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The PC runs, but I am not quite sure if I want to be using it, trusting it much with what has happened, it also smells quite bad when it is on. I really don't want my house burning down.

i have disassembled the computer...did not take the PSU apart. I am aware of the dangers, as I do have experience with capacitors, circuits, robotics and a lot of pc building.

Thanks for all the help, I have taken apart the computer, and it seems that the power suplly is intact. Which makes me think that it may have been the motherboard that had it's capacitor explode and may have caused the h220 pump's failure. is that possible? The spot that seems to have emmited from the capacitor is right next to the pump's wireing comes out of it. So, a pump failure could have caused the capacitor to explode?

Yesterday disaster has struck, my computer was on but unused at the time when there was a series of loud pops, the monitor went blank and suddenly there was smoke coming out of the top of my case. I quickly unplugged the computer and took it outside. There I have learned that it wasn't my entire computer on fire, in fact I could not really spot the problem. I was searching for dead, blown capacitors but i couldn't find any. Only after some searching I have found the source of the smoke, and the smell. There were signs of damage around the cpu socket, the cpu cooler my H220 was also destroyed. ​The place on the pump block where the wires hook up to it, the pump has "exploded". The wires were bare and the outside with their rubber coating melted away. The unit has also seemed to have spat out an amount of fused together metal and melted plastic, coating and sticking to my ram, as well as coating the area between the cpu socket and the ram with fine metal filings, powder. I have contacted swiftech because I thought that the H220 pump was the one that caused the problem was my cpu cooler, however after further investigation and some emails back and fort, I was told that there is no way the pump would have "spat' out all of that metal. They suggested it is the capacitor that blew. With their help I have found that my motherboard has some damages too, (I guess) and I was told to turn to corsair to get my system replaced. I was toldt it seems like a cascading power surge has fried all components inside. i don't know what would still function, and I am unable to test all of my other parts individually, and I don't want to risk damaging my other PC. What are your opinions on the matter? is it really a pwoer surge that would cause thses issues? Does that capacitor look blown to you guys? How would I go about, is it safe to test the parts from this system in another one?

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The fact that I wouldn't buy one, doesn't mean that I don't think it's great what these things have to offer. Think of a computer for your grandmother that she doesn't have to bug you all the time about to make sure it works. There are people who can really benefit from the experience. Besides, have you seen any sci-fi movies with big black boxes beside everyone's feet? Apple is doing it's thing, it has it's place. These kind of products make it even more accessible for exactly those who need it. Smart move... Too bad not many companies have anything competitive to offer.

It is definitely a good idea to maintain the positive flow. Front/rear intake would work well if you have a blower style cooler on your gpu for sure.

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I am planning on doing a prodigy build, and theoretical air flow in the case has been bugging me as well. I think the best would be to put a larger fan on the front like a Spectre Pro 230mm to bring in lots of cool air and use the rear fan and the top rad as exhaust. The only way to find out what works better is to actually do a couple tests. It also depends on the graphics card you are running. It would effect temperatures and airflow quite a bit in a small closed space.

For mATX/mITX I wouldn't go the AMD route. Their chips are a lot hotter than Intel, so, you'd need to be running more fans. Not the best for small from factor builds with VERY limited vent slots.

EVGA has finnally revealed their lineup of socket 1150 Z87 motherboards. http://www.evga.com/articles/00751/ The boards look quite promising, with the standard EVGA black and red color scheme. Their new cooler design is something different. Can't wait to hear some reviews on these.

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Great story. An other example how in many cases true success does not rely on a piece of paper.