Question Cpu cooler smells like something burnt

[NoobMaster5]

Hey, so I built my first ever gaming pc 2 weeks ago and everything is great so far loving the performance I get and everything is perfect but there is one issue my pc smells like something is burning like it's not straight up burnt but it smells like melting plastic or something like that. Ive tried to research online but everything that came up was the psu but I recently figured out it is my cpu cooler. I'm not sure if this is normal for it to smell. When the pc is under heavy workload like gaming my pc gets hot on top (where the cpu cooler is) and it smells but when my pc is idle or just not on heavy workload the smell if gone or there isn't smell. Is there any tips on how to stop the awful smell. My parents keep complaining it stinks and I want to get rid of the smell or they'll make me get rid of the pc.



My pc specs
Rtx 4080

13th gen intel core i9 13900k

Case: cooler master mini itx case nr200p

Cpu cooler: cooler master 280mm aio cpu cooler (came with the case)

Psu: sff 850 watt 80 plus gold cooler matsr psu (also came with the case)

update: now I think its the radiator of the CPU cooler that smells

 

[Lutfij]

my pc smells like something is burning
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Rtx 4080
If I were you, I'd inspect the connections to all components and see if the connections are flush and secure to all components.

All parts will have a smell from the factory. Unfortunately we can't verify what you're smelling from this distance. Would be a good idea to have a second or third person(near you) to also do a smell test.

 

[NoobMaster5]

well my parents told me it smells like melting plastic