Is there a burning smell during stress testing an overclock?
Is there a burning smell during stress testing an overclock?
I initially thought I had secured a reasonably affordable motherboard. But because of my lack of knowledge and the online advice warning against overclocking this one, I went ahead and installed it. While executing Prime95, I encountered an issue around the first hour when one of my cores stopped working. I promptly adjusted the Vcore by another 0.01. After restarting Prime95 for roughly twenty minutes, I resumed normal tasks. Later, upon entering my room, I noticed a strong plastic burning odor. It wasn’t immediately obvious to me which component was responsible, and even my grandparents couldn’t detect it. I powered down the PC and began investigating further. The PSU, CPU, and motherboard casing seemed to have potential issues, but the smell was more pronounced when I entered the room. It lingered above my desk, which sits on a hardwood floor beneath my workspace. The power supply is top-mounted, and despite having multiple fans running, it produced a noticeable, almost jet-like noise.
Should I continue using this setup or consider replacing it with a more reliable one? I’m just trying to figure out what’s going on.
OP has discovered the problem. It's quite awkward. I had an old soldering iron lying on a shelf and accidentally connected it to a charger instead. Closing thread
Hahaha, at least it wasn't your PC. With those temperatures I didn't notice how it worked. Lol