hi, long time lurker first time poster,
So, I recently upgraded my graphic card on my relatively new Dell XPS whose PSU only matches the minimum requirement mentioned by the card's manufacture and, after a few hours of none-continuous gaming (crysis/crysis 2 max-out at 1080p... not a very good move apparently), I started realizing that a hot burning air was coming out of my psu's exhaust. At first, the smell only remained while I'm running the games but since today, there seems to be a small lingering odor that persists even when the PSU is running cold. The smell isn't very noticeable (I can only smell it when I lean over to the back of my PC) but it's not a smell that was present before. I am definitely not going to risk my pc, so I'm expecting to replace my PSU asap but my questions are
1) Is my PSU permanently damage (if not, I would probably resell it to cover up the cost of a brand new power supply)
2) Can I still use my PC for less demanding applications (internet, etc.) in the mean time without risking damaging other parts of my pc
3) What ATX PSU would you recommend for a dell XPS 8100 to insure that this doesn't happen again
Thank you very much!
So, I recently upgraded my graphic card on my relatively new Dell XPS whose PSU only matches the minimum requirement mentioned by the card's manufacture and, after a few hours of none-continuous gaming (crysis/crysis 2 max-out at 1080p... not a very good move apparently), I started realizing that a hot burning air was coming out of my psu's exhaust. At first, the smell only remained while I'm running the games but since today, there seems to be a small lingering odor that persists even when the PSU is running cold. The smell isn't very noticeable (I can only smell it when I lean over to the back of my PC) but it's not a smell that was present before. I am definitely not going to risk my pc, so I'm expecting to replace my PSU asap but my questions are
1) Is my PSU permanently damage (if not, I would probably resell it to cover up the cost of a brand new power supply)
2) Can I still use my PC for less demanding applications (internet, etc.) in the mean time without risking damaging other parts of my pc
3) What ATX PSU would you recommend for a dell XPS 8100 to insure that this doesn't happen again
Thank you very much!