Makuren Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Howdy folks, This is the first time posting on these forums and I have grim news. The AX760 PSU I bought on new egg a month ago while waiting for my other PC parts to arrive is not performing as well as I had hoped. Ever since I've installed it there is a high frequency coil whine coming from the power supply unit. It is a constant high pitched noise that can only be ignored with high RPM fan noise (I tend to keep those down). I asked my folks in the household to put their ear near the unit to hear the coil whine and they admit to hearing nothing. My sister and I who are 23 and 26 respectively can hear it as bright as day! That is why I put dog whistle in the title because really, that is what it is! Now I'm a little hesitant to RMA it right away. Maybe it needs a warm up. I don't know. I'm finally running SLI. Maybe the 2 670's are drawing too much power for the 760W? I heard it was adequate. The other question I have for the corsair support here: If I do RMA it back, how will I know if it's properly fixed if it's being serviced by an older gentleman? If I was 5-7 years older, I probably wouldn't be hearing what I hear now and this would be a none issue but right now, it is pretty darn annoying but BEARABLE for now. Still debating on what to do. Note: I disabled the power stats of the CPU on my mobo to see if that would fix the issue. No go. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxvons Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 I've heard that the sound might go away after some days or weeks. I'd let it run for a while before RMA'ing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makuren Posted June 6, 2013 Author Share Posted June 6, 2013 The noise is still around. I found that when I turn off the computer and everything is powered off, the coil whine still lingers at the same intensity. When I flick the switch to cut the power I can hear it whirring down to silence, as if the energy is being sucked out of the psu. When I turn the power switch back on again, the high piched whirring is none existent until I power on the PC. So this is the pattern I have. 1. When PSU is switched from on to off, the coil whine goes away. 2. When the psu is switched from off to on the coil whine doesn't exist. 3. When I power on the computer and the components, the coil whine activates. 4. When I turn off the computer the coil whine stays active until I manually flick the switch to off. Any ideas? I'll keep it for a week or two and see if it goes away. Has anyone seen this before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxvons Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Did you fix it? I'm experiencing the exact same thing with my XFX Pro Series Black Edition 750W (made by Seasonic too). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted June 15, 2013 Corsair Employees Share Posted June 15, 2013 Please use the link on the left and request an RMA and post the case number I will see it gets replaced for a unit that does not do that. maxvons sorry I can help you with that model it is not ours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxvons Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 No problem, RAM GUY. I just wanted to ask him if he managed to fix it somehow, so I can be sure that it's my PSU that's causing the sound and not something else perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted June 15, 2013 Corsair Employees Share Posted June 15, 2013 If you have that issue please do what I suggested and I will do my best to see it gets resolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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