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I'm running an i7 2600k overclocked and a GTX 780 overclocked on 500W... Made by OCZ... So you tell me if 600W is enough :P

Balls. Why would my PSU burn out so quickly? I've had it for just over a month.

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I'm running an i7 2600k overclocked and a GTX 780 overclocked on 500W... Made by OCZ... So you tell me if 600W is enough :P

Balls. Why would my PSU burn out so quickly? I've had it for just over a month.

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Balls. Why would my PSU burn out so quickly? I've had it for just over a month.

Shit happens, really. Sucks but it does. Technology has a high tolerance for abuse yet is so fragile in the first place.

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Shit happens, really. Sucks but it does. Technology has a high tolerance for abuse yet is so fragile in the first place.

I'd rather pay $100ish for a new PSU then go through the process of getting another 780 Ti. This is all betting that the PSU is the source of the problem.

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I'd rather pay $100ish for a new PSU then go through the process of getting another 780 Ti. This is all betting that the PSU is the source of the problem.

You can contact Corsair and see if they can do something about it? Maybe sending you a new psu or something.

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I'd rather pay $100ish for a new PSU then go through the process of getting another 780 Ti. This is all betting that the PSU is the source of the problem.

Well if you had it a month, you can RMA it: just say you smell burning plastic when gaming...

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I'm running an i7 2600k overclocked and a GTX 780 overclocked on 500W... Made by OCZ... So you tell me if 600W is enough :P

I had an overclocked 780 and an 1100t on a 600 watt OCZ PSU. It died. :(

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you havent left on a piece of covering on the chipset have you mate, there might be a thin piece of clear plastic that should of been peeled of at build?

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I think its a wire sleeve. I remember I haven't tucked the fan wire properly back in the days and it was barely touching hot components.

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http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=113734

 

http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/1pbbua/desktop_pc_starts_to_smell_of_burnt_plastic_and/

 

hmm i just did a quick google

 

CX600 are known to burn itself out and that smell the other user have and failing to boot up

 

I'd be kinda worried about such a low end power supply powering that rig anyway. Sure, 600W is enough, but CX series..

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I'd quote you all if I could, but I'm on mobile...anyway, something I may have overlooked is the backplate (EVGA) on the card. We'll see if I left any plastic on that when I get home.

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I had an overclocked 780 and an 1100t on a 600 watt OCZ PSU. It died. :(

That's probably because the 1100T draws 600W :P

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I'd quote you all if I could, but I'm on mobile...anyway, something I may have overlooked is the backplate (EVGA) on the card. We'll see if I left any plastic on that when I get home.

You'd be kinda derpy but definately not the first person to forget that HUGE PLASTIC STICKER WITH "WARNING" ON IT ._.

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You'd be kinda derpy but definately not the first person to forget that HUGE PLASTIC STICKER WITH "WARNING" ON IT ._.

I definitely took that one off. I'm not sure if there were more, though.

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I definitely took that one off. I'm not sure if there were more, though.

will be a good idea to take apart the computer just to be sure

 

at the same time check for the source of the smell

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I definitely took that one off. I'm not sure if there were more, though.

It's the only one afaik... so yeah probably PSU... Do you have another PSU somewhere that you can temporarily try to see if it really is your PSU burning?

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So, I'm not sure if this is good news or bad news, but I can't replicate the smell...?

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So, I'm not sure if this is good news or bad news, but I can't replicate the smell...?

Uhm... good?

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So, I'm not sure if this is good news or bad news, but I can't replicate the smell...?

just monitor the problem and see if the smell is really gone

 

could be some excess glue inside the PSU melted off

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Uhm... good?

 

Hopefully...

 

just monitor the problem and see if the smell is really gone

 

could be some excess glue inside the PSU melted off

 

Will do, actually, I think I'm going to invest in a new PSU anyways..,but yeah, I'll definitely pay close attention to it. 

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