Question Molex cable melted into port

[Oscar ottaway]

Hey guys, I was playing video games when I started experiencing unusual crashes then after taking apart my computer one of the 8 pin cable parts had melted, after taking it out I examined the molex port of the card and found some melted plastic which I think may block Me putting a new one In, any advice For me And what to do in the situation

 

[SkyNetRising]

Can you list full specs of your pc (including model name of psu) ?
Can you show any photos of those melted cables?

 

[Ralston18]

If internal parts are melting there are more problems than just plastic blocking the physical connections.

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

Include some photographs if possible.

 

[Oscar ottaway]

GPU - AMD radeon rx 570 red devil
PSu - Aero cool integrator 500w psu
CPU - Intel I5 4440 3.1Ghz
MotherBoard- Intel H81 plus

 

[Oscar ottaway]

Also just want to clarify that none of the other cables or parts of the computer burn or melt

 

[Oscar ottaway]

Can you list full specs of your pc (including model name of psu) ?
Can you show any photos of those melted cables?

How do I attach photos?

 

[shemsureshot]

It sounds like a fire risk to me, something has obviously gone seriously wrong with the power supply and or it’s connectors. I wouldn’t risk using it again, just buy a new, good quality power supply for peace of mind.

 

[Oscar ottaway]

It sounds like a fire risk to me, something has obviously gone seriously wrong with the power supply and or it’s connectors. I wouldn’t risk using it again, just buy a new, good quality power supply for peace of mind.

I have but I'm worried about the graphics card because I can see somone melted plastic in the port I can send a pic but I don't know how to attach one

 

[shemsureshot]

I think you upload an image to something like imgur then attach the link via the symbol that looks like a portrait of a mountain.

 

[jsmithepa]

The melting, high temp was probably cause by cable not plugged in solidly and/or dirty connection.

To remove/clean the connector, use some kind of cutter for plastic parts, a heavy duty cardboard cutter, or a nice dremel if you have one, taking care not to cut yourself or damage the Mobo, a dremel's wire brush wheel to clean the metal contacts if accessible, worst case scenario, u may have to replace, resolder the connector with a new one. Oy, this job not for newbies.