I’m curious as to what the hell makes people think adding stupid shit that will just take up more space on an already cramped pcb, and clearly will have 0 effect to add performance, is supposed to be a good idea.
I’m more interested in hearing about someone hooking up that 5V power connection and blowing something up…
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I just want to see the look on their face
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Yep.
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Anyone else hate it when they’re right about something?
So my computer has been making a noise like a fan is going out for a while now, but it’s acted more like it’ll do it for 5 minutes and then stop for a month. Well… It’s been going for hours now… GPU fans aren’t even running, stopped all the other fans… I’m convinced it’s the fan in the PSU… fuck me
What PSU is it? With a lot of PSUs you can just replace the fan with a normal 120mm case fan. Though you’ll want to make sure you completely drain the caps in the PSU before you open it up to do that.
Corsair CX750 Builder series
I know I need to clean it out, but just to show
Yeah, that does indeed sound like the PSU fan bearing going bad. Good news is that it is a 120mm fan. Bad news is that it might be a weird 2-pin connector instead of the more normal 3/4-pin. Worst case, you can always just search for the same fan that is in the PSU if it is a 2-pin. Otherwise you can get any 3 or 4-pin, whichever it accepts.
Worst case, I go out and buy a new power supply. The upside to that, I get one that is fully modular, and don’t have to deal with a non-modular power supply and the ketchup and mustard cables.
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That’s only worst case from a money perspective, lol. Trying to find the odd brand parts that go into these things can be a royal pain sometimes.
Yeah, but then again, it could be the safest route. I think I bought it… 3 years ago? Even then, I bought it used, so I’ve no idea how old it actually is.
Ah, if you bought it used then my recommendation would be to just buy a new one. Last thing you want is for for there to be something more than just the fan going bad and have it kill your GPU and/or other components.
I got a few good years out of it anyways, for about $20. Was living on Job Corps money and only had $500 stashed to build something, so I had to make it stretch. Unfortunately, now if I wanted to upgrade, I’m a little up shits creek.
You certainly got your money’s worth from it then.
Mine is always making a noise. Usually solved by pushing on the sata power cable a little bit lol.
Ehhhh, decided to pick this bad boy up anyways. Better safe then sorry
Seasonic FOCUS Plus 750 Platinum SSR-750PX 750W 80+ Platinum ATX12V & EPS12V Full Modular 120mm FDB Fan Compact 140 mm Size Power Supply https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074NB1PBZ/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_FKH2Q4X01KZ9YSFEDCBY?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
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That’s pretty sick, I was looking at a Seasonic 850W Gold myself, but decided on a ASUS ROG Strix one, since it has Jap components and later found out that it has a Cablemod -20% coupon, which pretty much counters the +50 euro(or dollar in your case) price tag.
Got some good news for you, you got a Seasonic PSU anyways. The ASUS ROG PSUs are made by Seasonic, specifically I believe that they are the Focus line with ASUS’ branding/tweaks that they request.
Yeah I know, but I heard that they use better quality components(JAP) on the ASUS line. I’m not sure if that makes that big of a difference tho.