I own this psu and was wondering does the fan spin or does it have to have a certain load? my fan is not spinning, but twitching.
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I own two separate computers that I built using this PSU. The fan is always spinning.
1916727
No this fan did not work at all on my board, it was a wast of time to try and replace the fan. I ended up get a fanless video card (Asus GT520 2G DDR3 PCIE DVI/HDMI/VGA LP ENGT520 SL/DI/2GD3 Graphics Card).Bob
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1st You need to make sure the power SOURCE, &/or the PSU itself is not corrupt. Move to another known good AC outlet, disconnect all the cables from the motherboard & plug the PSU directly to the AC outlet with a known good power cable & verify that the fan powers on. (The unit still could be defective, but at least you'll know if it powers on). Plug everything back into the motherboard making sure you have the power connector "clicked" into place & that you confirm 20 or 24 pin connector. try it again. If it doesn't work, you likely have a few blown components on the motherboard.
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Yes it has been fixed at least in the one I bought. No whine or any noise for that matter, sometimes I wonder if the fan even works. This is truly the best power supply I have ever owned and it is extremely efficient. I noticed a 32Watt drop in power usage after in installing it. Migrated from a PC-Power & Cooling PS measured by Kill-A-Watt.
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i have the same fan,,this is not normal,,i would send the fan back,,i have no noise in any speed or operation from this product,,i have been thinking about getting a second one,,,sorry to hear your having problems.
1802678
Hello Debby, The short answer to that is no, I have had two of these PW3500s and apart from the cooling fan which is very quite they make no noise, even on full load.John.
700796
I've never experienced it. Failures happen - RMA it. My main desktop has 8 of these fans in it with zero failures (on 24/7, for several months). Good luck with the replacement!
2230526
well i have the 700 watt one and its not under super high load when gaming but yes mine does just fine -)
1684519
There are 2 power modes on this card. If you look on the card, you will find a little toggle switch. In one position, only the middle fan will spin until the card reaches a certain temperature, at which time all 3 fans will spin. Move the switch to the other position, and all 3 fans will spin all the time.
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Is there any confirmation from the manufacturer that the fan should be always on or not?My fan does not running at all when I charge my battery. Really afraid that the charger could be getting to hot or burnt out...
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Just bought mine today and turned it on 4 - experiencing a similar problem: Every several minutes the fan will decrease for a second and then go back to normal. It's almost like a power issue, but I don't notice lights dimming or anything else other than the fan noise for that second...
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Yes it is as quiet as can be expected...usually the noise generated from a PSU fan is the bearings starting to wear...we had a great experience with this fan...hope this helps..
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no. the fan pulls in from the ground and blows out the back. the psu is simply upside down.
1653802
Are the fans spinning when its powered up? Make sure the video card is hooked up correctly and it has power. It may be dead on arrival
95077
The manual states that the tester is powered by the PSU, however I would expect the load from this function to be trivial relative to load required to properly test the PSU. I am also interested in knowing whether or not this tester puts a substantial load on the PSU, and I could not find this information on the website.
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I run 4 of them right now with one slot empty in between them and it will run without a fan. However, these seem to dip to 1.4 GHash/s after awhile (even with a fan). Could be my USB hub. Seems fine if restarted.
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You need to connect it to the power supply on your motherboard, look for the proper connection of the wires coming from the fan. Hope this is the problem.