Solve : Burning smell from Psu after installing 660ti?

1.	Solve : Burning smell from Psu after installing 660ti?
Answer» Specs Evga x58 sli mobo I7 950 CPU 3x2gb ddr3 tri channel mushkin memory 2x10,000 rpm rapture hdd set in raid(not sure of correct term) 650 watt kingwin Psu Yesterday I bought a 660ti 2gb vram and took it home. Plugged it into my mobo and installed drivers. Started playing Arma 3 campaign. After about 5-10 minutes I smelled a very strong burning plastic smell so I decided to turn off my computer to check out what was happening. There wasn't any smoke but the Psu smelled very bad. I'm worried that the Psu may have sent surges throughout my mobo causing damage to other components. The mobo doesn't look damaged and neither does the video card. What could've caused this? Is the graphics card still ok? I'm taking these components back to where I bought them to have it checked out but in the mean time feedback would be nice, thank you all in advanceKingwin PSU ? ? Not a brand i'm familiar with... How many watts does the card manuf. suggest ? ?On new eggs power supply calculator it said 527wattd for my set up And the kingwin Psu I don't think is a high end brand it was on sale for 40 dollars. You have a nice fairly pricey build with expensive components... Invest in a decent PSU for them for protection. Quote from: patio on November 14, 2013, 06:35:38 AM You have a nice fairly pricey build with expensive components... Invest in a decent PSU for them for protection. I agree with you, I shouldn't have copped out on the Psu So today I'm going with a corsair YEP, I'd certainly get a Corsair PSU - 650w should be enough. You have a pretty power hungry rig and despite your current PSU SAYING 650w it's a cheap unit and in practice will be unable to provide anywhere close to 650w (as you saw). Difference is that with a high quality PSU like a Corsair it will happily run close to its power rating without any issues. For a replacement I would look at something like a Corsair TX or HX or if those are too expensive - XFX also make good units.I've seen many people do it... It's usually one of the last components considered and the budget is shot. I usually buy the PSU 1ST for a new build. Quote from: camerongray on November 14, 2013, 07:03:28 AM Yep, I'd certainly get a Corsair PSU - 650w should be enough. You have a pretty power hungry rig and despite your current PSU saying 650w it's a cheap unit and in practice will be unable to provide anywhere close to 650w (as you saw). Difference is that with a high quality PSU like a Corsair it will happily run close to its power rating without any issues. For a replacement I would look at something like a Corsair TX or HX or if those are too expensive - XFX also make good units. Thanks I'm definitely going to do a bit more research before I head out and buy New hardware. Do you think my other components are fine and how could I check them To be sure? I gave the mobo and CPU a visual inspection and Nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary but there's always that chance right?Kingwin is generally a good brand, on PAR with or better than a lot of Corsair units. Sounds to me like the PSU has died, however, don't write off Kingwin as a garbage brand as any unit can randomly fail.It was $40.00 How good can it be ? ?Without knowing the model, I would hesitate to pass judgment...it's possibly the 650MM (currently $50 which is why I'm guessing this one), which is a Superflower unit. Superflower make decent midrange and upwards PSUs, their high end units are excellent although expensive.Yea you guys are right it was def a dumb move on my part and yes it was the 650mm As above...Kingwin are a good brand and the 650MM is a decent midrange unit. You got unlucky and it died, but Kingwin are far from garbage as they're mostly Superflower rebadges, and Superflower are a good OEM.I have a Kingwin USB 3.0 SD card reader. I've had no problems with it, but now use the Kingston MobileLite G3. Both were under $10.

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Specs

Evga x58 sli mobo
I7 950 CPU
3x2gb ddr3 tri channel mushkin memory
2x10,000 rpm rapture hdd set in raid(not sure of correct term)
650 watt kingwin Psu

Yesterday I bought a 660ti 2gb vram and took it home. Plugged it into my mobo and installed drivers. Started playing Arma 3 campaign. After about 5-10 minutes I smelled a very strong burning plastic smell so I decided to turn off my computer to check out what was happening. There wasn't any smoke but the Psu smelled very bad. I'm worried that the Psu may have sent surges throughout my mobo causing damage to other components. The mobo doesn't look damaged and neither does the video card. What could've caused this? Is the graphics card still ok? I'm taking these components back to where I bought them to have it checked out but in the mean time feedback would be nice, thank you all in advanceKingwin PSU ? ?

Not a brand i'm familiar with...
How many watts does the card manuf. suggest ? ?On new eggs power supply calculator it said 527wattd for my set up
And the kingwin Psu I don't think is a high end brand it was on sale for 40 dollars.
You have a nice fairly pricey build with expensive components...

Invest in a decent PSU for them for protection. Quote from: patio on November 14, 2013, 06:35:38 AM

You have a nice fairly pricey build with expensive components...

Invest in a decent PSU for them for protection.

I agree with you, I shouldn't have copped out on the Psu
So today I'm going with a corsair YEP, I'd certainly get a Corsair PSU - 650w should be enough.

You have a pretty power hungry rig and despite your current PSU SAYING 650w it's a cheap unit and in practice will be unable to provide anywhere close to 650w (as you saw). Difference is that with a high quality PSU like a Corsair it will happily run close to its power rating without any issues.

For a replacement I would look at something like a Corsair TX or HX or if those are too expensive - XFX also make good units.I've seen many people do it...

It's usually one of the last components considered and the budget is shot.
I usually buy the PSU 1ST for a new build. Quote from: camerongray on November 14, 2013, 07:03:28 AM

Yep, I'd certainly get a Corsair PSU - 650w should be enough.

You have a pretty power hungry rig and despite your current PSU saying 650w it's a cheap unit and in practice will be unable to provide anywhere close to 650w (as you saw). Difference is that with a high quality PSU like a Corsair it will happily run close to its power rating without any issues.

For a replacement I would look at something like a Corsair TX or HX or if those are too expensive - XFX also make good units.

Thanks I'm definitely going to do a bit more research before I head out and buy
New hardware. Do you think my other components are fine and how could I check them
To be sure? I gave the mobo and CPU a visual inspection and
Nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary but there's always that chance right?Kingwin is generally a good brand, on PAR with or better than a lot of Corsair units.
Sounds to me like the PSU has died, however, don't write off Kingwin as a garbage brand as any unit can randomly fail.It was $40.00

How good can it be ? ?Without knowing the model, I would hesitate to pass judgment...it's possibly the 650MM (currently $50 which is why I'm guessing this one), which is a Superflower unit. Superflower make decent midrange and upwards PSUs, their high end units are excellent although expensive.Yea you guys are right it was def a dumb move on my part and yes it was the 650mm
As above...Kingwin are a good brand and the 650MM is a decent midrange unit. You got unlucky and it died, but Kingwin are far from garbage as they're mostly Superflower rebadges, and Superflower are a good OEM.I have a Kingwin USB 3.0 SD card reader. I've had no problems with it, but now use the Kingston MobileLite G3. Both were under $10.

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