Is the fan on this power supply supposed to be loud? Mine is distractingly loud and it is underneath my desk.
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Hmm yeah that's weird, no its not suppose to be loud. Id suggest taking a video with your phone.. sending to your email then id shoot an email to Corsair customer support with the video you took. They have great customer service they should be able to help if any problems may exist. but for your question, no the fan isn't suppose to be loud. Mines also sitting under a desk.ASUS CM6730 Windows 8.1 64-bitIntel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770 CPU @ 3.90GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.9GHzCorsair CX600m 600w power supplyVengeance Pro Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 DRAM 16NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 TiSound Blaster Z Hmm yeah that's weird, no its not suppose to be loud. Id suggest taking a video with your phone.. sending to your email then id shoot an email to Corsair customer support with the video you took. They have great customer service they should be able to help if any problems may exist. but for your question, no the fan isn't suppose to be loud. Mines also sitting under a desk.ASUS CM6730 Windows 8.1 64-bitIntel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770 CPU @ 3.90GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.9GHzCorsair CX600m 600w power supplyVengeance Pro Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 DRAM 16NVIDIA GeForce GTX... » Read More Hmm yeah that's weird, no its not suppose to be loud. Id suggest taking a video with your phone.. sending to your email then id shoot an email to Corsair customer support with the video you took. They have great customer service they should be able to help if any problems may exist. but for your question, no the fan isn't suppose to be loud. Mines also sitting under a desk.ASUS CM6730 Windows 8.1 64-bitIntel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770 CPU @ 3.90GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.9GHzCorsair CX600m 600w power supplyVengeance Pro Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 DRAM 16NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 TiSound Blaster Z « Show Less
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Mine is whisper quite. My PC tower sits on my desk about a foot away from my head. I can hardly tell it is on. sounds as if yours might be defective or that something is rubbing or is vibrating.
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It's a junk low of the low tier psu, spend the extra money and get a sea sonic or superflower made unit, my cx750 had major coil whine. I now happily own a silent evga g2 850w psu made by superflower.
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the fan isn't always at max, but when it is (seems like random) its unbearably loud. I returned mine.
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Yes it is as quiet as can be expected...usually the noise generated from a PSU fan is the bearings starting to wear...we had a great experience with this fan...hope this helps..
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We have it mounted next to a server in an office cubicle. There is a fan running inside the unit. However standing next to it, I do not hear anything.
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Define "really loud." Mine makes a noticeable noise throughout its entire on-cycle, but it is slightly louder on start-up. If I had to compare the running noise, though, I'd say slightly above desktop fan and slightly below window fan. It's not "whisper-quiet," that's for sure. But, the 'white noise' effect is somewhat soothing, I find. That's just me, though. I hope this helps!
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You wont hear it unless you put your ear right next to it, but I wouldn't recommend this PSU. Get a corsair its worth the extra money, this PSU failed on me at 450watts
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not much you can do about the noise besides replace this with a better one such as Corsair. But you are looking at more like $60-$100, BUT A GOOD psu IS THE BASE FOR ANY GOOD COMPUTER.
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The fans are quiet but not silent. Normally the sound is not very noticeable but when the CPU is under load the fans will spin faster and be louder.
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No, but I have two computers, a NAS, router, switch, and two air cleaners and a few other items on in my computer room. I can't believe you are hearing a sound from the power supply. If you do, I would go online and Google it to see if others have said something. I have two of these with no problems.
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It's no louder or quieter than any other PC workstation. I only really notice the sound when I log into the unit, reboot it, or access files on it.
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With my ear against the side panel i thought to myself.. "I'm so glad i didn't spend the money to put together a fanless system!" ..only the PSU is audible, the HDD (if you don't use a SSD) will be the loudest component.
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I love my thermaltake power supply. I don't get any loud noises from it at all. There's no humming. Only the fan makes the wind noice but low level. I will buy another one for another build when I'm ready.
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i have the same fan,,this is not normal,,i would send the fan back,,i have no noise in any speed or operation from this product,,i have been thinking about getting a second one,,,sorry to hear your having problems.
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Hi, Michael. I can't tell, because my other 5 case fans hide it. I can tell you this: the overall noise of the whole system is pretty low. To illustrate this, I had to turn off the air conditioner to notice it. So, the card's fan contribution to noise must be next to nothing. I hope it's useful.
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We deployed this unit out to a client so its not something that I have daily interaction with. However, I don't recall it being something that stood out to me or if I even noticed any fan noise at all. I know that isn't a great deal of useful information but wanted to get a response back to you.
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Forgot to mention, the case fan is quite loud so I would either replace it with a quiet one or get a simple fan speed controller. This is what i got. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000292DO0
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This power supply is low noise, this means that the fan is activated when required, if still not activated and you've got a claim guarantee, but is the site you can find Coursair