PC Set on Fire - Help?

[Evolution.]

what is your PSU?

[Ardu]

2 minutes ago, Implosivetech said:

Was your gpu screwed onto the case?

 

Take out the GPU and see if there is a shortage.

It was. I already took it out and had a look but nothing seemed different. How do I do this? Sorry if that's a dumb question. 

[Ardu]

3 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

Um...

maybe try switching slots??

 

the motherboard is almost 100% dead, but you can hope that maybe only the PCI-e slot got ded

Sadly my GPU is too T H I C C to fit into the other slots. 

[Ardu]

3 minutes ago, Cinnabar Sonar said:

The most likely culprit is the power supply.

The GPU/motherboard may have shorted as well.

Okay that's not good. Thanks for your help though. 

[piemadd]

Just now, Chenny02 said:

It was. I already took it out and had a look but nothing seemed different. How do I do this? Sorry if that's a dumb question. 

Sorry, how do you do what?

 

Maybe your mobo was faulty and blew a capacitor. See if any metal cylinders near the slot are inflated, or blown.

[Ardu]

4 minutes ago, VenomZ_ said:

what is your PSU?

Corsair 550 W RM550x Series 80 PLUS Gold Full Modular ATX Power Supply Unit - Black

[Eclypseon]

PSU *sounds* ok to me. What's your GPU & CPU? And do you have a bunch of other hardware drawing power?

 

Also here is an image of bad mobo capacitors (thanks Google):

[Ardu]

2 minutes ago, Implosivetech said:

Sorry, how do you do what?

 

Maybe your mobo was faulty and blew a capacitor. See if any metal cylinders near the slot are inflated, or blown.

How do I check if there was a shortage?

Nothing looks out of the ordinary. 

[Ardu]

Just now, Eclypseon said:

PSU *sounds* ok to me. What's your GPU & CPU? And do you have a bunch of other hardware drawing power?

 

Also here is an image of bad mobo capacitors (thanks Google):

980Ti and a i7 6700, nothing other than my mic, keyboard and mouse. Yeah, they most certainly don't look like that. 

[piemadd]

1 minute ago, Chenny02 said:

How do I check if there was a shortage?

Nothing looks out of the ordinary. 

How long have you had the PSU?

[Eclypseon]

Just now, Chenny02 said:

How do I check if there was a shortage?

Nothing looks out of the ordinary. 

Visible evidence of a short will look like sparks were flying (sorta). Carbon scoring, or components that are loose or detached from the board. Invisible evidence of a short (which is a thing) is... well... invisible and requires other diagnostic tools. 

[Ardu]

Just now, Implosivetech said:

How long have you had the PSU?

About 20 months, give or take. 

[Eclypseon]

If you can snap a picture of your mobo (front/back), GPU and, maybe, the PSU, someone's eagle eye on here might be able to spot something out of the ordinary that you might be missing. 

 

(Maybe not back of Mobo if it's still seated in the case at the moment)

[Ardu]

1 minute ago, Eclypseon said:

Visible evidence of a short will look like sparks were flying (sorta). Carbon scoring, or components that are loose or detached from the board. Invisible evidence of a short (which is a thing) is... well... invisible and requires other diagnostic tools. 

There were kinda sparks when I turned it on. 

[Ardu]

1 minute ago, Eclypseon said:

If you can snap a picture of your mobo (front/back), GPU and, maybe, the PSU, someone's eagle eye on here might be able to spot something out of the ordinary that you might be missing. 

 

(Maybe not back of Mobo if it's still seated in the case at the moment)

Yeah this sounds like a good idea. Will have to wait until morning though as it's 02:22am here and there isn't really any good lighting to see. 

[Eclypseon]

Just now, Chenny02 said:

There were kinda sparks when I turned it on. 

I'm going to guess that (somewhere) there is visible evidence of the fault. Without seeing for myself, my best guess is the PSU. Others will probably offer better advice.

 

If there was a way for you to test each component individually, (i.e. in another system & with a fire extinguisher) you could probably isolate the issue. But that's a risky approach and jeopardizes another PC.

[Ardu]

Just now, Eclypseon said:

I'm going to guess that (somewhere) there is visible evidence of the fault. Without seeing for myself, my best guess is the PSU. Others will probably offer better advice.

 

If there was a way for you to test each component individually, (i.e. in another system & with a fire extinguisher) you could probably isolate the issue. But that's a risky approach and jeopardizes another PC.

Okay, thank you for you help.

[Skanky Sylveon]

9 minutes ago, Chenny02 said:

Okay that's not good. Thanks for your help though. 

You might want to get one of these.

https://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Automated-Supply-Oversized-Supplies/dp/B005F778JO

It allows you to check the voltages of your power supply.

6 minutes ago, Eclypseon said:

Also here is an image of bad mobo capacitors (thanks Google):

 

Bad solid state capacitors don't always show visible signs of damage.

[Eclypseon]

Side note: If you've watched LTT for a while, you'll be familiar with the "Never Open The PSU" warning. Bear that in mind. Some capacitors can hold on to nasty voltage for longer than you would expect. Be careful about poking around.

[Eclypseon]

Just now, Cinnabar Sonar said:

You might want to get one of these.

https://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Automated-Supply-Oversized-Supplies/dp/B005F778JO

It allows you to check the voltages of your power supply.

Bad solid state capacitors don't always show visible signs of damage.

Good point on the SS Caps. Might show carbon scoring around the area of issue... since there were sparks in this instance (as opposed to a silent component failure).

[Evolution.]

7 minutes ago, Eclypseon said:

Side note: If you've watched LTT for a while, you'll be familiar with the "Never Open The PSU" warning. Bear that in mind. Some capacitors can hold on to nasty voltage for longer than you would expect. Be careful about poking around.

not nasty mf them shits can fkin kill you

[Skanky Sylveon]

3 minutes ago, Eclypseon said:

Good point on the SS Caps. Might show carbon scoring around the area of issue... since there were sparks in this instance (as opposed to a silent component failure).

Since there were sparks, there is probably physical damage somewhere.

5 minutes ago, Eclypseon said:

Side note: If you've watched LTT for a while, you'll be familiar with the "Never Open The PSU" warning. Bear that in mind. Some capacitors can hold on to nasty voltage for longer than you would expect. Be careful about poking around.

The voltages are sometimes enough to kill an adult.  @Chenny02 Defiantly be careful.

[Eclypseon]

1 minute ago, VenomZ_ said:

not nasty mf them shits can fkin kill you

An excellent sum-up of the warning  (but seriously, yeah)

[Arika]

well sounds like it's time to get a new everything

[Eclypseon]

6 minutes ago, Sierra Fox said:

well sounds like it's time to get a new everything

I'm holding out hope...

From the descriptions so far... there is a possibility that it's just the PSU and that the mobo survived. Mind you, that might not be a probability.