dairiki Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Hi! I just replaced the power supply in my computer with an HX650. It seems to work fine, but it sure is loud. As far as I can tell the PSU fan is always running full speed. I don't think it ever throttles down — at least I've never heard it change speed (up or down) from initial bootup onwards. It is significantly louder than my old cheapie PSU. It's much louder than any of the other fans in the computer even when they're running full speed (though, to be fair, so was the cheapie PSU.) I don't think I'm loading the power supply very heavily. (i7-870, one hard drive, one SSD, one optical, Quadro FX380 graphics card — see my profile for details.) Is there anything else I should be checking? If this is normal, I guess I need to trade this in for a different model. (Currently, it's unacceptably loud.) Thanks for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted January 17, 2011 Corsair Employee Share Posted January 17, 2011 That does not sound like its operating the way that it should be, the fan should spin very slowly most of the time. Lets get the unit replaced. Request an RMA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dairiki Posted January 18, 2011 Author Share Posted January 18, 2011 Thank you for the reply, Ram Guy! I'm glad to hear it's not supposed to be like this. I've started the RMA process. (Now waiting to hear back from y'all...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dairiki Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 I just got the replacement installed. It seems to be working well — and very quiet. Thanks again for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted January 26, 2011 Corsair Employee Share Posted January 26, 2011 Thanks for the update, glad to hear that the replacement resolved the problems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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