Hatsor Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Hello, lately my PSU fan has been making some noise. While it is facing down it takes like 5 hours of being running to start making noise, but if it starts the only way it will stop is if I shutdown the pc, take the PSU out and rotate it facing up, and then put it back facing down, that will give it ~5 more hours, the other thing i can do is with something small and the psu disconnected push it through the cage and apply a really small force in the middle of the fan, that will give it some more hours as well. My question is, is there any fix that i can make? I could try to use it facing up, but in my case i don't know if it will overheat since my case has a special compartment for the psu and drives. http://multimedia.inside-pc.net/39524-thickbox_default/computer-case-atx-nox-hummer-zx-black.jpg http://hardaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/nox-hummer-zx-06-hardaily-625x327.jpg I have two intake fans in the front, one wich gives some air to that compartment, could I flip the PSU without the risk of it overheating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees jonnyguru Posted January 18, 2016 Corsair Employees Share Posted January 18, 2016 You can most certainly flip the fan. There's no orientation to a PSU. Just whatever works best. That said, the fan shouldn't make noise when pointing down. Give the hub of the fan a good push to make sure it hasn't disengaged from the spindle. If that doesn't work, you might want to consider an RMA replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatsor Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 Well, i gave it a good push, i didn't hear any click but the noise has stopped, if it returns i will try to flip it over, are you sure it will have enough space to pull air? thanks for the answer btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees jonnyguru Posted January 19, 2016 Corsair Employees Share Posted January 19, 2016 I don't know how much space you have with that cover on there. :D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatsor Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 It's about 2cm, and it also has some holes that lets some hair from the main area of the case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees jonnyguru Posted January 19, 2016 Corsair Employees Share Posted January 19, 2016 Oh.. Then you're fine. :D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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