Computer make sparking noises when I load games that get my Graphics card to use more power.

Guest · May 5, 2015

When I loaded a game yesterday [Gta4] my computer made a really weird crackling/sparking noise, then about 4 minutes later in game, the computer then had a load SPARK noise, and I saw a spark inside the computer flash, then it restarted, I don't know why it did that, it only did this when I sped up my Graphics cards fan, my graphics card is overclocked to 1 Ghz, its a radeon hd 7770, and my power supply is a cheap 450 watt psu, which cost about 50 dollars, and my processor is a i5 4690k 3.5 ghz and 2 2gb ram sticks [4gb]
Oh and I forgot, when I load gta4 my card starts to use a lot more fan power,

aquaprofile · May 5, 2015

When I loaded a game yesterday [Gta4] my computer made a really weird crackling/sparking noise, then about 4 minutes later in game, the computer then had a load SPARK noise, and I saw a spark inside the computer flash, then it restarted, I don't know why it did that, it only did this when I sped up my Graphics cards fan, my graphics card is overclocked to 1 Ghz, its a radeon hd 7770, and my power supply is a cheap 450 watt psu, which cost about 50 dollars, and my processor is a i5 4690k 3.5 ghz and 2 2gb ram sticks [4gb]
Oh and I forgot, when I load gta4 my card starts to use a lot more fan power,

Usually that is a piece of hardware shorting out.

ss202sl · May 5, 2015

Check you power cables(especially to the GPU), and make sure they're seated properly. Also make sure there are no issues with the wires - no cracks or cuts in the insulation.

Dunlop0078 · May 5, 2015

Well i would be very concerned about that, i wouldn't power up the system again if you do make sure you have a fire extinguisher handy. Its probably the power supply dying and when cheap power supply's die they can start on fire and/or fry every part thats connected to the power supply. I would get a new power supply before you power it on again.

reedo_43 · May 5, 2015

get rid of your cheap 450 watt psu asap!

Guest · May 5, 2015

Okay, so my computer is working fine now, but I'm definitely gonna buy a new PSU as fast as I can.

Dunlop0078 · May 5, 2015

Thats your best bet, if i heard a sparking noise's coming from my computer i would not use it again until i solved the issue even if it seemed to work fine there is obviously something seriously wrong if u saw and heard a spark, that is not normal.

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