GPU Smell
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How long does it take for the burning plastic smell to wear off?
>>54658039
But that's the way it's ment to be played
>>54658053
Memes aside, does anyone else experience this or is it just me?
>>54658039
No part of your computer should ever smell like burning. That generally indicates something seriously wrong, some piece somewhere burning.
>>54658081
Yes.
>>54658039
What case are you using and what's your fan setup?
>>54658081
Just you
>>54658039
Just ignore it until your house burns down. Make sure to stay inside while it happens.
>>54658134
Using the NZXT H440 with an overkill fan setup: 3 fans on front, 2 fans on top, one fan on back. My overall temps are fine...
>>54658081
It's probably the PCIe power connectors, or a shitty molex adapter. Those things tend to get SUPER hot. If it continues for more than a day, take your GPU out, it's probably a housefire waiting to happen.
>>54658179
Definitely a power connector then, either that or your PSU is fucked.
What sort of PSU do you have in this thing?
>>54658297
I have the corsair HX850i, so its a good PSU and there is no smell coming out of it...
>>54658340
Check the PCIe power then, if it's too hot to touch, that's where the smell is coming from.
my gtx 660 caught on fire
>>54658357
Nigga wtf were you doing
>>54658400
Taping the vents on his case to keep dust out probably.
>>54658356
Opened my case, checked the components, the connector is fine, the gpu doesnt smell. Turns out the smell is coming from the Corsair SP120 fans on top.
>>54658466
Sounds like you got a shit fan then.
>>54658580
Yep -.-"
Any recommendations for 140mm fans for my radiator?
Story time
>vacuum pc ( yes i was that retarded)
>start smelling burnt electronics later that day
>pc wont start anymore
That day i lost motherboard and gpu
>>54658039
You're supposed to take the plastic off the fans before using it dingus.
Joking aside, I got an MSI R9 390 and I never got any burning plastic smell and my computer is sitting right next to me on my desk. Might wanna get it looked at. Check your temps too.
>>54658615
How could vacumming your PC damage the components?
>>54658630
Static electricity
>>54658630
Static rape.
>>54658646
Why wasn't your case grounded? As in, plugged in.
>>54658646
>tfw been vacumming PCs for my whole life
>i was living on the edge all my life
>>54658659
It wasnt plugged in, cable didnt reach outside the table where the case sits.
>>54658081
my laptop doesn't do this and both the processor and graphics card are OC'd. might be a shitty connector on your mobo
mine took almost 1 year, the first months the smell was really strong but then it got better.
You can use alcohol to clean the PCB and remove all the flux used on the solder if you worry that much.
>>54658630
>>54658615
This is why you buy a datavac
