Here's my concern...it's been running for 24 hours and the fan has yet to spin. I don't have a graphics card. So is it under used and doesn't need to spin the fan, or is the fan broken? I can't get it hot enough to test, but don't wanna wait till I load it up after the warranty and find out it's broken... (It's a hackintosh) Here's my concern...it's been running for 24 hours and the fan has yet to spin. I don't have a graphics card. So is it under used and doesn't need to spin the fan, or is the fan... » Read More Here's my concern...it's been running for 24 hours and the fan has yet to spin. I don't have a graphics card. So is it under used and doesn't need to spin the fan, or is the fan broken? I can't get it hot enough to test, but don't wanna wait till I load it up after the warranty and find out it's broken... (It's a hackintosh) « Show Less
316413
Do not worry, sounds like you bought a psu to powerful for your system. The fan has zero spin technology only turns on when needed. If your worried about your system check temps if it's boots and powers in powersupply is working correctly
316414
Stebs,Don't worry. I've had mine running for several months with two R9 270x cards and the fan hasn't moved. It's only used for cooling, and only used rarely. I keep my machine running 24/7 mining X-13 algo coins and other crypto, fan had never moved. :) Hope this helps!
316415
It's likely you're not taxing the psu enough. I run a fairly power hungry gaming machine, and it doesn't power up until I actually fire something up that taxes the system.
2270015
hello, item died to overheating, if you get exchange,, please buy a usb fan for item,and for help with exchange yo have to email, company,, m@x2sat.com and explain problem.. if you dont use fan ,it will blow out again,hope it helps
278419
I haven't heard the fan yet and it hasn't really gotten that hot yet either. I know what you mean though. My 2009 macbook was the same as yours.
693646
How long is the computer running or when the fumes start coming from the computer. A computer overheating does put of fumes but I wouldnt call it noxious. The cooler on the chip is a nice size with brass piping so if it is overheating that way it would be because the fan is not working. Let me know how long it takes for these fumes to start smelling
1312196
that really depends on just how it might have broken. if it simply " died", you might have a serious short in which it isnt repairable at all ( most likely given the design ). i do have this, have it on my old xbox, so i havent had an issue with it. if possible to open it up, you might have a short in a wire leading into the unit, or from the power source inlet leading to the fans. without having tried to repair, i can only guess. being three fans, if it all died, i would think that a wire coming from the power inlet into the unit is at fault. sorry, hard to diagnose without actually working on the unit, maybe someone else can help more.
118660
Currently... My laptop is in the shop being repaired. Once I get it back and try out the case. I'll let you know
1609324
Sounds like it's overheating, I had attached a fan to mine and it worked great.
266567
Hey bro im going to tell my sincere experience... I bought that laptop like 1 momth ago, is got a lot of style and is very slim but i start downloading games like BF 4, Skyrim and watch dogs and in my experience the computer overheated cuz is too slim. I played liked 1 hour and the computer went to desktop or tell that it have an error and when i checked the tempetures was like 150 F so i returned the laptop and bought the Asus G750 js and in 1 word is a Beast! Is heavy but man im 6'2 so i dont care carrying a bit of weight thats it!Hope it help!
1614456
Oh definately yes the fan in this power supply should always spin, because it is not thermally controlled. That is a hazard. It may damage your computer also if the power supply overheats and causes a fault. Please return it immediately.
1250446
Hi Mr. James. I just got home to check out your predicament, and I can say that I arrived at close to the same conclusion. I set my fan to manually run at max and there is a visual disconnect though the Precision X HUD. The meter says my fan is running at max, but the digital readout on PX says it's only at 80%. That's not exactly what you're reading (75%)...but it looks like the same issue. For comparison sake I took the other fan software and did the same thing to see if I noticed the same issue.... and I did. For some reason all the Fan software I use say the max is 80%. What I found out after looking into it more was that EVGA apparently puts a limit on the max speed you can run their fans using external controllers. I do not know if the card itself will push the fans above 80%, but it seems that when using other software, that is the max. ...even so. Whether your fan is running at a true 75% top speed or the actual max speed, I find that my fan on max keeps things cooled to about 40-44c...which is well below maximum temps. Hope that helps! (on a side note, I've read that you want to keep these cards at 70c or cooler in order not to lose any clock speed. Supposedly, once they hit 70c the card throttles back the clock until temps are below 70)
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1) did you make sure the heat sink was applied properly? what kind of temps are you getting @ bios when you reboot.2) power supply: how old? what kind of wattage?3) Have you tried doing any other intensive tasks like gaming or running a test app like SuperPi? Does it shut down then?
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I've had mine since November, the only issue i have with mine is that one of the smaller fans sticks/freezes on start up. With a small "bump" it works fine. Other than that i have no other problems with my unit.
645722
Sorry to hear that. Contact the seller and send it back, especially if the fan doesn't come on. good luck
1137286
no issues with ours. I play games on it for hours and it never has any issues.
1622027
Hi fan start as soon plug it and off untill get the. Overload switch from factory set it so I thing this item. Working fine. Just turn on without computer for 15 minute them plug the computer if u note is kind hot and it ok normaly they get little be hot so. But if not hot it all it ok too so go and try
1818445
Sorry. I got a defective fan and so returned it. Didn't run it for anywhere near that length of time.
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Funny you should ask....the light just burned out and its a little wobbly when its spinning.....I've only had it for two months and I can't find the warranty anywhere, if there was one. I don't recommend this fan - pretty cheap but thats what I paid for.