Burning Smell

[MoeX]

Hi Guys am starting to smell somthing like burning rubber not realy sure if its rubber when i on the pc there is no smell what so ever but when i run MW3 at full Graphics the smell starts so what is this smell ? is it the video card ?

 

[Cr00zng]

The chances are that one of the fans is burning up at high RPM. It could be the video card, heatsink, case, or even the power supply fan in that order. Isn't the smell more of an electricity related smell?

The chances of you getting burned in MW3 is discounted

 

[MoeX]

Yeah the smell is electric but is my pc at risk, its brand new ?

 

[Otase]

I once bought a base cooler of coolermaster for laptops, called SF 19 Storm
and all of a suden fans stop working for no reason, i turn off to see what it is and clean fans
conect AC again and it gives me a short circuit for no dam reason and saw smoke geting out of it
with a temporary nice smell lol, what was broken is the USB Hub inside and fans kept working after... ;

 

[Cr00zng]

Yeah the smell is electric but is my pc at risk, its brand new ?

The PC should not have burned electric smell and depending on the source, it could cause your PC to stop working. Either find the source, or if it is under warranty, call tech support...

 

[MoeX]

Can u plz tell me how can i find the source ?
and as i said the smell gose on only when i play a game
and the pc is running very smoothly and no lag
it is under warranty but the prob is am in a area where there is no service for dell
guys plz help me with this iv been saving cash for this pc and now this s*** is happening

 

[kellymac35]

It does not matter if you can located the source, even if you could there is probably nothing you could do to remedy the situation. I do laptop support for HP and believe me HP takes these kinds of calls seriously. Since you are under warranty you need to shut down the laptop and contact Dell support. If Dell is like HP they will make it right.

 

[Layback Bear]

Let get real. Their is no way we can smell your computer. If it's under warranty use the warranty. The only other way is to open up the computer and look. Then your warranty is not going to be good any more.

 

[MoeX]

guys its a desktop not laptop

 

[neo101]

Brand new desktop + burning smell when under full power.

Some power supplies take a week or so to literally 'burn in'

If you are still getting the burning smell after a few weeks get desktop checked out

Is psu set to correct electric supply for your country?
Is PSU fan turning ok and speeding up when gaming?

AND BACK UP ALL IMPORTANT STUFF by the hour!
Just in case

 

[MoeX]

Man what do u mean by this : Is psu set to correct electric supply for your country ?
i dont get it thanks.

 

[Britton30]

Man what do u mean by this : Is psu set to correct electric supply for your country ?
i dont get it thanks.

Some PSUs have a selector switch to choose 120V or 240V depending on what you power company suppies. The US is 120V while most of the rest of the world is 240V. Modern PSUs do this without a switch though.

You should install and use Downloads | techPowerUp For the CPU and Downloads | techPowerUp for the GPU.

 

[MoeX]

Man how do i switch to choose 120V or 240V ? i have a alienware x51

 

[Britton30]

Does the PSU have the afore mentioned switch? Id so move it to what Sweden's voltage is. Actually If it is set wrong, I don't think it will power up at all.
Post the PSU make and model number, Alienware models are not consistent.