Massive short on PC Case

[NeoRO]

Hi.I've recently noticed that when I touch metal parts of my pc case,it zaps me.I don't think it's ESD,it feels like some kind of thinkle.I've went ahead and took the side panels off,there's nothing that seems weird or out of place,but I noticed that when screwing the side screws to put the side panels back on,there were literally electric arcs going from the case to the screw and then to my body (the pc was on when this happened,and the arcs were about 1-2mm).

The more alarming thing is that my pc has been giving me random crashes,and I think this short on the case might be the reason.When it crashes it just remains froze and the only thing I can do is shut it down using the power button .Also,when these crashes happen,the PC on time shown in task manager goes to 0 when I restart it.(when you use the windows built-in shut down button and you turn it back on ,PC on time doesn't go to 0,it just continues even when the PC is "off")

Specs:

Mobo: GA X58A-UD7

CPU: Xeon w3570

RAM:16gb 1333mhz

PSU:OCZ 600 SXS (1st revision)

Case:NXZT M59

GPU:RX 480 4gb Sapphire

1x1tb WD Blue HDD ,1x500gb Samsung HDD

 

[Hilltrot]

Are you using a grounded outlet?

[ohbamah]

it is probably a wire from the power supply that is damaged and is touching the case somewhere, what I would do is remove the power supply and inspect it, if you see any damages either replace it or just put some electrical tape around it

[AidyyJ]

5 hours ago, Hilltrot said:

Are you using a grounded outlet?

This is the most likely cause of the shocks. 

 

Do you have a socket tester or multimeter to test that the socket is properly earthed?  

 

 

[NeoRO]

5 hours ago, AidyyJ said:

This is the most likely cause of the shocks. 

 

Do you have a socket tester or multimeter to test that the socket is properly earthed?  

 

 

Well yeah,I do have a multimeter ,but what should i measure? Resistance between the ground on the power outlet and a known good ground?