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Re: Antec Basiq 500 Watt ATX Power Supply/PSU (BP500U) making loud noises?

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On Thursday, September 9, 2010 5:25:48 AM UTC-7, Ant wrote:
> Hello.A technician installed a new Antec Basiq 500 Watt ATX Power Supply/PSU (BP500U) on 1/23/2010 into my old PC to replace a dead previous, old PSU since I am not a computer hardware person.Lately, its PSU fan has been making loud noises. I have to hit/tap the PSU fan area to make it stop. This always doesn't work either. I noticed different its fan output, has noticeable changes in air output and vibrations, between its quietness and noises. It doesn't look dusty (can't open the PC case due to my physical disabilities, but can see the fan through the dark vents). My place does get dusty and can get very hot (almost 90F degrees in the heat waves) due to Los Angeles/L.A. weather. Is this normal for a less than eight months old PSU? Or is this Antec PSU brand/model just crap or am I just having a bad luck? Online, I saw mostly positive reviews. There were a few that mentioned loud fans, but not like mine. My old 600 watts SeaSonic S12 PSU, from 2006, still works. It seems like Antec is crap these days?If I do need to replace it when it gets worse or dies, which one should I get that is better and low cost? Or should I keep the same brand and model when RMA'ed Here is my old computer setup: AMD Athlon 64 X2 (dual core) 939 4600+ CPU (using a Thermaltake Silent Boost K8 A1838 model), MSI K8N NEO4-F (MS-7125) motherboard (NVIDIA nForce4), 2.5 GB of RAM (one 1 GB + three 512 MB; use all four memory slots) refurbished (RMA'ed twice!) EVGA GeForce 8800 GT (PCIE; NVIDIA), Enlight 7237-ATX mid-tower case; Antec Basiq 500 Watt ATX Power Supply/PSU (BP500U), two case 80mm case fans, Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 (ST380011A; 7200 RPM; 80 GB) HDD, an IDE Quantum Fireball Plus LM 15 GB HDD, Toshiba DVD-ROM SD-M1612 Rev. B 16X/48X ATAPI/IDE drive, Plextor PX-W1210 PlexWriter (12/10/32A; IDE), 3.5" disk drive, and an Intel InBusiness 10/100 (82559) NIC. Running 32-bit Debian (Linux) OS (Kernel v2.6.32-...-686).In a few months, I will be upgrading my system to an old Intel Intel Core 2 Q8200 (quad-core; default clock speeds); Socket 775 LGA) with a Scythe Andy Master 120mm CPU cooler (SCASM-1000), MSI P43 NEO3-F (MSI-7514) motherboard (BIOS v2.3), etc. with the same mid-ATX case.Thank you in advance. :)-- "He who cannot pick up an ant, and wants to pick up an elephant will some day see his folly." --African /\___/\ Phil./Ant @ http://antfarm.ma.cx (Personal Web Site) / /\ /\ \ Ant's Quality Foraged Links: http://aqfl.net| |o o| | \ _ / If crediting, then use Ant nickname and AQFL URL/link. ( ) If e-mailing, then axe ANT from its address if needed. Ant is currently not listening to any songs on this computer.

Hi Ant ok so you can change it and spend allot of money on a good one or a cheap one again. I am sure I will get alot of flack over this but I personally dont have cheap power supplies go out...HOWEVER I do have cheap power supply fans go out. I just order a good replacement fan. They are very easy to replace and if you know any electronicially capable people it can be done easily. I just replaced one on a Antec Signature 850 Watt Power Supply Power Supply my neighbor was going to throw out. The new fan cost me $10.00 and has sealed double bearings. It took me 10 minutes to replace it and I then had a greatpower supply to upgrade my system with. Just look at the label on the center of the fan (generally motor side) and get online and google it. Youll find them just order it, remove the lid, cut fan wires (1 red 1 black) and splice the new fans wires to the old ones. Make sure to tie the wires so they cant get in the fan and put the lid back on. Your ready to go.

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