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This is why I like Seasonic. They don't cheap out
They also don't make 600W SFX power supplies. Their highest wattage SFX PSU is 350W, little more than half that, and uses a 60mm fan (listed as 80mm, but checking the part number reveals it's a fairly boring 60mm ADDA ball-bearing fan).
no idea how 80mm fans are but just look at these and have fun clicking aroundYes they are. GTFO. Cutting costs is what got Silverstone here in the first place.
My SST-SX600-G is from the very first batch that was sent to Australia. I unpacked it for the first time last night, and when I went to install it in my M1 I proceeded to strip the threads on 3 out of the 6 screw holes in the PSU casing. I barely tightened the screws, and they just began to spin freely.
Upon closer inspection, the PSU casing is very thin and only provides 1-2 turns of thread for the screw to engage. I've applied to PCCG to return the unit because although I caused the damage, I was shocked as to how easy it was to do.
Has anyone else encountered this issue?
Not that I've heard of. Which screws did you use?? I've used 4 of the "F" screws (#6-32 with ridged bottom) that were included with the M1 for mounting both my ST45SF-G and SX600-G..
http://i.imgur.com/wcUS9vc.jpg
no idea how 80mm fans are but just look at these and have fun clicking around
http://www.hardware.fr/articles/874-35/recapitulatif-db-a-vs-cfm.html
http://www.hardware.fr/articles/867-23/graphique-recapitulatif.html
i personally fail to see why noctuas are so highly regarded. the build quality and bearing longetivity is probably good but they're still overpriced.
the point is, you don't need to increase costs by 20eu for better fans.
Interesting, but which fan are they using as a reference?
Ok this is awkward - I think I used the "G" screws. They are smaller than the "F" screws, so perhaps the screw hole threads are not stripped after all...
I'll check again tonight and confirm.
They used BeQuiet ShadowWings PWM which had come out the best in their previous test of PWM fans: http://www.hardware.fr/articles/867-23/graphique-recapitulatif.html
Yep - I was using the wrong set of screws. The PSU is fine.
I just got an SX600G and the fan starts to spin up after ~5 minutes. The fan will try to spin up but it doesn't. It makes a chirping sound like a bird with each try and it usually takes about 5-6 times before its actually spinning. Once it spins its fairly quiet. Is this normal?
1 birdy chirp per boot
I just got an SX600G and the fan starts to spin up after ~5 minutes. The fan will try to spin up but it doesn't. It makes a chirping sound like a bird with each try and it usually takes about 5-6 times before its actually spinning. Once it spins its fairly quiet. Is this normal?
I just got an SX600G and the fan starts to spin up after ~5 minutes. The fan will try to spin up but it doesn't. It makes a chirping sound like a bird with each try and it usually takes about 5-6 times before its actually spinning. Once it spins its fairly quiet. Is this normal?
I have the same on my brand new SX-600-G?!?
Edit: ..and if it finally starts spinning it's chirping for some time until it reaches "final rpm" - i think
This seems like it might still be a hot topic, I took some videos of the PSU to hopefully better describe some of the quirks of the PSU.
I couldn't get both the chirping as well as the fan spinup in the same video, the noise is quite faint and hard to capture with a cellphone properly but between the two it should be possible to get a better idea of what's going on
The noise:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni5NyvpOU-w
The video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_81qHx_LSE
This seems like it might still be a hot topic, I took some videos of the PSU to hopefully better describe some of the quirks of the PSU.
I couldn't get both the chirping as well as the fan spinup in the same video, the noise is quite faint and hard to capture with a cellphone properly but between the two it should be possible to get a better idea of what's going on
The noise:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni5NyvpOU-w
The video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_81qHx_LSE
That sound at ~29 seconds is one I hear alot from mine.
Question for the guys that have tried the fan on the SX600 pointing to the inside and outside. Was there a noticeable difference in the fan whine?
Mine is currently pointing outwards to intake fresh air, but I've noticed that the fan whine is quite noticeable. Just wondering if I point it inwards, if it would muffle the fan noise some before I take apart my NCase again....
The only whine I've ever had from the SX600-G has always emanated from the top of my M1 (from the perforated exhaust on the PSU). If anything, pointing the intake inward might muffle the PSU fan's chattering sound (or possibly cause the sound to bounce around inside and either out the top or out the other side, depending on which components you have installed).
I'd really like to try an A/B test of inward vs outward (or hear from someone who has), but it will probably take another additional reason for me to justify unseating my CPU cooler again just to remove the dang PSU
The only whine I've ever had from the SX600-G has always emanated from the top of my M1 (from the perforated exhaust on the PSU). If anything, pointing the intake inward might muffle the PSU fan's chattering sound (or possibly cause the sound to bounce around inside and either out the top or out the other side, depending on which components you have installed).
I'd really like to try an A/B test of inward vs outward (or hear from someone who has), but it will probably take another additional reason for me to justify unseating my CPU cooler again just to remove the dang PSU
The only whine I've ever had from the SX600-G has always emanated from the top of my M1 (from the perforated exhaust on the PSU). If anything, pointing the intake inward might muffle the PSU fan's chattering sound (or possibly cause the sound to bounce around inside and either out the top or out the other side, depending on which components you have installed).
I'd really like to try an A/B test of inward vs outward (or hear from someone who has), but it will probably take another additional reason for me to justify unseating my CPU cooler again just to remove the dang PSU
Thanks for the responses guys. At first I though my SX600 was dead silent, but I had only tried a few games with it. I tried with "Evil Within" demo yesterday definitely noticed the PS fan noise I never heard before.
Guess I will have to see what the effort is in flipping it.
My experience has been positive flipping the PSU around, but several variables have changed beyond just that one change..
Do you guys think Silverstone will ever develop a 500W or more passively cooled SFX PSU?