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I got home the other day to find my room smelling like burnt electrical,I shut down my PC before work, anyway my PSU is toast. but I smell that smell every were, I want to check out my mobo,gpu's,ram,ect, I have a nice multimeter but don't know were to check the ohms at to see if every thing is all right I don't want to just order a new psu and the hole system be fried.
mobo asus rampage Iv extreme
gpu 2 660 ti
ram Gskill 12800CL9 1800PC3 XMP 32 gig
cpu intel 3930k
PSU NONE NOW
sorry for the speed I am in a hurry and freaking out at the same time so the typing and spelling might suck..lol
 
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I've never really found a good way to check a motherboard or other system components with an ohm meter, they just aren't designed with that in mind (other than just checking for dead shorts wherever you can). Processors, ICs and the like aren't made to be checked with an ohm meter.
About the only thing you can do is inspect the traces on the motherboard and video card for signs of a power surge. Look for darkened traces or traces that have lifted off of the PCB. Most modern components have protections built in to protect them from minor fluctuations in current and voltage.
Its very unlikely that your entire system would have been damaged. Replace the power supply, power everything up and see what works and what doesn't. Unless your...
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I've never really found a good way to check a motherboard or other system components with an ohm meter, they just aren't designed with that in mind (other than just checking for dead shorts wherever you can). Processors, ICs and the like aren't made to be checked with an ohm meter.
About the only thing you can do is inspect the traces on the motherboard and video card for signs of a power surge. Look for darkened traces or traces that have lifted off of the PCB. Most modern components have protections built in to protect them from minor fluctuations in current and voltage.
Its very unlikely that your entire system would have been damaged. Replace the power supply, power everything up and see what works and what doesn't. Unless your willing to spend a very large sum of money having a technician check every component, this is your best course of action.
 
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