Abundance of glue in PSU bad or ok?

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Hey all,

Just opened up my brand new CPU from Corsair, and it immediately smelled strongly of paint. I knew this was the glue right away, so I took a look and it looks like they put a little too much in there.

http://imgur.com/a/SxWmY

Is this normal? Should I replace? Thanks for any info.
 
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Aeacus
It's completely normal. The glue/epoxy is used for many reasons: to reduce coil whine, give additional support to internal components, keep internal components touching each other, block end user damaging vital components etc.

Here's review of RM750X with looks inside,
link: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/corsair-rm750x-power-supply,4303-3.html
If you browse the pics you can see that the OEM of Corsair RM750X, Channel Well Technology, has been generous with glue/epoxy.
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It's completely normal. The glue/epoxy is used for many reasons: to reduce coil whine, give additional support to internal components, keep internal components touching each other, block end user damaging vital components etc.

Here's review of RM750X with looks inside,
link: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/corsair-rm750x-power-supply,4303-3.html
If you browse the pics you can see that the OEM of Corsair RM750X, Channel Well Technology, has been generous with glue/epoxy.
 
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