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Hello,

I was wondering if someone would be able to tell me what may have caused this. I will list the history of the MB.

-3-4 months shy of 3 years
-Last item installed was an SSD about a year ago
-Only open the case to clean out dust and that has been over 3 months ago
-I normally leave the computer on
-I do not Overclock

I smelled something awful and tracked it to the computer. The computer was off so I knew something was wrong. I opened the side of the case and noticed the burn.

Here is an image
http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/tt263/Shaymon23/2013...

Thank you for any insight.

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That is quite strange. One of the dead parts might me a diode and I am not sure about the other. Looks like there was a fair bit of smoke though.

I doubt that a video card caused that but it is possible.
I would look closely at your video card and look for any possible burns or damage. Beyond that I am out of ideas.

Thanks Smeeze, yeah I am going to just pay for a repair. Apparently another Asus tech looked at it and verified it was the video card. I still don't agree but who knows. They said not to put the video card back in so I guess I better get a new one on order. It looks 100% fine but I hate to risk it. As long as everything else is ok, I will be happy. Thanks again for your replies.
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