- Jun 17, 2012
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I've had a lot of various problems with my computer in the past month, but I was never able to figure out what the source was. the latest problem, however, seems like it might be my CPU or the liquid cooler for it.
the last time i was using my PC a couple days ago, it suddenly shut down on its own and a burning smell started coming from the case. along with the burning smell was also another strong, horrible stench. i've read some people describing an ozone smell, and i think that might be it. after opening my PC and trying to locate the smell, it seems to come from my CPU area. the power supply doesn't have a smell and it still gives power to the PC. everything else looks fine and doesn't smell, and there's nothing that looks wrong or out of place on my motherboard. i've read where caps on the mobo can mess up or explode or w/e, but all of them look fine on mine.
i should also mention that the fan the liquid cooler feeds into recently started making a noise. i don't know how to describe it, but it wasn't too noticeable (especially when the fan was at full speed), it was just kind of a light grindy sound, almost like the fan was loose or something, i don't know.
so, could the problem/smell be coming from my CPU, its cooler, or would it be something else. for the record, my PC was a pre-built from iBuyPower, so i don't know anything at all about the cooler. the PC is about 3 years old and has never had problems before. i also dust it out every once in a while, so it's not overly dirty/dusty inside. and if it matters, my CPU is an i7 2600k. it came overclocked at 4.5GHz, but i recently reset it to factory about a week before this happened.
right now my PC is unplugged and not in use, because the one time i tried to turn it back on (to check if it had power going into it from power supply), the burning smell got really strong. it did power on, though. and i also don't have any spare parts i can test anything with.
the last time i was using my PC a couple days ago, it suddenly shut down on its own and a burning smell started coming from the case. along with the burning smell was also another strong, horrible stench. i've read some people describing an ozone smell, and i think that might be it. after opening my PC and trying to locate the smell, it seems to come from my CPU area. the power supply doesn't have a smell and it still gives power to the PC. everything else looks fine and doesn't smell, and there's nothing that looks wrong or out of place on my motherboard. i've read where caps on the mobo can mess up or explode or w/e, but all of them look fine on mine.
i should also mention that the fan the liquid cooler feeds into recently started making a noise. i don't know how to describe it, but it wasn't too noticeable (especially when the fan was at full speed), it was just kind of a light grindy sound, almost like the fan was loose or something, i don't know.
so, could the problem/smell be coming from my CPU, its cooler, or would it be something else. for the record, my PC was a pre-built from iBuyPower, so i don't know anything at all about the cooler. the PC is about 3 years old and has never had problems before. i also dust it out every once in a while, so it's not overly dirty/dusty inside. and if it matters, my CPU is an i7 2600k. it came overclocked at 4.5GHz, but i recently reset it to factory about a week before this happened.
right now my PC is unplugged and not in use, because the one time i tried to turn it back on (to check if it had power going into it from power supply), the burning smell got really strong. it did power on, though. and i also don't have any spare parts i can test anything with.
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