Posted February 17, 2017 So i made a post about a week ago where my gpu started acting weird. (That Post) I got a refund yesterday but i got some tips saying it might be the PSU that broke my gpu and i should not start the system untill i checked it. Today when i started taking it all apart and clean it i noticed something weird that looked like white smelted plastic on the coils of the PSU What the s**t is this? has anyone seen something like this in a psu before? Something that looks like a heatsink also looks very bent for some reason. Talk to me fam. What is this? Redliquid~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 17, 2017 Author PS: XFX XXX 850w power supply. Redliquid~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 17, 2017 That is used to secure the coils(for obvious reasons) and other components, it's supposed to be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 17, 2017 that is either epoxy or silicone to either insulate or retain/separate components from one another. [FS][US] Corsair H115i 280mm AIO-AMD $60+shipping System specs: Asus Prime X370 Pro - Custom EKWB CPU/GPU 2x360 1x240 soft loop - Ryzen 1700X - Corsair Vengeance RGB 2x16GB - Plextor 512 NVMe + 2TB SU800 - EVGA GTX1080ti - LianLi PC11 Dynamic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 17, 2017 I'm not sure if this is precisely what you're seeing, but there is a type of glue (I guess?) that is often used in PSUs that can look alarmingly awful if you don't know that it's totally supposed to be there. http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story5&reid=378 Some shots of it visible here inside of a Corsair AX1500i. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 17, 2017 As stated, it is a silicone adhesive. sometimes epoxy is used. It is meant to keep the components seated and isolated. It's placed due to the very reason the heatsink is leaning. Even though many parts on the units can be machine manufactured and placed, there is a good portion of it that MUST be done by hand. After assembled, the box must be closed by hand and the cables press against components. They lightly bend and move. This is what causes the heatsink to look "off" or leaning. Because of this movement, there is potential that material might move or touch. Exposed metal areas around the capacitors are covered with silicone to prevent touching or arcing of electricity and frying out your PSU. Lower cost PSUs tend to look worse than the ones where you pay a lot of money, however, even in high end expensive PSUs, they still use the same technique, although they may take more care in making it look nicer or cleaner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 17, 2017 It's supposed to be there. |PSU Tier List /80 Plus Efficiency| PSU stuff if you need it. My system: PCPartPicker || For Corsair support tag @Corsair Josephor @Corsair Nick || My 5MT Legacy GT Wagon || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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