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What is this that I found in my graphic card fan? Is it correlated to my pc smelling like burnt while playing?
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What is this that I found in my graphic card fan? Is it correlated to my pc smelling like burnt while playing?

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Today, for the first time, my pc smelt weird. As if something was burning. I removed the glass, and looked for the thing that smelt. Didn’t found it. Yet,y gpu was making a weird sound. I looked into it, and I found this. It was sitting between the fan and the grid. Anyone can help me figure if I need to see an IT guy? I’m scared it can be expensive, altough I have the money…

13 Comments

  2. Crazy-Hat7459

    I think it is just Fill material. The card can get hot, and therefore it could start burning when inside or between metal. If I were you I would make sure that my card is ok before using

  4. ThatEvilSpaceChicken

    Take it to get checked out, best case scenario it’s a piece of something that fell into the fan, hopefully it hasn’t fried the gpu but if it has you don’t want to keep using it

  6. Yorch443

    check the temperatures(of all the gpu temp sensors if you can, it takes 2m), if they are ok, you shouldnt really have to worry

  9. M1lk3r93

    Thermal pad indeed. Could cause issues, because now a IC, inductor or mosfet cant transfer its heat to the heatsink. If its under warranty i would RMA it honestly.

  10. MrPartyWaffle

    Idk why but it kinda looks like a clipped toe nail thick with fungus…

  13. fourth_skin

    hey OP that’s a CIA brain control device, yep i must have seen a hundred of those

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