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Processor | Ryzen 9 3900X |
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Motherboard | Asus ROG Strix X370-F |
Cooling | Dark Rock 4, 3x Corsair ML140 front intake, 1x rear exhaust |
Memory | 2x8GB TridentZ RGB [3600Mhz CL16] |
Video Card(s) | EVGA 3060ti FTW3 Ultra Gaming |
Storage | 970 EVO 500GB nvme, 860 EVO 250GB SATA, Seagate Barracuda 1TB + 4TB HDDs |
Display(s) | 27" MSI G27C4 FHD 165hz |
Case | NZXT H710 |
Audio Device(s) | Modi Multibit, Vali 2, Shortest Way 51+ - LSR 305's, Focal Clear, HD6xx, HE5xx, LCD-2 Classic |
Power Supply | Corsair RM650x v2 |
Mouse | iunno whatever cheap crap logitech *clutches Xbox 360 controller security blanket* |
Keyboard | HyperX Alloy Pro |
Software | Windows 10 Pro |
Benchmark Scores | ask your mother |
Today I tested out my new Seasonic Focus Gold 550w only to find that it whines... ...like really bad. High-pitched and constant. I'm curious if any Seasonic owners can chime in and tell me if they've experienced this before I go through the trouble of exchanging it for a new one. I would think it's just a bad unit, but I want to be sure.
On a side note, are there ANY PSU's that are particularly less likely to whine? It is sort of mission critical. I'm trying to record with a USB interface. I just spent two months troubleshooting a bad board AND outlet to get a different noise dealt with. Now my new, reputable PSU whines worse than the whiney one I just replaced (separate machine) and the interference is back in my speakers. Sick and tired of messing with all of these noises! I just want a PSU that I can drop in and know (reasonably) that it's not gonna whine.
Should I even bother jumping around more with PSU's? Or is there a fairly surefire way to isolate the coil? I'd really rather not delve into that stuff, but it'd be nice to know. If I get another PSU and it whines, it's probably going to come to that. I don't want to spend weeks bouncing stuff around the country if there's a good chance I can just fix it. I've already been playing that game basically all summer with other components and other problems.
On a side note, are there ANY PSU's that are particularly less likely to whine? It is sort of mission critical. I'm trying to record with a USB interface. I just spent two months troubleshooting a bad board AND outlet to get a different noise dealt with. Now my new, reputable PSU whines worse than the whiney one I just replaced (separate machine) and the interference is back in my speakers. Sick and tired of messing with all of these noises! I just want a PSU that I can drop in and know (reasonably) that it's not gonna whine.
Should I even bother jumping around more with PSU's? Or is there a fairly surefire way to isolate the coil? I'd really rather not delve into that stuff, but it'd be nice to know. If I get another PSU and it whines, it's probably going to come to that. I don't want to spend weeks bouncing stuff around the country if there's a good chance I can just fix it. I've already been playing that game basically all summer with other components and other problems.
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