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elgeo

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Quote from: Skag on May 08, 2013, 05:19:04 AM

Hi all,

I've been reading throughout the forums and not sure where the smell comes from.
I've put together a PC with 2 x HIS 7970 and a Corsair 750CX, the rest is minimal a 500GB HD and an 3300 AMD cpu with 4GB Ram.

I've got air cooling and my settings in cgminer do not allow more than 75C which works fine.

Now, the system doesn't hang, it's stable and mining, however the room gets a bit smelly. The power is 510W at the wall so I guess Corsair can accommodate for the gpus needs.
I've got one fan at the front, one at the side for cool air, and one at the top to blow out the hot air.

I tested with another system, (bigger case) with a Q6600, 8gb ram and a few hard disks and only 1 of the two gpus, and a 650W Corsair. Still the same.

All the above is for Bitcoin mining, when it comes to LTC the spinning is faster obviously and the smell more intense.

Any suggestions? Huh

all new pcs smells on beginning especially when is 60c and more....its normal...

c0de

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Quote from: Crukkis on May 08, 2013, 06:05:07 AM

Check the temperature

Get a laser thermometer, they are cheap nowdays and they work wonders for assesing the amount of heat a component produces.

Crukkis

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Check the temperature

colling2

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My 7970 just went up in smoke without warning. Keep a close eye on it and figure out what is running hot.

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While usually it's a new hardware smell it also could be your psu.

I had to run my 7950 for a limited time with a weak 350w psu.
While it was ok with lowered clocks, it burned out eventually, I'm glad I was home to shut it down.
Some 3-4 hours prior it was emitting smell which did not seem like burning nor new hardware smell.

I'd keep a watchful eye if I were you.

Skag

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Quote from: johnras on May 08, 2013, 05:32:57 AM

If it's not a burning kind of smell then there's nothing to worry about, just give it some time and this new-stuff smell will be gone.

Thanks for that. Again, it's not an unbearable smell, it's just a background annoying smell...

I'll open a new thread for psu suggestion.

johnras

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If it's not a burning kind of smell then there's nothing to worry about, just give it some time and this new-stuff smell will be gone.

bitcoinminerz

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That really doesn't sound good. I'd take caution.

Skag

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I wouldn't say it's a burning smell, I would say it's seems more like "new stuff" smell. To be honest I haven't touched the psu to check if it's running hot, I've purchased it based on assumptions I found on the internet about being able to handle the load...

So what should I look for a) if it is hot, b) if it isn't hot

Thanks

PS Don't know if that says it all...
http://forum.corsair.com/forums/showthread.php?t=115132

johnras

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what kind of smell are you getting? Also is the corsair running hot?

Skag

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Hi all,

I've been reading throughout the forums and not sure where the smell comes from.
I've put together a PC with 2 x HIS 7970 and a Corsair 750CX, the rest is minimal a 500GB HD and an 3300 AMD cpu with 4GB Ram.

I've got air cooling and my settings in cgminer do not allow more than 75C which works fine.

Now, the system doesn't hang, it's stable and mining, however the room gets a bit smelly. The power is 510W at the wall so I guess Corsair can accommodate for the gpus needs.
I've got one fan at the front, one at the side for cool air, and one at the top to blow out the hot air.

I tested with another system, (bigger case) with a Q6600, 8gb ram and a few hard disks and only 1 of the two gpus, and a 650W Corsair. Still the same.

All the above is for Bitcoin mining, when it comes to LTC the spinning is faster obviously and the smell more intense.

Any suggestions? Huh

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