Strange scent from PC

[TriCkz]

Theres a strange rubber like smell coming from my computer and i cant figure out where its coming from , the temps are fine with the CPU at 55-60 at load , and 64-75 for the GPU under load. ive checked the radiator from my AIO cooler to see if there was dirt in it but its clean ? i cannot for the life of me find out where this smell is coming from or why , does anyone know what might be causing this ? its getting worse by the day and is not a pleasent smell to have filling the room ( the PC itself is cleaned with compressed air once a month)

[Kaihekoa]

No one online can tell you the source of a smell. Unplug/take non-essential parts out (GPU, fans, HD, etc.) until you locate the source. Start by checking the PSU as was recommended, and I would avoid doing anything on the PC until you figure out the problem.

[Otter Boi]

If the smell is coming out of the PSU, I highly recommend replacing that with a newer PSU. What are your specs?

[TriCkz]

Have just finished tearing down the PC and testing the PSU, no smell coming from the PSU but a VERY strong smell coming from the MOBO , can't see signs of anything burned out or soldering melting. I'm very concerned now about what it is so I'm avoiding the PC and going back to using my laptop until I can get a qualified technician to look at it

birthdaybrian eredeti hozzászólása:

If the smell is coming out of the PSU, I highly recommend replacing that with a newer PSU. What are your specs?

AMD FX 8320 (4.2GHZ)
16GB corsair vengeance
R9 390
2TB HDD
128gb SSD
ASUS MFA99X PRO R.2 mobo

[Otter Boi]

TriCkz✔ eredeti hozzászólása:

birthdaybrian eredeti hozzászólása:

If the smell is coming out of the PSU, I highly recommend replacing that with a newer PSU. What are your specs?

AMD FX 8320 (4.2GHZ)
16GB corsair vengeance
R9 390
2TB HDD
128gb SSD
ASUS MFA99X PRO R.2 mobo

Are you using the stock cooler? Are you using a 3rd party cooler?

[Kietan]

birthdaybrian eredeti hozzászólása:

Are you using the stock cooler? Are you using a 3rd party cooler?

He says in the first post that he's using an AIO cooler.

[Otter Boi]

Obey Just Like Insects eredeti hozzászólása:

birthdaybrian eredeti hozzászólása:

Are you using the stock cooler? Are you using a 3rd party cooler?

He says in the first post that he's using an AIO cooler.

I see. I didn't notice about that. I have never heard of AIO coolers before until I googled that they're liquid coolers which I have heard of before.

[TriCkz]

birthdaybrian eredeti hozzászólása:

Obey Just Like Insects eredeti hozzászólása:

He says in the first post that he's using an AIO cooler.

I see. I didn't notice about that.

Cooler is a Seidon 120v R.2 AIO

[Kietan]

birthdaybrian eredeti hozzászólása:

Obey Just Like Insects eredeti hozzászólása:

He says in the first post that he's using an AIO cooler.

I see. I didn't notice about that. I have never heard of AIO coolers before until I googled that they're liquid coolers which I have heard of before.

The term helps separate custom watercooling from a sealed liquid cooling unit.
OP can you pull out the PSU leave it in another room and smell it?

The only other thing I'd think it could be is the pump built into the AIO cooler, a pump smells really bad when it fails, there's rubber in there too.

Do you actually have any rubber in the case, maybe anti-vibration shrouds for your fans?
Could the smell be coming in from outside the house/dwelling or another device?

[TriCkz]

フル メタル アルケミス eredeti hozzászólása:

it will be cheaper to buy a 90 motherboard than to go to a repairman for 70 dollars for an old board, or how about boarding the ryzen train and upgrading to a 1600x in april

if im saving to switch i will be going with intel , from what ive heard of ryzen the performance is sub par when it comes to performance in gaming. and i mostly use my pc for flight sim which runs 1000x better on an intel machine as oppose to amd.

Obey Just Like Insects eredeti hozzászólása:

birthdaybrian eredeti hozzászólása:

I see. I didn't notice about that. I have never heard of AIO coolers before until I googled that they're liquid coolers which I have heard of before.

The term helps separate custom watercooling from a sealed liquid cooling unit.
OP can you pull out the PSU leave it in another room and smell it?

The only other thing I'd think it could be is the pump built into the AIO cooler, a pump smells really bad when it fails, there's rubber in there too.

Do you actually have any rubber in the case, maybe anti-vibration shrouds for your fans?
Could the smell be coming in from outside the house/dwelling or another device?

i will do that now and leave it in a plastic container overnight , i have all the parts on my kitchen table and even now i can smell the rubber scent. Also the only other things i have thats rubber is a flexible LED strip on the top of the case.

[Arya]

Rubber smell could be the PSU or other components getting burned up. I'd pull the PSU and give it a visual inspection, you're looking for any scorch marks or bulging capacitors. You should be able to see plenty by looking through the cooling grids with a flashlight. Also check over the PCBs for the motherboard and GPU, just in case.

[Arya]

フル メタル アルケミス eredeti hozzászólása:

could the cooler be leaking and casuing a short to burn on the board

True that. Which is 50% of why I don't use AIOs.

[TriCkz]

UPDATE: left the PSU and cooler in a separate room over night and have found its the motor in the CPU cooler that's absolutely stinking. Is it worth fixing or should I dump it ?

[Arya]

TriCkz✔ eredeti hozzászólása:

UPDATE: left the PSU and cooler in a separate room over night and have found its the motor in the CPU cooler that's absolutely stinking. Is it worth fixing or should I dump it ?

Dump it. And replace it with an Air Cooler, they're quieter and match/beat AIOs for cooling performance. They're also cheaper, and if they break you only have to replace a $5 fan instead of the whole unit.

[Omega]

TriCkz✔ eredeti hozzászólása:

UPDATE: left the PSU and cooler in a separate room over night and have found its the motor in the CPU cooler that's absolutely stinking. Is it worth fixing or should I dump it ?

Dump it.

[TriCkz]

Thanks to everyone for the help and recommendations on what to do. Managed to snap up a Hyper 212 evo for €20 in my local PC shop and will be installing tonight. Thanks again to everyone