CyberPowerPC - Unleash The Power

I bought my desktop from cyberpower back in 2009, and it's been running well with whatever I've chucked at it (a large variety of games).

However, over the years the PSU definitely seems to be running quite a bit louder than it used to be. When I'm running a game it is very loud and jet engine like :-\ To the extend it's getting quite distracting. Even when idle, the fan is quite noticeable (and others have commented on it).

The PSU currently installed is a Win Power (Model EA4G-850W). I'm wondering whether upgrading this to a better brand PSU would make a difference in terms of noise? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

In case it is of use, here's the full spec of the desktop:


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Code: UK_ULTRAYINZ                             £542.00 x 1    £542.00
Ultra Yin (NO MONITOR)
www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/Ultra_Yin/detail

*BASE_PRICE: [+477]
CAS: COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 Mid Tower Case
CASUPGRADE: NONE
CS_FAN: Default Case Fan
CPU: AMD Phenom(TM) II X4 920 Quad-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology ***Overclockable XXX*** [+40]
CD: (Special Price) LG 22X DVD+/-R/+/-RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (Black Color)
CD2: NONE
CABLE: None
FLASHMEDIA: None
FA_HDD: None
FAN: AMD ATHLON64 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK
FLOPPY: NONE
HOMEINSTALL: NONE
HDD: Single Hard Drive (1TB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16M Cache Hard Drive [+19])
HDD2: NONE
IEEE_CARD: NONE
KEYBOARD: Logitech PS/2 Keyboard (Black)
MOUSE: NONE [-4]
MODEM: NONE
MOTHERBOARD: ASUS M4A78-EM AM2+ 780G Chipset DDR2/1066 SATA PCI-Express MBoard w/GbLAN,USB2.0,&7.1Audio
MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)4GB (2x2GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (G.SKILL PQ Series w/Heat Spreader [+10])
MONITOR: NONE [-62]
MONITOR2: NONE
NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/1000 NETWORK CARD
OVERCLOCK: No Overclocking
OS: Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(TM) Home Premium w/ Service Pack 1 [+19] (64-bit Edition)
OS_UPGRADE: Upgrade to Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7 Home Premium [+10] (64-bit Edition)
PS_VGA: NONE
POWERSUPPLY: 700 Watts Power Supplies [+12] (CyberPowerPC Performance ATX 2.0 Power - Quad SLI Ready)
PRO_WIRING: None
RUSH: NONE
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
SPEAKERS: NONE
TEMP: NONE (AS SHOWN)
TVRC: NONE
UPS: None
USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
USBHD: NONE
VIDEO: ATI Radeon HD 4850 PCI-E x16 1GB Video Card [+13]
VIDEO2: NONE
VIDEO3: NONE
WEBCAM: NONE
WNC: PCI Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps Network Interface Card [+8]
WAP: NONE
WARRANTY: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
_PRICE: (+542)[/quote]

Our Cooler master and Xigmatec 500W units are very good value and perform on par or better than the OEM 700W your system has.

As an existing customer we can sell components. Speak to customer services to make an order.

Yes, I I mean the Cooler master 500W.



Edited by Cyber_Tech - 01/Jul/2012 at 11:46

Thanks Cyber_Tech, I've sent an e-mail to sales.

I have been giving the insides a blast with some compressed air, to clear what I can from the various fans/heatsink.

I was also wondering about replacing the cpu cooler which is currently just the stock one. Again going along the lines of nice and quiet, that would also fit within my case. What sort of thing should I look at?