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'Hot' smell from PC while on Skyrim

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So I'm playing Skyrim and I modded it to be the ultra realistic Skyrim which uses a lot of GPU and my gpu goes to 90% usage which is fine and temps are around 74-75 degrees. My CPU is around 80degrees it's a I nonoverclocked Anthlon 760k with stock cooler, been meaning to get a new cooler. But the problem or thing I'm worried about is while I was playing tonight I smelled a kinda funny heat or hot smell as if something was very hot around me which obviously would be my PC. I felt the top and back vents and the top one was mildly hot/warm and the back was just warm. I pulled the side off while still on Skyrim and placed my hand over the gpu not touching it and it felt quite hot. I did the same over the CPU cooler and it wasn't quite as hot. Power supply was just barely warm so I'm wondering what could even be causing this smell? Or maybe it's just me not being used to playing a game that heats my computer to the 75area for once?

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I would remove the CPU cooler, and check for burn marks on the CPU, socket, motherboard, and surrounding transistors. I would also remove the cooler from the GPU (replace the thermal paste while your at it) and check for burn marks.

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Maybe clean your computer? When was the last time you did?

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Do it all again and directing smell from each area, my guess is psu.

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The stockcooler's bad against the more CPU intensive games. It could either be your Power Supply, or CPU.

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I would remove the CPU cooler, and check for burn marks on the CPU, socket, motherboard, and surrounding transistors. I would also remove the cooler from the GPU (replace the thermal paste while your at it) and check for burn marks.

I would but I don't have a micro center around me and don't want to destroy or risk ruining my gpu for it. It's not a strong strong smell it's just a hint of it. I could barely notice it really but I wanted to be sure nothing was pooping out. Also I do have a older crapy asrock motherboard which I think could be the problem maybe
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I would but I don't have a micro center around me and don't want to destroy or risk ruining my gpu for it. It's not a strong strong smell it's just a hint of it. I could barely notice it really but I wanted to be sure nothing was pooping out. Also I do have a older crapy asrock motherboard which I think could be the problem maybe

This is just an idea, but was someone cooking while this happened? :P

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This is just an idea, but was someone cooking while this happened? :P

I'm in my room with a fan on lights off and window open and everyone's in bed. Only other electronic that could do that smell is the tv I play on
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I'm in my room with a fan on lights off and window open and everyone's in bed. Only other electronic that could do that smell is the tv I play on

The fan's motor. Or sometimes when the heat is on there is a hint of burning smell.

 

Seriously doe, Check for burn marks. Also check your PSU.

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You bought a diablotek psu didnt you.

Corsair.

I think it is just the smell of my gpu being hotter then I'm used to. I'm usually playing league so it never probably turns on to be honest haha

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Corsair.

I think it is just the smell of my gpu being hotter then I'm used to. I'm usually playing league so it never probably turns on to be honest haha

 

My corsair psu did it too, returned it asap. I will only buy cases from them, their psu's have always let me down.

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My corsair psu did it too, returned it asap. I will only buy cases from them, their psu's have always let me down.

Hope not because mines unreturnable since I claimed the rebate and used it
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Get to testing, not too familiar with amd stuff but its 600 wats kinda pushing it?

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Its 430watt psu, could be I'm using 100% load on the psu so I may just buy a new 800w or so since I do plan on upgrading my computer very soon

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On Skyrim again, I don't smell it while at my desk but wen I smell the top fan it smells as if I had my iPhone 4s charging while playing clash of clans and then smelled the phone. It's a warm electronic smell. Psu smells fine and not hot it's barely warm actually

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