Did I damage my components?

w0rmh0lez

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Hello!

Yesterday my XFX R9 290x died on me. I just turned on my computer and head a loud whine and then smelled plastic burning. I

've since taken out the card and places a different one in. The system boots perfectly fine. What are the chances I could have damaged any other components by this event?
 
Solution
The card was probably the only thing that got smoked (no pun intended). If its running fine now, then the card was probably defective.


You need to check and see what if naything appears to be partialy melted or heat affected. Chech the slot irt was plugged into and the card itself at any plastice parts. Probably fine. If it was plastic on the card, then you should be fine.