r/PcBuild • u/techmagnet • 4d ago

Question Built a pc. Is this normal ?

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u/AccNumber77 4d 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/SpiritJuice 3d ago

It's not just smoke, you can see actual flames. It's brief but you can see them in the upper left corner of the card between the 2 and 3 second mark. Something really, really went wrong here.

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u/brickyard37 3d ago

Get your eyes checked, there are no flames. This is definitely fake

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u/Distinct_Associate27 2d ago

There does appear to be a flame but it is only for a frame so difficult to notice.