PSU becomes really loud when I enter a game

[ITANI]

I have a Corsair 1050watt PSU and everytime I enter a game on ultra settings it becomes really loud. Started to even do it on Counter Strike GO.

PC Specs:

Intel Core i7 3970X Six Core 4.4ghz
nVidia GeForce GTX Titan 6144MB GDDR5 PCI Express Graphics Card
32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866MHz C10 Quad Channel Memory Kit
Asus Rampage IV Intel X79 Motherboard
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD
Seagate 2TB Barracuda Green 32MB Cache SATA II Hard Disk Drive
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit)
Corsair H100i CPU Cooler
Corsair HX1050 1050W Modular Power Supply

[_I_]

thats a power hungry setup
hx 1050 is a cwt made power supply

its fan will spin up when under load

[ITANI]

Damn man what PSU would you advise that will be really quite and awesome at the same time?

[Chas.]

Originally posted by ITANI:

Damn man what PSU would you advise that will be really quite and awesome at the same time?

"Quiet" and i7 3970X/Titan are mutually exclusive.

[_I_]

if you dont mind the noise, the hx1050 is a fine psu

if you want something better
xfx, seasonic or silverstone 1000w psus are very good

the noise could also be from the cpu/gpu fans

[Legend8887]

Get an RM series PSU by Corsair.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-platinum1000

Might be good idea to add some case fans too if you have free fan slots left in your case.
Also make sure your PSU is installed with fan facing down towards bottom fan slot so it can suck in cooler air from outside and not hot air from inside the case.

[ITANI]

It becomes really loud that when I enter a game it goes into full blast! It never gets hot either. The noise is really loud that I have to rank up my PC volume quite high to stop hearing it.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

I would talk to Corsair support about this. I used many of those HX and AX series PSUs, even the HX1050 and AX1250 models and even with SLI 780s I've never seen/heard the PSU get loud as you say. The CPU & GPU fans might crank up, but the PSU fan really shouldn't crank up, not unless the power load is nearing 85% or more.

If anything the CPU and/or GPU fans should be louder at any given time over the PSU fan. Unless the PSU is positioned in a manner in which it's a tight fit in the case or something and the increased fan RPM is causing a whistling noise of sorts.

[Southernstallion]

Jeez, that's a nice rig! Replace it with an AX1200i if you want.

[ITANI]

The PSU is louder than the graphics card definitely and the CPU is water cooled. There is no whistling noise just the fan going at a crazy speed

[rotNdude]

I would contact Corsair about this. That PSU has a 140mm fan, so that thing should be pretty quiet.

[Kitoro]

gonna have to +1 to rotNdude, maybe they can help you

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Originally posted by Professor Badass:

gonna have to +1 to rotNdude, maybe they can help you

Funny since that is what I stated eariler/above.

But yea contact Corsair Support. As it could be a faulty fan/bad bearings and such...
Share all your specs with them and explain the issue(s).
Their warranty/support are top-notch, so if anyone can help it would be them.

[ITANI]

Thanks guys how would I go contacting them as their website is American and I'm based in the UK? Really appreciate all the help.

[Bob the Boomer]

http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=113091

http://forum.corsair.com/forums/showthread.php?t=113404

Those two threads might relate to you, apaprently the 1050 ramps up fans speed depending on load to the PSU, i believe the HX1050 gets really loud as it starts its cycle of enabling the fan, my HX750 v2 PSU's (I own two and a first revision of the HX750 also) do this also - when they first decide to engage the fans they are very audible but a few seconds after that is not the case.