Computer shuts down after the pop sound and smoke! HELP!

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I was playing rocket league and screen weny black after a pop up sound and saw smoke coming out!! I was on shock so im not 100%sure from where smoke came from but im 75% sure of smoke coming fRom PSU, burnt smell too, im not surE which part burnt, is there a way to check if my motheRboard, graphic card, CPU are safe? I cant find any burnt spots on these parts.

My pc

Asus motherboard
I3 4150
8 gb ram
Msi r9 270x
Corsair vs 550

I really wanted to know if all parts will be safe other than PSU!

I also tried to switch on the pc again but dead.
 
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Most likely the PSU choked, smoked, and croaked. Corsair should be decent enough that its protection circuits saved the rest of your parts, but you'll need to get another PSU to find out. A 500W-550W PSU is sufficient for your PC.
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Most likely the PSU choked, smoked, and croaked. Corsair should be decent enough that its protection circuits saved the rest of your parts, but you'll need to get another PSU to find out. A 500W-550W PSU is sufficient for your PC.
 
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When these happens how much likely will it take other parts with it!! What are my chances, In percentage please. All my parts are pretty new, graphics card and hard disk I just got replaced with RMA!
 
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The firecracker sound or loud snap sound in addition to smoke is an exploding electrolytic capacitor. Google "Capacitor plague" and read the information and note the photos. Compare to what you actually find inside your computer. Check the motherboard, all plug-in cards, and inside the power supply for bulging, splitting, or leaking electrolytic capacitors.
 
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I remember mobo parts and graphic card parts did not show any burn spots or bulging, also I was not willing to deal with PSU myself I know it is dead anyway but I wanted to know if other parts safe or not besides I gave my PC to computer engineer yesterday and to check if all my other parts safe he said MOTHERBOARD and HARD DISK is good, but he doesn't have a PSU that can power the graphic card, and so now I know that ma PC is in good condition without graphic card tested, still I need my graphic card back for my works so you guys think it will be in good condition or not, or it is still impossible to tell, if you guys can assure I will buy the same corsair vs 550 again, it ran good for 3.5 years
 
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Since you need a new power supply because your computer engineer does not have one😀, I would suggest to have a look at better quality units. Corsair makes decent power supplies but not in the case of VS or CX series. These series are low budget and are very well known to create problems for some owners. Look at something from EVGA or Seasonic.
 
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I don't think both these brands are available on my country India. Corsair, antec and cooler master are considered top brands here ;p, I'm not willing to spend more than what corsair vs 550 costs, I will be building a complete monster system very soon.
 
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In this case....go for another VS no problem.
 
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No!! Big no no for antec, Antec resellers are worst here we don't have service center too also 2 years warranty, corsair gives 3 years warranty also my friend bought antec had some volt droppings even Amazon ( India ) reviews are so bad.
 
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I don't know what reviews you've read, but Antec VP series are much better than both Corsair's VS and CX series. They use much better quality caps and barely any ripple occurs.
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Antec/VP550P/9.html
http://xsreviews.co.uk/reviews/power-supply-units/antec-vp550p-550w-psu/5/
 
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I'm not aware of any Power Factor Correction capacitors in a computer supply as these are usually found on utility poles to correct the phase relationship between voltage & current. However, if you are concerned with any voltages beyond the typical 5V and 12V, you can always discharge a capacitor as you would before working on a microwave oven power supply, i.e., by shorting the leads with a jumper, pliers, or screwdriver. My best suggestion would be to buy another power supply by checking listings for top rated units. In the event that it was not actually causing the trouble, you'll have a spare on hand as a backup. As for repairs, the typical PSU is tightly crammed with parts; even more so with units having higher current ratings. De-soldering electrolytic capacitors then becomes very tedious and time consuming. Often, other heat sensitive parts are aging as well so most people and technicians opt to just junk them and purchase new. Also, reassembling a tightly packed power supply is very difficult. Alas from a Chinese point of view, they are made to be quickly manufactured & sold and not really designed to be easily repaired. Getting schematic diagrams is nearly impossible.
 
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Got new PSU, Antec VP 500
Fingers crossed for GPU, I'm not satisfied on Antec purchase too moment I asked for antec on the shop he started taking class how to avail 4 years warranty, ;( also I was looking at consumer reviews take any Indian online selling site product reviews there are so much negative, like 1 out of 2 is always defective, https://www.flipkart.com/antec-vp-500-watts-psu/p/itmdydvepgrtu9a3?pid=PSUDYDVE2HSUXAUW&lid=LSTPSUDYDVE2HSUXAUWOS84CX
http://www.amazon.in/gp/aw/d/B00DBDSJOM/ref=cm_cr_arp_mb_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
 
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