Pc smells like burning plastic. I'm not sure if it's the power supply or the motherboard or what...
Pc smells like burning plastic. I'm not sure if it's the power supply or the motherboard or whatever. Aug 1, 2019 · When you say plastic, are you meaning it smells like wiring getting hot or melting/burning plastic or rubber? Is this a boutique PC (bought from an online vendor) or one you or someone built? Aug 31, 2022 · Newly built PC smells like burning plastic and has yellow boot light on motherboard ziab158902ea Aug 31, 2022 at 03:05 Z May 18, 2021 · Took PC apart to clean it up, sprayed some compressed air on PSU and cleaned fans with a brush. Feb 24, 2023 · On 2/24/2023 at 12:21 PM, caydenpritt said: If that doesn't work and it smells like electrical fire still or whatever what else could it be That definitely needs some cleaning! Hot dust on warm parts can smell like burning. I only know that it has taken me several days of smelling something unusual in my room to realize it is my Jun 5, 2017 · Well the EVGA 500b is from their low quality series with cheap internal components so it wouldn't be a surprise that it is indeed the source of the smell, for now check if there's some cable touching some hot component like DRagor said. Wondering why your computer smells like burning plastic? Discover the common causes, potential risks, and effective solutions to keep your device safe and functioning properly. Jun 12, 2025 · To clear up a couple things; Yes, the PSU does have a smell too, but it's not the same and seems to have gotten better in time, and to me they don't smell like burning. Aug 9, 2011 · For some odd reason, I noticed tonight that a strange burned-plastic smell is coming from my s5250t desktop. I had a weird smelling Chinese plastic fan in my PC case that was smelling like mix of plastic and rubber, but not burning smell, more like cheap market plastic case for storing stuff. Anybody have theories? I'm guessing it's a power I had a weird smelling Chinese plastic fan in my PC case that was smelling like mix of plastic and rubber, but not burning smell, more like cheap market plastic case for storing stuff. It doesn't smell like it's burning per se, but it does smell like plastic, which leaves me a bit uncomfortable. qhkpqrtllgsiesanvyebulilxpvyzperfgzfrgariythyyjfbouadvf