Issues with Corsair AX850

[Philib]

Ok so I have been getting some issues with Crysis recently which I cant seem to fix but when I load one of the other versions like crysis wars or crysis warhead it runs like a dream, or so I thought.

I own a Fractal R3 case and as many of you know this is a VERY quiet case. I can hardly hear anything coming out of it. But when I play Crysis warhead or wars I could hear a faint high pitch screaming noise that seemed to be coming from my case. I took the side panel off only to reveal that the noise was FAR noisier then I had thought. After some more inspection I concluded that it was my PSU. Whats even more strange is that when I bring the console down for example, I get a different pitch scream and then when I do different things in menu I get all different pitches of loud scream. Now I have had my rig set up for less then a week and cant really seem to find what's doing it.

A friend of mine says its because I have overclocked my CPU but when I run prime I don't get a noise at all. It only seems to be when I start a game up. If I run 3d mark I do get a noise but again its slightly different. Is it the graphics card drawing to much power? I own a 570gtx so my AX 850 should be able to deal with that easy.

Any ideas guys and girls?

 

[Azurite]

Your psu is big enough for that set up, and the o.c isnt the issue. To me it sounds like your psu has a coil whine. You can RMA it and get a new one, but be sure that the noise is from the psu before you ship it back to seller or Corsair.

 

[Philib]

Is there any way I can spool up the fans on the PSU manually?

 

[sheroo]

As Azurite has said its coil whine. It all depends on the power draw from your system, and isn't related to how fast the fan on your psu is spinning.

I had some problems with the early Corsair HX620 a few years ago, I RMA'd them and got replacements without a problem. The AX850 I've got is probably the quiestest component in my system, so you should definitley try the RMA route. Which etailer did you use?

 

[Philib]

Ebuyer.

 

[sheroo]

Ebuyer.

They are normally very good with returns, how long have you had it?

 

[Philib]

I'v had it 5 days. Its brand new lol

 

[sheroo]

I'v had it 5 days. Its brand new lol

Yeah, I'd return it and say you want to swap it for another. Ebuyer returns are normally pretty good.