i smell burning comming out of my pc underload

[Hozhoz]

when am playing cod ghosts i smell burning comming out of the case i checked the side of the case for the smelling but there was nothing i smelled its back i think the smell comes from the back of the case from the psu is that normal or is that dangerous ?

 

[Hozhoz]

How much does your reading come on the psu calculator lite? link
Calculate it without graphics card.(it is the single most component drawing power out of your +12V rail.)
divide by 12. You get amp reading.
add 11 to that. This is the amperage reading you need.
Add 5 to that. That must be atleast the amperage you require on +12v.

For example, my system is 236 W without graphics card. That is 19.66A.
Adding 11, I get 30.66A.
Adding 5 to that as safety overhead, I get 35.66 A.
That means I need 36 A on the 12v rail atleast.
This PSU link is 420 and has 34 A, you'll be cutting it short but should be okay most of the time, since the calculator assumes all components at full load when calculating, and that rarely happens.
Otherwise, go for this one link

i calculated here http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/ i think ill need a total of 34 amps

 

[cst1992]

no man it's working i checked it.
just google for extreme psu calculator

 

[Hozhoz]

no man it's working i checked it.
just google for extreme psu calculator

it's not working i swear !

 

[cst1992]

anyway, for 34 A you can go for the vs450m.
It's got 34A. and it's 420 egp, so you should be able to buy it.
However, if your system is very new, then I suggest you go for the cx550m as you should be ready with some room for future upgrades.

 

[lonewolf7]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $49.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-27 12:34 EST-0500)

 

[cst1992]

@lonewolf Newegg is no good; the prices and availability is very different in Egypt.
check on www.egprices.com

 

[lonewolf7]

@cst1992 who said you that Newegg is not a good/trusted supplier ? The availability and price difference may vary in Egypt but that doesn't mean Newegg is a bad site.

And Newegg do not export to Egypt. So please don't mislead others.

 

[cst1992]

I meant that newegg is not a site that can be referenced for his purpose. That does NOT mean I said newegg is a bad site.
Please use the site that he uses, that will help him choose better in his price range, and more importantly, his availability.

I see many people quoting products from newegg, but sometimes that serves no purpose.
For example the cx430 that I bought was $45(inr 2802 in mathematical terms) but I bought it for 2938.
The tx650M that I saw is $100(inr 6228.5 in mathematical terms) but it's 7250. That's 5% variation in 1st case and 16% in second. Especially where demand graph goes way out, the variation goes to even 50 or 60 %(in the case of graphics cards like the gtx 680, where it is 62%; inr 24291, but in actual pricing it was 38690).
That's why locality of reference is the point here.

 

[Hozhoz]

anyway, for 34 A you can go for the vs450m.
It's got 34A. and it's 420 egp, so you should be able to buy it.
However, if your system is very new, then I suggest you go for the cx550m as you should be ready with some room for future upgrades.

the problem is that it's 450w and it's only in one shop lol,the cooler master one can give 40amps and it's 525w is it that bad ? if i find SeaSonic ECO 500W PSU will it be ok ? and the gigabyte one is it that bad ?

 

[Hozhoz]

anyway, for 34 A you can go for the vs450m.
It's got 34A. and it's 420 egp, so you should be able to buy it.
However, if your system is very new, then I suggest you go for the cx550m as you should be ready with some room for future upgrades.

the problem is that it's 450w and it's only in one shop lol,the cooler master one can give 40amps and it's 525w is it that bad ? if i find SeaSonic ECO 500W PSU will it be ok ? and the gigabyte one is it that bad it can give 36 amps ?

 

[ganon11000]

anyway, for 34 A you can go for the vs450m.
It's got 34A. and it's 420 egp, so you should be able to buy it.
However, if your system is very new, then I suggest you go for the cx550m as you should be ready with some room for future upgrades.

the problem is that it's 450w and it's only in one shop lol,the cooler master one can give 40amps and it's 525w is it that bad ? if i find SeaSonic ECO 500W PSU will it be ok ? and the gigabyte one is it that bad it can give 36 amps ?

The SeaSonic would be perfect. The Cooler Master and GIGABYTE would probably be "over-rated" and can't achieve the full 40/36A on the 12V with the other rails having load on them.

 

[lonewolf7]

If you could find SEASONIC 500 or above watt that will be better, if not then go with at least Corsair CX500/600 will serve the purpose. But stay away from Cooler Master.