Hi all,
Its been over a year since I've build a comp. with a Sonata case, and recently its power fan started to spin-up loudly and then down, every 3-4 sec. If I'll game, it will restart after 15-20 min. When there is very cold in the room, its fine, but it was never like this, even during summer. The PSU is Antec TruePower380 Sonata version. Idle CPU temp is 42C, MB is 36C.
Whats wrong? Do I need to change it?
Thanks.
Sonata's PSU gone bad?
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See the sticky thread: PSU modding tutorials/pictorials.
The fourth post has some info about the Sonata PSU, but be sure to read the first three posts too. I used a Nexus fan to mod my Sonata PSU (System 2 in my sig), but that one is not used in a hot gaming rig. So you might want a fan that moves a little more air, like the Panaflo M1A or the Papst 8412N/2GL.
If you don't want to mess with the tiny 2-pin connector inside the PSU, then you can use a fan with a 4-pin molex connector and plug it into one of the FAN ONLY connectors. Both the internal and the external connectors are kept at the same voltage.
The fourth post has some info about the Sonata PSU, but be sure to read the first three posts too. I used a Nexus fan to mod my Sonata PSU (System 2 in my sig), but that one is not used in a hot gaming rig. So you might want a fan that moves a little more air, like the Panaflo M1A or the Papst 8412N/2GL.
If you don't want to mess with the tiny 2-pin connector inside the PSU, then you can use a fan with a 4-pin molex connector and plug it into one of the FAN ONLY connectors. Both the internal and the external connectors are kept at the same voltage.