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Thermal Paste smell odd when you start pc?

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  • 03-01-2010 3:56pm
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    Woody_FX
    Registered Users Posts: 215 ✭✭


    Built my pc now.. have it installing OS etc.

    Kind of a strange cemical/plastic smell now though. I am guessing its the thermal paste baking or something? Am i right or should i be worried?

    :o

    Ty guys <3


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    ScumLord
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    How do you know it's the thermal paste?

    It's not that unusual to get plastic smells off a new pc as it warms up for the first time. There is a new PC smell.


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    Deano12345
    Registered Users Posts: 1,594 ✭✭✭Deano12345


    Woody_FX wrote: »
    Built my pc now.. have it installing OS etc.

    Kind of a strange cemical/plastic smell now though. I am guessing its the thermal paste baking or something? Am i right or should i be worried?

    :o

    Ty guys <3

    Plastic burning is not good,can you isolate where the smell is coming from


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    uberpixie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,864 ✭✭✭uberpixie


    Woody_FX wrote: »
    Built my pc now.. have it installing OS etc.

    Kind of a strange cemical/plastic smell now though. I am guessing its the thermal paste baking or something? Am i right or should i be worried?

    :o

    Ty guys <3

    You should be concerned. Take the side off the case and power it up and see can you track down the source of the smell.


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    ScumLord
    Registered Users Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    Burning is completely different from what the OP said, he said a smell. All those computer parts will be covered in different chemicals that would be on them from manufacturing. When their turned on the first time those chemicals evaporate. Even a new DVD player would have these smells coming of it for the first day of use.

    If it's burning it should be easy enough to find as it will probably turn into fire soon enough.


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    Deano12345
    Registered Users Posts: 1,594 ✭✭✭Deano12345


    ScumLord wrote: »
    Burning is completely different from what the OP said, he said a smell. All those computer parts will be covered in different chemicals that would be on them from manufacturing. When their turned on the first time those chemicals evaporate. Even a new DVD player would have these smells coming of it for the first day of use.

    If it's burning it should be easy enough to find as it will probably turn into fire soon enough.

    I'm just after thinking,OP : did you remember to take the plastic off the bottom of the heatsink ?


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    BadCharlie
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    I fitted two new video cards to my one year old machine about a month and a half ago. I got a smell also from the machine which i knew was the cards. This went on for a few days.

    Just saying it could be normal but it also could be a problem as its a new machine. Make sure noting is over heating or any of your fans touching anything ect....

    If its still working after a week u should be fine :P


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    Mister Man
    Registered Users Posts: 955 ✭✭✭Mister Man


    Deano12345 wrote: »
    I'm just after thinking,OP : did you remember to take the plastic off the bottom of the heatsink ?

    Lol that was the same thing i was about to say :P ive heard storys online of people forgeting to take that off and the CPU gets messed up lol


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