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Enermax Galaxy 1000w Question

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GalaxyDXX 1000 Watt.
New PC build, running an eVGA 680i SLI motherboard, 2x eVGA 8800GTX, e6700 (not OC'ed at this time), 2gb corsair 8500c5d, 2x sata drives (raptor and non raptor), 4 120mm fans (listing all of that to indicate load on the supply.) System seems normal through boot up and at the desktop, however when I run 3dmark2006 the psu led changes to red and beeps intermittenly. It's not a two beep internval and I can power off and on normally so I know the protection circuits haven't kicked in. The only other code the manual suggests could be the low fan rpm warning (I have it mounted with the fan facing downward in a Silverstone TJ-09, however there is a grill underneath for sufficient intake.) I ran the 3 pin into the mobo to monitor the fan speed and its always running over 1900rpm, even when the beep code occurs. I changed SLI to single gpu rendering and re-ran 3dmark06 and I still get the beeping. 3dmarks for sli and single gpu are normal for this setup so I don't think the system isn't getting the correct juice. System monitor in BIOS doesn't indicate any abnormal power activity. Waiting for an answer from enermax. Any suggestions?
 
I found out what the issue is after discovering some obscure forum posts (on other forums.) It looks like there is a possible fan sensor issue with this model (and I have read of other bugs with their power guard). One person had to open it up and clear a piece of rubber that was blocking the fan sensor and another had to open it up and seat the fan connector correctly to the internal pcb. I've actually tested mine with a inpken wedged against the alarm kill switch (to keep it from beeping) and its perfectly stable with no deviation in fan rpm which would support the theory that its just a faulty sensor. Just a heads up for anyone considering this model.

I think I'll return it to newegg and get the PC Power and Cooling Turbocool 1k.
 
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