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TLDR: PSU cable burnt out at the sat connector causing a small fire burning through 8 cables: 3 from the PSU, 1 temp gauge sensor wire extension and 2 SATA cables and 2 usb 2.0 internal head cables going to the front IO and a fan filter (see photos). PC runs fine with replaced cables, though I have alot of soot removal to do luckily it's a black case not a white one! So I open the office door and I see a smokey room and smell of burning electronics. Nice. Should be a good Friday then... Feel free to chuck your guess for the issue below, just about to start looking into the issue (6pm GMT 7/4/23). Yea... This is my only and so main pc (luckily I can trouble shoot with another pc though it isn't mine). Yea... I understand data back ups etc, don't do what I should. It's old, 4770k era but its would I got. Overclocked to as much as it'll take 4.6ghz. Watercooled, custom loop, CPU, VRMs and GPU. Yea.. I know my psu is over the top Im aiming for a very quiet pc ie it runs fanless also all the time. Yea... I know my water-cooling is really over the top. Again, the aim was to not be able to tell it my pc was on even when gaming (I was successful if your interested). Water-cooling is serviced semi regularly but not in the last 9-12mo. Yea.. that's alot of fans....none run above 500rpm, at 90% of the time at least 6/8 rad fans are off (4+ hrs of anno 1800 just about has them all spinning.. just) Anno 1800 has a population of over 100k if your interested. I'll update as I learn what is and isn't okay. Enjoy the thread... naturally if I get stuck I'll add a question or two. Specs: i7 4470k # 4.6ghz 32gb ddr3 corsairs lpx memory. Mobo: Asus Formula (VI I think). Z68. PSU: bequiet dark power 12 1000w ( a recent addition following my 1000w seasonic platinum died after nearly 12 years. MSI 1080ti Aero OC (custom OC + voltage curve) runs at round 2ghz. 6 SSDs: 2*2tb(software raid 1, personal videos and photos). 4*500gb (1 is the boot drive), other are games drives) Case Corsair 900D Water cooling: 2*480 alpha cool all copper 60mm deep rads, D5 pump, alpha cool XSPC pump top, EK CPU, GPU blocks, EK reservoir, Asus mobo block (VRM). Fans: 4*bequiet solvent wings 3 (in exhaust, 3 intake. 8 Corsair SP120 fans on rads (4 intake, 4 exhaust). Fluid: mayhem's pre mix (X1 I think). If you made it this fair vote in the poll: What died? https://strawpoll.com/polls/eJnvvDXKxnv And a bonus fact, there is a known slow leak on the drain fitting however this is below all components and electronics and drops maybe once every week through a whole on the bottom on the case. Wish me luck. Update: 09:30pm. Good little fire, burnt out 8 cables and a fan filter. Appears the power cable burnt up between the PSU and an SSD. Everything I can confirm smells rough... With any luck some airing out and a good clean can fix that. Time to buy some cables and hopefully there aren't any other issues remaining. Sorry to those that figured a leak or terrible component failure. Complete 10am 08/04/2023 PSU cable burnt out at the sat connector causing a small fire burning through 8 cables: 3 from the PSU, 1 temp gauge sensor wire extension and 2 SATA cables and 2 usb 2.0 internal head cables going to the front IO and a fan filter (see photos). PC runs fine with replaced cables, though I have alot of soot removal to do luckily it's a black case not a white one!

Hey, Everyone! First Post here! I was going to sell my old PC, when I went to install windows on it, it wouldn't find the SSD, even tho it showed up in the BIOS. I added drivers to the USB, but before turning it on again I switched the sata port on the motherboard. I think I might've pressed a bit too hard because the computer stopped working after that. The cpu and chassis fans both spin, but there is no video output, and I also don't think the motherboard usb ports work anymore. (Because before, the keyboard and mouse rgb used to light up, but after they don't.) Motherboard is an ASUS H110M, cpu is i3 7100, 2x 4GB 2133 DDR4 RAM. Basically I think the motherboard may be dead. I also tested the GPU and it works. Help.

BRUHHHHVVV im so friking pissed rn lololol i have this pc from like a year ago and i wanted to see if it runs any games , it has 4 gb RAM ddr3 omggg it legit lag spikes to 3 fps every second , but i hav fraps open and the average fps was like 80-90 fps on 1080p low-medium lolol it sucked , RIP cpu btw , it got fried , i found out the cpu was an i3-2100 coffee lake lollolololol

Hey, I've had problems with my pc for around 1.5 years now (since I built it), and am wondering if maybe my CPU came partly DOA? (all pc specs at the bottom of the post) (EDIT: I forgot to add this, for the first month everything was fine, then my corsair 650M actually exploded while I was using the pc, so that may've damaged something on the CPU????) I first started by diagnosing the motherboard as the issue, which I think it partly was, as certain usb ports would randomly cut out and back in . However, when I got the RMA'D board back everything was fine for around a month, and then I started getting AWFUL frame stutters in games(EDIT: Best buy had replaced my 650 M w/ a thermaltake 700W and store credit, which i thought, due to its poor build quality, was maybe supplying dirty power?????? So I bought an EVGA Supernova 850 G+ Gold rated) . I thought it was my ram dying, so I bought new ram (The exact same spec except in white) and threw it in, cause that was what previous forums told me to do. However, though it did fix certain stutters in certain games(namely COD and APEX legends at the time), minecraft java edition was unplayable with a 1% minimum of 3 fps and a max of 144(it was capped). So then I thought the vram must be dying, it ran incredibly hot on my XFX 5700 xt thicc iii ultra at 104 degrees C at peak load. So, I adjusted the fan curve and clock speeds of the memory and core effectively. This fixed everything for about two days. Then I had to switch to a minimum driver install as Radeon software quit working and detected my GPU as dead or it would think it was a card from before 2012. This fixed the issues for about 2 months, tho I was still getting some frame stutters here and there, no gamebreaking issues tho. Then my GPU started artifacting for no reason, I checked to make sure the VRAM temps weren't bad or something, and it turned out they were awful again so I took off my side panel, as the fan curve was already insanely loud. This completely fixed the artifacting, but now frame stutters were back, and worse than ever. In fortnite for example(I only played this to make sure that the games I was playing weren't the issues and not hardware) had such bad framestutters that it felt like I was playing on like a 650M with 2GB of total system ram. I had peaks of 270 fps with 1% lows at 9. So I then began stalking Bestbuy for 1.5 months, and I got an FE 3070 ti. I was ecstatic, however. The framestutters are even worse now, and Halo infinite straight up turns itself off without warning. I will be playing and then it blips, it doesn't even hang for a few seconds, it just goes straight to the Desktop. (I already disabled the high resolution textures.) I then ran superposition, where I got no framestutters and an above average score, 9,241, with good temps. So, I then knew that it was most likely not a doa gpu. So I put my 5700 xt back in, and I got an average score on superposition, 5,290. So it doesn't really seem like either GPU were the issue (except the 5700 xt when it ran hot and artifacted). So, that leaves the CPU as the only issue, right? Or have I missed something? Sorry if this post seems a little rushed or non cohesive, I'm just insanely confused and tired. (PS. if you need video of certain issues, I'll gladly supply them.) OG pc specs: Corsair 650M psu, ASUS ROG b450-f gaming mobo, corsair vengeance RGB PRO @ 3200 mhz (black edition), Ryzen 5 3600 x w/ stock cooler, XFX 5700xt thicc iii ultra, 2 tb hdd, 256 gb nvme drive Mid cycle pc specs: Thermaltake 700W smart psu, ASUS ROG B450-f gaming mobo RMA'D unit, corsair vengeance RGB PRO @ 3200 mhz(black edition), ryzen 5 3600 x w/ noctua NH-D14 (Was going to buy a r9, but that fell through, as I was diagnosing issues at this time), XFX 5700xt thicc iii ultra,2 tb hdd, 256 gb nvme drive current pc specs : EVGA supernova 850W gold rated PSU, ASUS ROG B450-f gaming mobo RMA'D unit, corsair vengeance RGB PRO @ 3200 mhz(white edition), ryzen 5 3600 x w/ noctua NH-D14 (Was going to buy a r9, but that fell through, as I was diagnosing issues at this time), RTX 3070 ti FE (running in x8 mode for some reason, I can't seem to fix it),2 tb hdd, 256 gb nvme drive

Hello, I have a new Rog strix z490 e gaming, that does not seem to idetify my two HyperX predator Dram sticks. Manual says to put the two sticks into the DIMM A2* and DIMM B2* slots which I did. And I've tried switching them up and other frequencies. On startup GPU fans spins and stops after about 30s, and the Q-led on the motherboard that indicates that there is a problem with the Dram is lit. There is nothing coming up on the screen during the time at all. I recently checked the GPU and it should not be faulty. The RGB on the Sticks are lit. only the GPU stops after about 30s. any help is greatly appreciated, I thank you for your time.

Sooooo. My old FX mobo "msi 970 gaming" shorted and burned after installing a new sfx PSU and moving the system in a new case. Retured the PSU and ordered new pc components. (Shit happens) Only thing left is the Conectors to the case and four 120mm fans from corsair and termaltake. And a PCIE riser card from thermaltake. Nou i was wondering, could there be lasting damage to those components or are they save to use in my new build. My gpu and ssd also died. Is this normal or coud it he the riser cousing the problem ? Thanks in advance !

hi i just bought this case and i dont know where to plug the LED strip and the fans on my ASrock z170 extreme4 MOBO please help thanks

dont buy cheap psu or it can do the same to your pc and motherbord. i think its dead the cpu and motherbord it was asus m5a97 le r2.0 and the cpu fx 6100 and it only went up to 4.1ghz stable

So i have a hp pavilion 580-023 its a gaming desktop and im not getting any power i put a new power supply in and new power cord, switched the ram around, ive been messing around with it to see if i can figure out whats wrong with it and i cant find anything, the old psu in it was 300w but i changed it out with a old 1000w rosewil that my uncle gave me. i think the mobo might be dead but if anyone has any suggestions im more than willing to try

I left my computer for about an hour and when I came back my monitor turned off. I moved my mouse to turn it on, and when it did there was a blank screen. I tried to do Alt+F4 to turn off any programs in fullscreen I might've left on and it did nothing. Doing what I always did when this happens, I pulled the plug on my power supply. When I plugged it back in, it turned on, there came the Dell logo, and it booted up. It booted up about a minute slower than usual, but I wasn't concerned, it's a Dell. I started Siege and got a notification that my system didn't meet the minimum requirements (it never did that before, i have a GTX 970) I went to the graphics settings and it said Microsoft Basic Graphics Driver 1987MB/0MB used I don't know what went wrong I dont know how what I did to kill it But I think my graphics card is dead. (I honestly wouldn't care because I already ordered a 1060 but its on Craigslist and I have a few offers)

So I tried playing bf3 last night on a Nvidia gt 210 and amd bulldozer fx 6100 and after a few minutes into the game it started to smell like something was burning in my computer. I quit the game and checked my gpu temp on msi afterburner which said (89 C).. I pulled the clock speed all the way to the left and the graphics clock all the way to the left (on msi afterburner) and as soon as I hit apply my computer just died. It didn't turn on after that. (Must I tell you guys that I hadn't over clocked my gpu and it was on msi's original settings. I lowered the clock speed just so that it cooled down faster) I've already tried unplugging everything and taking out the cmos battery and putting it back in. I took off my gpu and tried to run the pc but it didn't help either. I need some serious help, thank you! FYI: the pc doesnt even power on now, let alone going to the bios. Nothing happens when I hit the power button.

I just got a new gpu (listed) and I was doing some light stress testing by playing low end indie games for long periods of time just to break everything in and suddenly my pc just shuts off and won't turn back on again. If I turn the power off and on again and then try to power it up it gives me a short burst to all fans and led's for about half a second and then dies again. The led's on the mobo are still on and working. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP THIS IS ABOUT THE FIFTH TIME THIS SHIT HAS HAPPENED TO ME IN THE LAST MONTH. Everytime It happened I would just buy a new psu and it would run fine for two days and then exactly the same thing would happen sometimes with some static crackling from the psu just before it turned off. I have a 750 watt psu which should be ample power for the entire rig at full load. Please help I don't know what to do I had it checked and the it guy said it was a faulty gpu which I knew was bullshit but I was gonna upgrade anyway so I did and now it's happened again. Just for easy use here are my specs >Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X OC<>Amd FX 4170 (I know it's shit and bottlenecking the gpu It's getting upgraded)<>ASUS M5A97 R2.0<>8 gigs of vengeance ram (don't remember exactly the model)<>Never had a high end psu but there's no way I got 5 faulty ones in a row< Any help would be greatly appreciated :wacko:

I just bought som new fans (corsair sp120 and corsair af120) because i was still running stock fans and they weren't doing so well. So i got the fans and got ready to install them. To make things easier i removed my two radeon hd 7800 graphic cards. then i installed the fans and tested to see if they were all running and no problems there. so i put the graphics cards back in, and set my pc back to my monitors. now when i start the pc my monitors say "no input from DVI". i tried to plug a monitor into the motherboard instead, this only gives me an image if i remove the graphics cards from the pc. when windows starts (monitor plugged into the motherboard), i get an error message from amd that i either don't have any drivers or that they stopped working. so i tried to install the drivers for my card from amd without any luck... if anybody has an idea as to what my next step might be that would be much apriciated! thx btw i was wearing an antistatic wrist strap so that shouldn't be the problem.