Help psu fan not spinning

[Jripper]

I got a replacement power supply.
The new model of the GS600.
The fan spins when I power the system on but then stops.
I called up corsair and the guy said that the newer model of the GS600 has automatic fan control and that it will automatically spin when the psu crosses a certain temperature.
Should I believe this? Or is the guy lying?

Anyone with the newer model of the gs600 here to confirm this?

 

[skeletor]

Dunno about GS600, but for my AX850 he is right.

What you can do is, run Unigine Heaven and then see whether the fan spins or not.

 

[Jripper]

I ran homefront(game) and the fan seems to spin. But the spin is not continous and at times it spins in the opposite direction as well.
Is this normal?

 

[skeletor]

Depends on how much power your system is consuming. May be your load consumption is just near the spin threshold.

Do this - run wPrime and Unigine Heaven windowed mode alongside.

 

[Jripper]

okay when I am playing homefront at times the fan is spinning for 10-15 seconds and then stop start(4-5 seconds) occurs of spins and then again spinning for 10-15 seconds.
And during stop starts it spins a few times in the oppossite direction too. I am asking is this normal for the fan to spin in the opposite direction?

 

[101gamzer]

Dont know about the fan but keep an eye on the temperature
also try running heavy applications like photoshop and firefox with 10+ tabs and other evry programs it will take your PSU to its full potential

 

[The Sorcerer]

The fans will only run if the power supply reaches a particular load. That's how the newer GS series work, exactly the way fans on AX series does.

 

[Jripper]

Temperatures seem to be constant. i dont have any way of measuring but as far as i can feel it seems to be at the same temperaure. hoewevr the fan doesnt spin continuously. at max it will spin for 20 seconds and then stop. 3-4 spins in the oppossite direction,, a few in the right direction and then it will spin again for 20 seconds or so.

But why is the fan spinning the opposite way a few times?

 

[101gamzer]

^thats completly normal
The new GS series have ultra-quiet, dual ball-bearing fan automatically adjusts its speed according to temperature that means it will only spin when it wants to
•An ultra-quiet 140mm double ball-bearing fan delivers excellent airflow at an exceptionally low noise level by varying fan speed in response to temperature

 

[Jripper]

^ Okay that part I understand then. it seems to be okay

But why the spins in the opposite direction? Any clue to that? Its kinda annoying really -_-

 

[skeletor]

It is not.

Closing.