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  • tiki66
    Member
    • Jul 2016
    • 39
    • Croatia
    #1

    XFX clicking noise

    So, my XFX PRO450W started clicking. Happens sometimes, clicks few times, then stops. Model is XPS-450W-SEW.

    Very common problem with these PSUs as I see, here is a video of one:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcLzGFjkUKo

    Note: video is not mine. Also, it is not coming from fan (tried stopping the fan, noise continues). And on mine PS that happens only from time to time, not all the time.

    What could be making that noise? Here is picture of my PSU:

    http://imgur.com/a/iBLgC

    EDIT: I also tried looking at voltages when clicking happens, 12V and 5V rails keep being stable (measured with multimeter)
    Last edited by tiki66; 11-23-2016, 07:50 AM.
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    • joshnz
      Badcaps Veteran
      • Feb 2011
      • 969
      • New Zealand
      #2
      Re: XFX clicking noise

      I would say a
      bad capacitor. or
      shorted diode.
      My pc
      CPU : AMD PHENOM II x4 @ 3.5Ghz
      MB : ASUS M4A89TD PRO USB3
      RAM : Kingston ValueRAM 16gb DDR3
      PSU : Cooler Master 850W Silent Pro
      GPU : ATI Radeon HD 6850

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        • tiki66
          Member
          • Jul 2016
          • 39
          • Croatia
          #3
          Re: XFX clicking noise

          Really? Even if the PSU is working normally?

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            • joshnz
              Badcaps Veteran
              • Feb 2011
              • 969
              • New Zealand
              #4
              Re: XFX clicking noise

              hmm if works fine further investigation is needed.
              sounds like a converter is running in discontinuous mode usually caused by not enough load.
              My pc
              CPU : AMD PHENOM II x4 @ 3.5Ghz
              MB : ASUS M4A89TD PRO USB3
              RAM : Kingston ValueRAM 16gb DDR3
              PSU : Cooler Master 850W Silent Pro
              GPU : ATI Radeon HD 6850

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                • Blechus
                  New Member
                  • Sep 2015
                  • 1
                  • Czech Republic
                  #5
                  Re: XFX clicking noise

                  Is it clicking even at heavy load? I assume a bad PFC circuit... (sorry about my english, its not my native language)

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                    • goodpsusearch
                      Badcaps Legend
                      • Oct 2009
                      • 2850
                      • Greece
                      #6
                      Re: XFX clicking noise

                      PFC coil?

                      Btw who is the OEM?

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                        • Relayer
                          Member
                          • Nov 2017
                          • 35
                          • Earth
                          #7
                          Re: XFX clicking noise

                          Hello tiki66,
                          The ticking almost sounds like the PSU is hiccuping. By this I mean, that the PSU tries to start up, senses a fault, then shuts down. It continually repeats this cycle.
                          It also sounds a little like arching as well. Very strange that its intermittent.
                          Can you check the outputs of the PSU with a multi-meter to see if there are any voltage fluctuations that keeps in tempo with the ticking?
                          You may also need to monitor the voltage across the main filter capacitor as well.
                          You need to check the above in and out of fault condition to compare it.
                          If you have access to an oscilloscope, that would even be better.
                          Regards,
                          Relayer

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                            • Quaddro
                              Tukang Kentu
                              • Nov 2010
                              • 141
                              • Indonesia
                              #8
                              Re: XFX clicking noise

                              Originally posted by joshnz
                              hmm if works fine further investigation is needed.
                              sounds like a converter is running in discontinuous mode usually caused by not enough load.
                              Yes, many psu make this sound if there's no load in the rail.

                              But if it run with load and still have this noise, well..it's like something shorted.
                              Like an arcing sound..

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                                • Stefan Payne
                                  Badcaps Legend
                                  • Dec 2009
                                  • 1267
                                  • Germany
                                  #9
                                  Re: XFX clicking noise

                                  Originally posted by goodpsusearch
                                  Btw who is the OEM?
                                  That is clearly made by gods and the best in the world. According to many people on the interwebs.

                                  Seasonic

                                  The Legendary S12II-Bronze series introduced around 8 years ago...

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                                    • goodpsusearch
                                      Badcaps Legend
                                      • Oct 2009
                                      • 2850
                                      • Greece
                                      #10
                                      Re: XFX clicking noise

                                      As I suspected...

                                      This seems to be a common problem with that platform. I suspect the PFC coil and/or that glue that gets conductive:

                                      https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=16655
                                      https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=58380

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                                        • Stefan Payne
                                          Badcaps Legend
                                          • Dec 2009
                                          • 1267
                                          • Germany
                                          #11
                                          Re: XFX clicking noise

                                          Originally posted by goodpsusearch
                                          As I suspected...

                                          This seems to be a common problem with that platform. I suspect the PFC coil and/or that glue that gets conductive:

                                          https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=16655
                                          https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=58380
                                          HOW DARE YOU!!111

                                          No, just kiddin.
                                          Hate the plattform too.
                                          And especially the people recommending it today without any reason...

                                          And because of the caps they assume the PSU will last and has better components...

                                          PS: in the HX520W Thread, does it seem like the +5VSB chip has a hole in it and released the magic smoke?
                                          Those things seem to die rather often for some reason...
                                          Last edited by Stefan Payne; 11-24-2017, 04:03 AM.

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