Hi,
Just some time ago I bought new Corsair HX1000i (2022) psu. It seems to work well but ,,clicks" every time some load is applied to it, for example; starting FurMark, ATItool or some other stress test. This does not seem to happen when I undervolt my Asus Noctua RTX 3070 gpu. I thought that perhaps switching between multi-rail to single-rail this behaviour would stop but no.
Is this something that newer (digital) psu*s do or could be it some malfunction with the unit ?
(My current HX850 unit does not click regardless the oc or voltage of either GPU/CPU)
Thanks!
Clicks. Hm no it shouldn't do that. The PSU only clicks once it starts, because the bypass relay cuts off the circuit the NTC thermistor.
Ok, understood. So its most likely faulty unit or perhaps my gpu malfunctions and causes psu to activate some protection ?
Although I dont get bsods and gpu seems to work well otherwise...
@coool Well its definitely coming from psu, not sure where exactly. What is wierd tho is that when I reset my gpu*s clock-speed and voltage, it clicks. With slight undervoltage and lower mhz, there is no such thing.
@coool Well its definitely coming from psu, not sure where exactly. What is wierd tho is that when I reset my gpu*s clock-speed and voltage, it clicks. With slight undervoltage and lower mhz, there is no such thing.
Sorry I'm late.
I know you're sure the click is coming from the PSU, but I bet you dollars to donuts that it's actually coming from the GPU fans.
jonnyGURU
No, its coming from psu :).
There is a similar case here:
https://linustechtips.com/topic/1457224-corsair-hx1000i-weird-single-clicks-while-in-use/
Can't you run the PSU outside of the case to confirm? Or, can you orient the PSU so you can see the fan to see if the click corresponds with the fan starting?
If that's too much trouble, use iCUE and logging and log everything including fan and temperature and see if the click corresponds with something you find in the logs.
jonnyGURU
Yea well, I already sent it back.
Its seems tho that I was not the only one having clicking issues with this psu.
From Youtube comments:
Youngsters don't give a s*** about electronics. They have warranty deal with it. They don't have time for that. You know, other priorities.
@coool A youngster, yeah sure lol. Its just that having gone trough 3 different Corsair psus with all various issues, I just dont bother myself trying to fix something that should not happen at first place.
@rottmeister 3 different Corsair PSUs with problems? That seems quite unlucky. I only had one time problem with a TX550M. And that was by the fan (noisy). The shop replaced it immediately.
@jonnyguru Hi, i know i'm late but i can confirm it's not the fan trying to start. For the sake of actually testing this i have bought 2 more HX1000i's from my local retailer (Romania), both with the same problem... So that makes 3 units alone. There are also other threads online regarding this problem and reviews telling the same thing. Clicking sounds like a relay every couple of seconds under low wattage ( <200w ) and goes away the moment it surpasses that. Right now i'm in a position where i've returned 2 units and still have my main one ( ready to be also taken back ). I'm not versed in troubleshooting PSU's but i just wanted to confirm this. I really need the PC for work so i can't fiddle with the PSU too much, so is this a major probloem? Is it safe to use in the long run?
Felsenherz
4 days ago