PC burning smell

lobo4 · Oct 5, 2014

Athlon II X4 750K
Graphics Card AMD Radeon R7 240 2GB
Hard Drive 1TB SATA3 6Gbps
Optical Drive 24x DVD/CD Rewriter
Memory 8GB
EVGA 600B 600w
Case CiT Venom Mesh Gaming Case with Blue LED Fan
Motherboard Gigabyte F2A58M-HD2
Hyper evo 212

At first i thought it was the psu so i replaced it, still smelt tried another, still smelt. I don't know where the smell is coming from but its still there, sorry i'm kind of a newbie so i may be hard to understand i just want this smell to go away.

Hayden Hutsell · Oct 5, 2014

i would stop using it..... check all parts for any damage. Could be a short in your mobo. Gpu processor and mobo would be where it could be coming from, as they get the hottest.

i7Baby · Oct 5, 2014

Open the case and use your nose.

Hayden Hutsell · Oct 5, 2014

work through this guide: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-post-boot-video-problems

VincentP · Oct 5, 2014

Have a close look at your motherboard and graphics card. Looking for burnt tracks or components.
Is the PC working?

dynex · Oct 5, 2014

check your case fans.. i had a similar issue with the burning smell on my pc and i noticed one of my top fans weren't spinning.

lobo4 · Oct 5, 2014

The works fine but sometimes gets really hot. i know for sure its not the PSU because i've changed them 3 times.

i7Baby · Oct 5, 2014

If all fans are working, it shouldn't be anything unless you've got crappy parts or you've done something dumb.

lobo4 · Oct 5, 2014

My parts are fine. I think the guys who pre-built it caused the problem. I didn't want to send it back because i knew they would charge me the same amount of a new PSU. At least that's what i thought was the problem. But the smell is still there. i really don't know what it could be because everything works fine its just that the smell is there.

i7Baby · Oct 5, 2014

If you can't fix it, you need to pass it to someone who can.

Hayden Hutsell · Oct 5, 2014

did you work through the guide i posted? Similar threads stating a burning smell worked through that guide and solved the problem.

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