Smell After Upgrading GPU To a GTX 1080?

[Xxfyrus]

I noticed the past 2 nights after playing Rise of the Tomb Raider, that I could sort of smell my GPU get hot. I touched where the HDMI outputs are and indeed it was fairly hot to the touch. I have the recommended PSU and have read that this is actually normal sometimes at first. Is there anything I should worry about?

 

[Hellfire13]

have u monitored the temps for consistency???

 

[Xxfyrus]

have u monitored the temps for consistency???

It seems to be around 78-83 C

 

[Hellfire13]

which component is 78-83c???

 

[Xxfyrus]

which component is 78-83c???

The GPU Temp is around 78-83c. I read that is perfectly fine for a GPU with this much vram and power.

 

[oobymach]

Is it an asus card? If so did you remove the plastic covering the backplate before using the card? Describe the smell, is it metallic or possible like burning plastic?

 

[Xxfyrus]

Is it an asus card? If so did you remove the plastic covering the backplate before using the card? Describe the smell, is it metallic or possible like burning plastic?

It is the Nvidia Founders Edition GTX 1080 8 GBVram. If it makes any sense, I could smell the heat, I took off all the plastic on it. It didnt smell like burning rubber or metal though

 

[oobymach]

Give it a week but it might be the heatsink they used, it might also be something that was left over from the manufacturing process that should go away like a new car smell. If it doesn't go away you might just be sensitive to the thermal conduction process going on in the card.

 

[Hellfire13]

ideally, new hardwares can sometimes emit such odours, but its not mandatory...
can u open the cabinet and sniff more closely, wat kind of smell it exactly is and wat might be the source as in rubber/metal/plastic???