smell in pc

[pcshme33]

So today I installed a new psu (EVGA 750 p2) and some nice red cable mod cables. But, I can smell some sort of smell coming from my pc. I checked the graphics card and that baby is full of dust. Could the dust be the reason im getting that smell? Im going to blow it out tomorrow either way, just wanting to know what your opinions are and what are some possible causes. GPU is a 970 strix.

[MoonlightSylv]

What kind of smell, burning or dusty?

[pcshme33]

Just now, ShadowTechXTS said:

What kind of smell, burning or dusty?

more of a burning smell then dusty. But I have experienced this even before, when I had my other PSU.  

[MoonlightSylv]

Just now, EnemySp0tt3d said:

more of a burning smell then dusty. But I have experienced this even before, when I had my other PSU.  

Take a picture of the inside of your rig and the part where there's a lot of dust. Try to find where the smell is the strongest.

 

@STRMfrmXMN knows a lot about PSUs so he might be able to help as well.

[spwath]

I know of a distinct pc dust smell, idk if this is it. 
Can you upload the smell so I can see?

[MoonlightSylv]

6 minutes ago, spwath said:

I know of a distinct pc dust smell, idk if this is it. 
Can you upload the smell so I can see?

Is this it? I'm not the OP but I've smelled a lot of PCs.

dust.smell

[spwath]

1 minute ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

Is this it? I'm not the OP but I've smelled a lot of PCs.

dust.smell

It's a smell.

Wow.

[MoonlightSylv]

Just now, spwath said:

It's a smell.

Wow.

 

[pcshme33]

12 minutes ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

Take a picture of the inside of your rig and the part where there's a lot of dust. Try to find where the smell is the strongest.

 

@STRMfrmXMN knows a lot about PSUs so he might be able to help as well.

Im almost sure its the gpu. Whenever the fans on the gpu turn on the smell starts to come up again. The pc has been running for almost 6 hours now and nothing has happened. So if it was the psu, i think it would have died out already.

 

Thanks for your help:)

[MoonlightSylv]

1 minute ago, EnemySp0tt3d said:

Im almost sure its the gpu. Whenever the fans on the gpu turn on the smell starts to come up again. The pc has been running for almost 6 hours now and nothing has happened. So if it was the psu, i think it would have died out already.

 

Thanks for your help:)

Yeah, give it a good dusting soon  

[samiscool51]

anyways, if you are geting that smell something has failed and probely needs to be replaced,

this is a sign to tell you that something has failed

[DragonTamer1]

Burning electronics has a very distinct smell that you can't mistake. Even if you've never smelled it before you will recognize it instantly.

 

Sometimes when new electronics are fired up for the first time they will emit an odor for a short period. It is usually just chemicals from the manufacturing process burning off. It's harmless and I think it smells kind of good actually.

 

[pcshme33]

Just now, DragonTamer1 said:

Burning electronics has a very distinct smell that you can't mistake. Even if you've never smelled it before you will recognize it instantly.

 

Sometimes when new electronics are fired up for the first time they will emit an odor for a short period. It is usually just chemicals from the manufacturing process burning off. It's harmless and I think it smells kind of good actually.

 

It's just I've smelled this before. Started when I first got my gpu. Whenever the fan kicks on the smell starts to rise. It's been running good for over a year and still is. 

[STRMfrmXMN]

53 minutes ago, EnemySp0tt3d said:

So today I installed a new psu (EVGA 750 p2) and some nice red cable mod cables. But, I can smell some sort of smell coming from my pc. I checked the graphics card and that baby is full of dust. Could the dust be the reason im getting that smell? Im going to blow it out tomorrow either way, just wanting to know what your opinions are and what are some possible causes. GPU is a 970 strix.

Depending on the material of the cables it may be visibly burnt or warped if the cables were the issue. If the smell comes from the PSU then turn it off right away and request a refund.

[DragonTamer1]

39 minutes ago, EnemySp0tt3d said:

It's just I've smelled this before. Started when I first got my gpu. Whenever the fan kicks on the smell starts to rise. It's been running good for over a year and still is. 

That's just the smell of new electronics getting broken in. Enjoy it, it's the smell of glory.

[Smite]

all of the smells are pretty distinct. New parts have a smell of chemicalish stuff, burning electronics/PSU caps exploding are very distinct. Cockroaches cooking under PSU agian very distinct. GPU getting to hot and melting pcb again distinct altho similar to the burning. I worked at a manufacture repair center and can tell you some horrors, the smells being the worst. 

[Deagon]

new PSU's can sometimes smell a bit, but probably dust overheating the card.