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The Ryzen PC began emitting a smoke-like odor during benchmarking while running PBO, with RAM and XMP settings active.

The Ryzen PC began emitting a smoke-like odor during benchmarking while running PBO, with RAM and XMP settings active.

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Rounyx
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09-21-2019, 09:15 AM
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The smoke smell began after this setup—PBO was on and RAM ran at 2933mhz. Once it happened, I noticed the same smell during benchmarking with R20 Cinebench. It’s concerning, and I’m worried about what to do next.
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Rounyx
09-21-2019, 09:15 AM #1

The smoke smell began after this setup—PBO was on and RAM ran at 2933mhz. Once it happened, I noticed the same smell during benchmarking with R20 Cinebench. It’s concerning, and I’m worried about what to do next.

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Mushroombowl05
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09-22-2019, 02:09 PM
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Examine the VRM area for black or charred parts. Check the back of the motherboard for darkened spots near the VRM. Test the exhaust air from the PSU to determine its source. This would indicate a defect since a 2600 shouldn't consume that much power.
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Mushroombowl05
09-22-2019, 02:09 PM #2

Examine the VRM area for black or charred parts. Check the back of the motherboard for darkened spots near the VRM. Test the exhaust air from the PSU to determine its source. This would indicate a defect since a 2600 shouldn't consume that much power.

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ali_lovespizza
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09-23-2019, 12:21 AM
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Examine the VRM area for black or charred parts. Check the back of the motherboard for darkened spots near the VRM. Test the exhaust air from the PSU to confirm the source. This issue would be a defect because a 2600 shouldn't draw enough current from the VRM of a B450 Mortar to harm it under PBO unless something is wrong.
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ali_lovespizza
09-23-2019, 12:21 AM #3

Examine the VRM area for black or charred parts. Check the back of the motherboard for darkened spots near the VRM. Test the exhaust air from the PSU to confirm the source. This issue would be a defect because a 2600 shouldn't draw enough current from the VRM of a B450 Mortar to harm it under PBO unless something is wrong.

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