Not sure if this is a fan issue, or something with the power circuitry, or perfectly normal, but I hear this high pitched sound from the PSU. If you listen beyond the sound of the fans, you should be able to hear the noise. It’s much higher pitched than the fan noise. Thanks for any help you can offer. My PSU is the MSI mag A850gl.
#PSU is rapidly ticking
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tawdry bone
I'm not sure if it is something to be concerned about or not. Pretty sure my last PSU used to make a weird noise sometimes, might just be the fan, maybe it's grazing something or pushing air past some piece of plastic inside of it or around it. Not really sure. PSUs are dangerous, I am not suggesting that you open it.
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I'm not sure if it is something to be concerned about or not. Pretty sure my las...
I wasn’t thinking of opening it, thinking of diagnosing by plugging it into a friend’s PC. I just wanted to know if anyone could identify based on sound alone.
tawdry bone
Gotcha! My pc used to make a ticking noise but if I kinda tilted it a bit it would someitmes stop. Idk if it was PSU related but I remember thinking it was for a time. You could try powering the PSU right side up in the case, then flip it and see if it still makes the sound or kinda angle the case a bit just to see if maybe the fan is running into something.
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Gotcha! My pc used to make a ticking noise but if I kinda tilted it a bit it wou...
Hmm, that does sound like something to try. I’ll go for it, and give an update.
Update: Fan increased speed, now the PSU is rattling. Looks like a fan issue, unfortunately.