Question Why did my PSU turn off after running it for an hour and the PSU started stinking and my PC wouldn't turn on

Sep 18, 2022
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I added a GeForce rtx 3060 to my PC and ran it for about an hour after that my PC turned off and when I turned it on its started for a split second and turned off my PSU was stinking for some reason as well
 
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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M H
RAM: Gskill x2 8gb of ram
CPU: Ryzen 7
GPU: ZOTAC gaming rtx 3060 Twin edge OC
Storage: 850GB
PSU: hm lpw12-23e 420w atx
 
Sep 18, 2022
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I added a GeForce rtx 3060 to my PC and ran it for about an hour after that my PC turned off and when I turned it on its started for a split second and turned off my PSU was stinking for some reason as well
So I bought the the new psu and everything works thanks for the support
 
A little late, but yeah, those generic power supplies aren't worth buying. I put a link to one that came up when I searched for your old power supply. I've

HM LPW12-23E 3*SATA 420W ATX PC-Netzteil/Power Supply 20+4 Pin | eBay


Wow they still sell them....When I was younger back in the days of socket 939, I actually fried IDE ports on a motherboard with a cheap power supply about like this one.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2233162077...S7g0vjfST5JkWi3FQpiWNWeRY=|tkp:Bk9SR-6tscLrYA


Glad your stuff still works, you are fortunate your power supply didn't take your motherboard or your new card with it.

They can be pricey, but this is what I'm using in my PC now.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1551398751...W/DLnjSQCYV4SB4sHGKj/QyVfG|tkp:Bk9SR8TnwsLrYA