Pc exploding,cant figure out the culprit

[Dragon-Guy]

This is gonna be a long one.     

As it says inbthe tittle

 

I recently installed a new gpu-rx 480,the computer ran fine for 2 days after the install and then something in it made a boom noise,it shut off and you could smell something burnt,at first nothing seemed wrong so i tried turning it on after a while... Nothing,not even a single reaction from the pc

 

 

Previusly the power supply did shut down due to refusing to turn the fan one so that might be it.

 

Anybody got an idea to what the culprit is?

 

[Dragon-Guy]

I also forgot to mentioned that when the power supply is turned on the LEDs in the pc are lit up,but it cant power on

 

[NinJake]

List your system specs please. (PSU model... motherboard.... etc...)

[Aereldor]

We're basically helpless without the specifications of your PC. This includes the model number of everything, but most importantly, the model of the power supply, and the CPU and GPU so we know what sort of strain you were putting on it.

[Dragon-Guy]

1 minute ago, NinJake said:

List your system specs please. (PSU model... motherboard.... etc...)

Cpu-fx 8300 at 3.3 ghz

Gpu-rx480

Motherboard is an asus though i dont know the model

Psu-lc6550 550W

And a samdung ssd as the boot drive

[Tieox]

I suspect the PSU is not up for the job.

[Darel321]

exploded? the only thing I can think of is some bad caps, probably your psu since you just upgraded to the new gpu

[Dragon-Guy]

1 minute ago, Darel321 said:

exploded? the only thing I can think of is some bad caps, probably your psu since you just upgraded to the new gpu

If the psu is damaged why is it still sending power to the USBs and motherboard LEDs?

[KyonEXE]

Use Speccy.  That will list EVERYTHING you need to know about your own PC

[Dragon-Guy]

1 minute ago, KyonEXE said:

Use Speccy.  That will list EVERYTHING you need to know about your own PC

Kind of hard to dp considering its currently non functinoal

 

[Darel321]

2 minutes ago, Dragon-Guy said:

If the psu is damaged why is it still sending power to the USBs and motherboard LEDs?

no idea.. anyway.. if something exploded just open your case and look... its a waste of time for us to guess whats wrong

[KyonEXE]

Hahaha oooooooh so you did mean literally blown up.  My bad.  Well usually board has the name of it on the board.  PSU also.  Maybe the brand of the PSU, etc.

[Dragon-Guy]

I worded it wrong then,there was a loud noise like when you hear something pop like when a power fuse goes out,and the model isnt listen on the motherboard,i just wisg to know if the psu did it or something else,and there are no visual burn marks or damage on the components

[TAHIRMIA]

Most likely your PSU is dead and has fried everything else in your comp

[The Sloth]

6 minutes ago, Dragon-Guy said:

I worded it wrong then,there was a loud noise like when you hear something pop like when a power fuse goes out,and the model isnt listen on the motherboard,i just wisg to know if the psu did it or something else,and there are no visual burn marks or damage on the components

 

sounds like a cap exploded 

 

[Dragon-Guy]

2 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

sounds like a cap exploded 

 

That sounds perfectly like it,though what are the odds it took something with it?

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, Dragon-Guy said:

That sounds perfectly like it,though what are the odds it took something with it?

well probably caps are what control the electricity. please throw away your psu, most likely other components are harmed.  

[RileyTheFox]

3 minutes ago, Dragon-Guy said:

That sounds perfectly like it,though what are the odds it took something with it?

High odds. very high.

[Dragon-Guy]

**** thats not good,lets hope it didnt,what would be a good replacemt psu,if anibody would know?

[demonix00]

5 hours ago, Dragon-Guy said:

If the psu is damaged why is it still sending power to the USBs and motherboard LEDs?

It's probably sending just enough power to power any connected USB devices and the motherboard LED's, but it can't send the amount of power required to power up the PC when the power button is pressed.

 

Since you haven't even mentioned the manufacturer of the power supply, I'd have to guess that it's a no name piece of cheap crap and has given up the ghost.

 

I'd suggest getting a new power supply from a reputable brand and see if that gets everything up and running, but if it doesn't then it's more likely that the PSU took some of the other components with it to the electronic graveyard.

[Coldfuson]

13 hours ago, Dragon-Guy said:

**** thats not good,lets hope it didnt,what would be a good replacemt psu,if anibody would know?

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