case smells horrible

[aezakmi]

I don't know if this is the correct place to post it but a friend got a new case and it smells awful, don't know what it is but smells like a mix of cheap pesticide and burnt plastic, the smell was noticeable when we took the case out of the box and while assembling all of the parts but it got way worse once the fans started spinning and now is literally everywhere on his place, windows are open and there's air coming inside the room but the smell won't go away. Do you think it'll just go away with the use? I used my wife's perfume to mask the smell but it won't go away

 

btw the case has 1 intake and 1 exhaust

[dizmo]

If it's a cheap case, it might just be cheap plastic. Just let it air out.

[w1nger1]

Maybe try disassemble it and wipe the case?
May I ask what case is that?

[Streetguru]

26 minutes ago, aezakmi said:

 

You can always do an O-zone cleaning of some kind but it will kill every living thing in the area until oxygen returns.

[Greenish]

24 minutes ago, aezakmi said:

I don't know if this is the correct place to post it but a friend got a new case and it smells awful, don't know what it is but smells like a mix of cheap pesticide and burnt plastic, the smell was noticeable when we took the case out of the box and while assembling all of the parts but it got way worse once the fans started spinning and now is literally everywhere on his place, windows are open and there's air coming inside the room but the smell won't go away. Do you think it'll just go away with the use? I used my wife's perfume to mask the smell but it won't go away

 

btw the case has 1 intake and 1 exhaust

I would suggest turning it on and throwing it in a lake. This should help it smell better and will make it nice and clean. Make sure you have it on and plugged in because otherwise the fans wont spin the water in.

 

 

All jokes aside, its most likely just cheap plastic that is giving it that smell. I would suggest just letting it run for a while until the smell is gone.

[aezakmi]

13 hours ago, dizmo said:

If it's a cheap case, it might just be cheap plastic. Just let it air out.

 

13 hours ago, w1nger1 said:

Maybe try disassemble it and wipe the case?
May I ask what case is that?

yeah cheap chinese case called "Taiding M800", it was $15 for a low budget build

[dizmo]

21 minutes ago, aezakmi said:

 

yeah cheap chinese case called "Taiding M800", it was $15 for a low budget build

That'd be why.

You get what you pay for. Just let it air out. Off-gassing happens with a lot of plastics.