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Computer smells of mould/rotten

Dannnnnnnn
By Dannnnnnnn
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Hi, 

 

Was wondering if anyone could help me know what to do?

I over clocked my computer (AMD Ryzen 5 2600, Radeon RX 580 GPU) and it started to smell off. Turned computer off now but what should I do next?

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watch if you can see any black depri (specaliy the back of the motherbaord) and use ur nose to locate the smell, start with the PSU and the GraCa

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The smell came from the top right corner of the case.

GPU is at the bottom and beneath the GPU didn’t smell of anything.
CPU is mid left and doesn’t smell either.
The only thing in the top right is the RAM and some cable for the fans. The SATA power for the fans wasn’t plugged in for any of the 4 fans which was at the top right. Could that have something to do with it?

 

Also, what’s black depri?

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im mean something like black soot or grime from failing capacitator

 

watch at all interfaces and look for shorts and other usual stuff

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