can I'd recommend getting a refund for it(I'm willing to bet that you bought it from newegg as you can get a full refund within the 30 days of purchase) and getting a different brand or model.

So I should go ahead and remove all my cables and either get a replacement or a new Power Supply?

 

[nick09]

So I should go ahead and remove all my cables and either get a replacement or a new Power Supply?

It sounds like a problem from the factory so I would remove the cables, get the refund, and buy a different brand PSU such as this one. It's a very good PSU made from quality parts and comes with a 5 year warranty. I've read reviews from PSU testers and the capstone line is a very good product to depend because of the stable power delivery.

 

[terminator363]

Jesus that's pretty loud, I thought it was a faint noise you were hearing . Enjoy your new PC! 👍