X-Received: by 10.42.67.19 with SMTP id r19mr3400327ici.6.1386461906123; Sat, 07 Dec 2013 16:18:26 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.50.44.2 with SMTP id a2mr170388igm.6.1386461905975; Sat, 07 Dec 2013 16:18:25 -0800 (PST) Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!feeder01.blueworldhosting.com!peer03.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!ie8no318018qab.0!news-out.google.com!9ni3048qaf.0!nntp.google.com!p15no10843891qaj.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2013 16:18:25 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=67.181.70.143; posting-account=OeviBAoAAAAZilkX0odC-_5CRparHaWO NNTP-Posting-Host: 67.181.70.143 References: User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <23602fd0-2b1d-4048-a978-43ade8671ff0@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Antec Basiq 500 Watt ATX Power Supply/PSU (BP500U) making loud noises? From: annenorling56@gmail.com Injection-Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2013 00:18:26 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Received-Bytes: 5006 X-Received-Body-CRC: 3594446880 Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems:50 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 PS= U since I am not a computer hardware person.Lately, its PSU fan has been ma= king 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 noticea= ble 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 disabilit= ies, but can see the fan through the dark vents). My place does get dusty a= nd can get very hot (almost 90F degrees in the heat waves) due to Los Angel= es/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? Onlin= e, 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 wo= rks. 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 compu= ter 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; 8= 0 GB) HDD, an IDE Quantum Fireball Plus LM 15 GB HDD, Toshiba DVD-ROM SD-M1= 612 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; defau= lt clock speeds); Socket 775 LGA) with a Scythe Andy Master 120mm CPU coole= r (SCASM-1000), MSI P43 NEO3-F (MSI-7514) motherboard (BIOS v2.3), etc. wit= h the same mid-ATX case.Thank you in advance. :)-- "He who cannot pick up a= n ant, and wants to pick up an elephant will some day see his folly." --Afr= ican /\___/\ 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 fro= m its address if needed. Ant is currently not listening to any songs on thi= s 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 persona= lly dont have cheap power supplies go out...HOWEVER I do have cheap power s= upply 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 don= e easily. I just replaced one on a Antec Signature 850 Watt Power Supply Po= wer Supply my neighbor was going to throw out. The new fan cost me $10.00 a= nd has sealed double bearings. It took me 10 minutes to replace it and I th= en had a greatpower supply to upgrade my system with. Just look at the labe= l 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= .