[SOLVED] Chemical smell coming from power supply

[wicked1001]

Hey, thanks for reading.

So I have a problem with my PC, or power supply. Very unsure right now..
I have deep cleaned any dust, checked all parts to see if anything looks like its frying. Machine isn't over heating neither.. At first I thought it was giving out this horrid smell due to hot dust being breezed around. But this is making my chest hurt somewhat.
I inspected the PSU up close and it looks near enough pristine (Corsair 650W) it's like 1.5 years old.
Any advise would be awesome guys!

Thank you, anything I missed out, let me know please.

 

[Ralston18]

Stop using the PC.

Something is wrong with the PSU and continued use may cause more serious problems.

And you should not continue breathing anything that makes your chest hurt.

Likely the PSU has failed in some manner.

Update your post to include full system hardware specs and OS.

Do you do a lot of GPU intensive work including applications, gaming, bit-mining?

Any overclocking?

The PSU may look pristine but it is very likely that there is internal damage.

Remove the PSU from the case and use a bright flashlight to peek through the holes and look for signs of burning, blown components, etc. Any signs of damage. Still the damage may not be visible....

Do Not Open up the PSU itself - it is not repairable.

Start planning for a new PSU.

 

[wicked1001]

Stop using the PC.

Something is wrong with the PSU and continued use may cause more serious problems.

And you should not continue breathing anything that makes your chest hurt.

Likely the PSU has failed in some manner.

Update your post to include full system hardware specs and OS.

Do you do a lot of GPU intensive work including applications, gaming, bit-mining?

Any overclocking?

The PSU may look pristine but it is very likely that there is internal damage.

Remove the PSU from the case and use a bright flashlight to peek through the holes and look for signs of burning, blown components, etc. Any signs of damage. Still the damage may not be visible....

Do Not Open up the PSU itself - it is not repairable.

Start planning for a new PSU.

Thanks for the reply.

Intel core i7 7700 3.60ghz
16gb ram 2133mhz
EVGA geforce gtx 1080 FTW
MSI H11OM PRO-VD micro atx motherboard
windows 10 64bit

No overclocking

I do some gaming yeah, and very light illustrator stuff.

Any recommendation on a new PSU?
£50-£60 budget

Cheers

 

[CyPhEr081]

Drop the PC.
The specs look good enough and since you have not overclocked, it should be pretty fine.

Last I checked, one of my friends tried to MANAGE her laptop with the faulty PSU.
Had to buy her a new laptop when it fried the system later on.

I recommend you check out the site below for your replacement:

https://pcx.com.ph/product/fsp-hyper-500w-85-efficiency-power-supply/

✌

 

[Ralston18]

PSU recommendation - Start here:

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-psus,4229.html

Be ready to up your budget - you do not want to go "cheap" on a PSU.

 

[wicked1001]

Thank you very much guys.

 

[CyPhEr081]

Anytime 😁

 

[wicked1001]

Anytime 😁

Hey, installed my PSU and works fine.
Unfortunately im still getting some smells. Nothing is overheating, system runs fine aswell.. very confusing.