I was running prime95 and 5 minutes later my computer made a loud pop and the electricity went out . I then went to the fuse box and turned the electricity back on and botted up my computer and I started hearing a sizziling sound and it smelled like burning and I then shut the power off on my power supply rite away . I then checked my motherboard and the components I have connected to it and I did not see any burns . can this be a power supply problem ? this problem happend after I was filling my custom water loop and I have my pump + reservoir on top of my power supply because I have a corsair air 540 case and that is the only place I can put my pump + reservoir . when filling my reservoir I mite have got liquid in my power supply . could that have caused the problem ? and if it was my power supply that caused the loud poping sound and my electricity to go out do you think it caused damage to my other components ?
I was running prime95 and 5 minutes later my computer made a loud pop and the electricity went out . I then went to the fuse box and turned the electricity back on and botted up my computer and I started hearing a sizziling sound and it smelled like burning and I then shut the power off on my power supply rite away . I then checked my motherboard and the components I have connected to it and I did not see any burns . can this be a power supply problem ? this problem happend after I was filling my custom water loop and I have my pump + reservoir on top of my power supply because I have a corsair air 540 case and that is the only place I can put my pump + reservoir . when filling my reservoir I mite have got liquid in my power supply . could that have caused the problem ? and do you if it was my power supply that caused my electricity go out caused damage to my other components ?
While most of this users post seem to be "trollish" i think hes 100% serious most of the time.
Op you most certainly killed at least your power supply, anything else that died with it is hard to tell without looking it all over, and it all depends on how fast it cut power to the devices inside.
no this is not a troll thread this really happend . I just got finished filling my water loop and I ran prime95 and 5 minutes into me running prime95 I heard a loud pop sound and my electricity in my roon where I have my computer went out. I then went to the fuse box and turned the power back and went back in my to turn on my computer back on I heard sizzling and smelled burning I then turned the power switch of my power supply rite away . why did you think this was a troll thread ? I am asking if it was my power supply that caused the loud poping sound and my electricity to go out ? and if it was do you think it damaged my other components ?
The CM V1000 is pretty highend, so some protection may have been offered, the only way to know for sure is to grab another PSU and see if you can power your rig on.
your question about water in the supply being a problem, is pretty self explanatory, and anyone with the smallest amount of common sense would not have powered that rig on until being 100% sure the PSU was completely dry and undamaged.
no this is not a troll thread this really happend . I just got finished filling my water loop and I ran prime95 and 5 minutes into me running prime95 I heard a loud pop sound and my electricity in my roon where I have my computer went out. I then went to the fuse box and turned the power back and went back in my to turn on my computer back on I heard sizzling and smelled burning I then turned the power switch of my power supply rite away . why did you think this was a troll thread ? I am asking if it was my power supply that caused the loud poping sound and my electricity to go out ? and if it was do you think it damaged my other components ?
Why would you even attempt to run a power supply that you may have gotten water into? Maybe you aren't aware of this but active electrical circuits and capacitors + water = not a fun combination.
Looking at your build you have a Coolermaster V1000 so it's not a guarantee that you killed your parts. The V1000 is a unit of high quality and hopefully in your case cut power before dying/discharging. Unfortunately you're almost certainly going to be denied RMA in this case. It's very easy for Cooler Master to tell that the power supply was killed by user error in a situation like this.
Why would you even attempt to run a power supply that you may have gotten water into? Maybe you aren't aware of this but active electrical circuits and capacitors + water = not a fun combination.
Looking at your build you have a Coolermaster V1000 so it's not a guarantee that you killed your parts. The V1000 is a unit of high quality and hopefully in your case cut power before dying/discharging. Unfortunately you're almost certainly going to be denied RMA in this case. It's very easy for Cooler Master to tell that the power supply was killed by user error in a situation like this.
I think its time to lay off man, hes thinking that its a possibility given the fact that he just added water as a cooling medium. Its specifically why my first watercooling experience was with nonconductive water.
Its a real bummer OP, but without testing the parts its difficult to say. Of course looking them over may give hints (like burned pins/caps etc), but getting a replacement PSU will give you the answer to your question.
I think its time to lay off man, hes thinking that its a possibility given the fact that he just added water as a cooling medium. Its specifically why my first watercooling experience was with nonconductive water.
Its a real bummer OP, but without testing the parts its difficult to say. Of course looking them over may give hints (like burned pins/caps etc), but getting a replacement PSU will give you the answer to your question.
While most of this users post seem to be "trollish" i think hes 100% serious most of the time.
Op you most certainly killed at least your power supply, anything else that died with it is hard to tell without looking it all over, and it all depends on how fast it cut power to the devices inside.
I was running prime95 and 5 minutes inti terunning it I heard a loud pop and the electricity in my bedroom and the computer turned off instantly . what do you mean by it depends on how fast the power cut off to my other devices ? as soon as I heard the pop every thing turned off. but if it was my power supply how come after I turned the powed on in the fuse box and went to turn my computer and It powered up ? there was a sizzling sound and a smell I then turned off the switch on my power supply do shut down the computer off as fast as possible . how can I be sure if it is my powers supply that caused this to happen ?
dood get off of it . I said I mite have got fluid in my power supply . and it wasn't like I turned my power supply on rite away. I used a ac to dc with a molex to fill my loop so I had the power going to my pump directly from the wall
Disconnect everything from the PSU and test it with a jumper across the green and black wire in the 24 pin connector. Try hooking up a different PSU to see if anything was harmed or not.
Personally, I would RMA the PSU if water hit it. It may completely dry but certain components like the caps may have been damaged and next time, the power supply's overvoltage/surge protection etc. may not be there to save components.
I was filling my water loop and I have my pump + reservoir on top of my power supply because I have a corsair air 540 case and that is the only place I can put the pump and reservoir . do you think I can continue to use the power supply even after it made a loud pop noise ?
A liquid doesn't have to be conductive perse. Water is en excellent insulator though the insides of a PSU have voltages going into the 330V and maybe even a bit higher.
Either way dry it then load test it with some cheap components or a heating element with high enough resistance if it does all that you'll be fine. (if you have a oscilloscope you may want to check it while stress testing it.)
Don't worry about the trolls OP.
Like everybody else has said, the best way to figure out is start with the minimal amount of parts needed to power on your rig with a new PSU, and then start testing.
I would however recommend going over everything with a flashlight very closely to make sure nothing is wet. As a fresh loop could have had a leak in it.
Would hate to see if kill more parts if that is the case.
Once you have gone over everything start testing with parts you know to be good.
Then give us the rundown on what you find, and we can help from there.
Follow the advice given in this thread and see how much damage there really is.
Take a look at the PSU to see if any components are visibly damaged, a popped capacitor is easy to spot for instance. They have a distinct smell that gives it away. Way worse than just burned components.
Do you really need to ask this question here? Ask yourself "Do normal power supplies generally sizzle and smell like they are burning" and "Does mine do this"? That's all you should need to decide you shouldn't use this again. I figured something like this would happen when you started to play with water, I just didn't think it would have taken this long.
Do you really need to ask this question here? Ask yourself "Do normal power supplies generally sizzle and smell like they are burning" and "Does mine do this"? That's all you should need to decide you shouldn't use this again. I figured something like this would happen when you started to play with water, I just didn't think it would have taken this long.
it can work just fine but you gotta ensure it's dry and load test it and if you can load test it while on oscilloscope to graph the voltage and see if it still stable. I had one of my R9 290's produce some and a spark because someone drilled a hole in it and I fixed it. Really water is an insulator and if it just came out of it's loop and didn't pass too much surface then there will be not enough to make it conductive. Contamination isn't something that is instant (well it is but to such a small degree)
it can work just fine but you gotta ensure it's dry and load test it and if you can load test it while on oscilloscope to graph the voltage and see if it still stable. I had one of my R9 290's produce some and a spark because someone drilled a hole in it and I fixed it. Really water is an insulator and if it just came out of it's loop and didn't pass too much surface then there will be not enough to make it conductive. Contamination isn't something that is instant (well it is but to such a small degree)
I just brought my computer to the pc repair shop and they did a diagnostic and they said they could not find any thing wrong with my computer they tested the power supply with a tester and the power supply passed they also said that they did not see any burnt capacitors in my power supply or burnt pins on my motherboard . is it really possible for my computer or power supply to make a loud pop like that with out being damaged at all ?
Did they actually open the power supply and check inside? I would not trust a 3rd party to check the power supply. You said something smelled like it was burning while running. Take a quick whiff of your power supply and you'll know right away. I would seriously suggest not using that power supply anymore. Hearing a loud "pop" in a computer is never normal and never a good sign.
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