So here's a short story of what happened...
I made a newly built computer yesterday. I powered on the PSU and hit the power button on the case to power on the computer. Smoke emanated from the back of the motherboard from behind where the CPU is, and I unplugged the PSU immediately. It had a very strong smell of burning electronics.
I browsed online for answers, checked that I didn't use excessive thermal paste, double checked that nothing was stuck inside any connectors, made sure all connectors are in very snug, and made sure that no standoffs or screws could be causing shorting of any traces or components.
I have also sent an email to Newegg and ASRock. Newegg says that the most they can try to do is send me a replacement, and I haven't heard back from ASRock yet.
Here is an image showing the burning caused at the back of the motherboard, behind where the CPU is. (The greenish metal is the mount for the CPU cooler, which has non-conductive standoffs).
Here is my complete parts list
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($306.25 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($35.83 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($54.99)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.85 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB GAMING Video Card ($254.98 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1500 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($79.99 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: Deepcool 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1051.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-21 11:36 EST-0500
To the motherboard I have connected:
I apologize that this isn't too exciting, but any help is greatly appreciated, thank you!
I made a newly built computer yesterday. I powered on the PSU and hit the power button on the case to power on the computer. Smoke emanated from the back of the motherboard from behind where the CPU is, and I unplugged the PSU immediately. It had a very strong smell of burning electronics.
I browsed online for answers, checked that I didn't use excessive thermal paste, double checked that nothing was stuck inside any connectors, made sure all connectors are in very snug, and made sure that no standoffs or screws could be causing shorting of any traces or components.
I have also sent an email to Newegg and ASRock. Newegg says that the most they can try to do is send me a replacement, and I haven't heard back from ASRock yet.
Here is an image showing the burning caused at the back of the motherboard, behind where the CPU is. (The greenish metal is the mount for the CPU cooler, which has non-conductive standoffs).
Here is my complete parts list
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($306.25 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($35.83 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($54.99)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.85 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB GAMING Video Card ($254.98 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1500 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($79.99 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: Deepcool 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1051.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-21 11:36 EST-0500
To the motherboard I have connected:
■Intel i5-6600k
■2 case fans to the case fan headers
■CPU fan to the CPU fan header
■8 pin 12V cable from the PSU
■24 pin cable from the PSU
■USB 3.0 case header
■HD audio header (case audio jacks)
■Case power button, reset button, HDD light, power light, etc.
■SATA 1TB HDD
■2 x 4GB Ram sticks
I apologize that this isn't too exciting, but any help is greatly appreciated, thank you!
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram