When using the computer normally, nothing seems strange.
However when gaming, the machine starts to smell of burning after about 15-20 mins. One time I had ignored this, and the computer suddenly shut off without any warning.
My problem is, I can't identify where the smell comes from. Someone suggested the PSU - but the smell would be coming from inside of the PSU enclosure, and not from somewhere else inside the case.
I also downloaded some monitoring tools (SpeedFan 4.52) to see if the temperatures were too high somewhere - but to be completely honest I don't know how to read it. The GPU reads 54C (with a flame icon next to it) while in normal use (not gaming) but people have said GPU's commonly run above 75C (or even higher) during heavy use. There are 8 "Fan speeds" listed, 4 are zero, Fan1 says "17 RPM" (Not even spinning? That cannot be right, can it? All 3 of my fans spin.)
Obviously I want to avoid doing something that will make my computer inoperable... But solving the problem requires first identifying it.
However when gaming, the machine starts to smell of burning after about 15-20 mins. One time I had ignored this, and the computer suddenly shut off without any warning.
My problem is, I can't identify where the smell comes from. Someone suggested the PSU - but the smell would be coming from inside of the PSU enclosure, and not from somewhere else inside the case.
I also downloaded some monitoring tools (SpeedFan 4.52) to see if the temperatures were too high somewhere - but to be completely honest I don't know how to read it. The GPU reads 54C (with a flame icon next to it) while in normal use (not gaming) but people have said GPU's commonly run above 75C (or even higher) during heavy use. There are 8 "Fan speeds" listed, 4 are zero, Fan1 says "17 RPM" (Not even spinning? That cannot be right, can it? All 3 of my fans spin.)
Obviously I want to avoid doing something that will make my computer inoperable... But solving the problem requires first identifying it.
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