my musical wanna be psu...

[Sirex]

I dunno if its me just noticing it or its a problem...

My psu has a low hum...
When powered down, i ve turned it off at the mains incase...

Normal or not?

[goldenfooler]

It happened to me.
I got it replaced under warranty. It will sound like a very low pitch when off or on.
I did run mine for several months before I got my ass in gear and got it fixed.

[Sirex]

Exactly how it sounds, like a mini sub station.
Woke up to it this morning, so off at the mains it went...
Posted on the support forum where i got it, see what they say, its ocz so 5yr warrenty on it.
Should still be covered....

Means another month without my pc again

[Sirex]

Well they said a slight hum maybe normal, and basicly keep it in check.

See if it gets worse...
Its actually quieter than i remember from this morning.

[Qicmee]

Their acceptable "slight hum" might mean that you shouldn't hear any hum from a 1 ft. distance. I've never heard any hum louder than my PS fan noise.

I'd probably want to be able to reliably reproduce the fault before returning it.

[goldenfooler]

I paid for one to be sent, after making a claim. Forgot the wording but had to send my broken one back and they then credited my credit card.
This way I wasn't without a computer while it was sent.

[goldenfooler]

Their acceptable "slight hum" might mean that you shouldn't hear any hum from a 1 ft. distance. I've never heard any hum louder than my PS fan noise.

I'd probably want to be able to reliably reproduce the fault before returning it.

My sound was for several months and only was turned off when I did the manual shut of to the PSU.

[Sirex]

Well put power back in and its still there, its faint but somehow im picking up on it lol

Must be my ears XD

[goldenfooler]

yea I know exactly what you mean Sirex. See if they will warranty it and create a file. Then order one and have it sent to you and send the other one back.
I couldn't read in the room without shutting off the PSU itself.

[juneau]

Sounds like one of the capacitors. Is this something new? Or something you've only just noticed?