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Smoking PC

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Anto6214 Posted messages 14 Status Member -
Hello,
I’m creating this thread because I was playing quietly on my PC. Suddenly, it went into safety mode. So I decided to turn off the power supply and turn it back on. I press the power button and then I hear a click, see a small flash, and smell something burning along with a bit of smoke. So I turn everything off. I check my motherboard and power supply; there’s a piece of plastic missing from my motherboard, and the power supply seems fine.
Image below:
Motherboard: https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2017/06/1486510146-20170208-000301.jpg

And I'm trying not to turn it back on so it doesn’t get worse.
So I wanted to ask if you have any ideas about what could have caused this and what needs to be replaced.
Thanks in advance
My config:
AMD FX Black Edition 8320
MSI 970A-G43 Plus Motherboard
8 GB RAM
Gigabyte GTX 1050 Ti
Corsair 600W

9 answers

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    T62840 Posted messages 348 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   27
     
    Hi,

    Could you post a complete photo of the inside of your PC? The smoke isn't coming from the cable, that's nonsense! Don't turn your PC back on right away!!! If it’s coming from near the socket of your graphics card, which is integrated into the motherboard, it’s probably a component on the motherboard that could be behind a heat sink or a fan... Unplug it too, it’s safer...
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    1. The best
       
      Why wouldn't it come from the cable?
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      1. Anto6214 > The best
         
        Well, I took everything apart to look at the components, so the photo won't work, so I don't know what I can do for you to help me.
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      2. The best > Anto6214
         
        In any case, what we can tell you is not to use your computer and if not, take it to a technician and you will get the answer to your question.
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    2. daconrilcy Posted messages 18 Status Member 1
       
      If the noise was a clap and there was a bit of smoke, it could probably come from a capacitor that was a bit overworked, likely at the power supply stage of your motherboard or graphics card.
      So also check the capacitors on your graphics card.
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  2. The best
     
    Good evening, in my opinion, I think it's just the power supply that caused this.
    How long have you had your computer?
    Don't restart it because it might have problems starting up; if it's the power cable that caused this, change it and use your computer again.
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    1. The best
       
      I say this because it has already happened to many people that the computer overheats and then smoke comes out of it.
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      1. Anto6214 > The best
         
        Here is the CPU socket of the motherboard
        https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2017/06/1486511446-20170208-000323.jpg
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      2. Anto6214 > The best
         
        Franchement, je n'arrive pas à comprendre, il n'y a rien sur aucun des composants.
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  3. Anto6214
     
    He is only 2 months old, but the problem is that smoke is coming out of the GPU socket.
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    1. The best
       
      Search on the internet; you'll see that this happens to people just a week after buying the computer, so I think you should definitely not turn it back on before changing the power cable.
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      1. Anto6214 > The best
         
        Thank you for your help and your promptness.
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  4. T62840 Posted messages 348 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   27
     
    The photo was to show how your computer was made, what's near your video cable if the smoke came from somewhere near it, and if it's a chip that's burning (e.g., chipset), you can't see it. It can't come from the cable because it's a cable; I don't see any simpler explanation... And as daconrilcy said, it could be a capacitor if it made a popping sound... But I don't think a capacitor smokes.
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  6. Anto6214
     
    I was wrong, the smoke is coming from the CPU outlet.
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  7. T62840 Posted messages 348 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   27
     
    What do you mean by CPU socket?
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    1. Anto6214
       
      The CPU socket for me is the socket that is on the motherboard. The power cable connects to it to supply power to the processor.
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  8. Anto6214
     
    The only thing that looks wrong visually is the square that is broken; I don't see anything else.
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  9. Anto6214
     
    And the CPU usage is just above the square that broke.
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  10. Anonymous user
     
    In your linked title, it is very clear that there is a component that is destroyed.
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    1. Anto6214
       
      Yes, and I took everything apart and found nothing on the other components.
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    2. Anonymous user
       
      The PC went into safe mode; there was a reason: "it was overheating." Did you wait a few minutes for it to cool down? The component that overheated is now out of order, and a piece popped out with a sharp crack.
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    3. Anto6214 Posted messages 14 Status Member
       
      No, I preferred not to persist because when I tried to turn it back on, it sparked and smoked a little.
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