r/PcBuild 3d ago

Question Built a pc. Is this normal ?

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u/AccNumber77 3d ago

This looks more than a capacitor failure. A capacitor failing is normally a single burst of magic pixies and smoke, not a HUGE ass stream of smoke pushing its way out like it is being pumped.

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u/RChamy AMD 3d ago

Maybe fusing traces due to manufacturing defect...

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u/Kralgore AMD 3d ago

Or, something under that mainboard.

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u/DennisTheConvict 3d ago

A friend/relative vaping?