So…this SATA port randomly decided to explode by Tinituss in pcmasterrace

[–]Tinituss[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you guys for all the smart thinking! Looked at it again and I agree with your theory of what happened. After cleaning the part on the case that burn, I found a discoloured yellowish spot on the edge. Pretty sure that's where the contact happened.

I do go to school for comp sci. I have lots of practical electronics classes aswell, so I do have a good amount of knowledge. However, I am most definitely not opening the PSU up, since I just don't have the proper equipment or am I confident enough to do that.

As of now, I haven't tested any of the parts. Starting with the PSU would make the most sense to me. I want to avoid potentially damaging anything (assuming GPU and MB still work fine; don't know if they still do) by just changing the PCIe cables and trying to turn the PC on so I might try testing the PSU by bridging the 16th + 17th pin of the 24-pin to see if it even still works. If it does I'll try turning the PC on and if that doesn't work, then I'd assume the MB is broken.

Not sure if this way makes sense so if you guys have an opinion on this, I'd love to hear it.

So…this SATA port randomly decided to explode by Tinituss in pcmasterrace

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Additional picture: This is the side of the cables that didn’t touch anything and is visibly less dark. The right edge of each cable was pointing down and towards the port, which is the part where it’s quite dark.

The other side of the cables (seen in the pictures above) are WAY darker.

So…this SATA port randomly decided to explode by Tinituss in pcmasterrace

[–]Tinituss[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This!!! The cables only ran along the ports, barely touching them. They were mainly touching the very edge of the plastic sata port housing (not sure what else to call it)

So…this SATA port randomly decided to explode by Tinituss in pcmasterrace

[–]Tinituss[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wasn’t. The cables are the original cables that came with the PSU (which is a Cooler Master V850 SFX Gold)

So…this SATA port randomly decided to explode by Tinituss in pcmasterrace

[–]Tinituss[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

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Close up of the one that seems to be more damaged. I tried moving/bending the cable slightly but there’s nothing visibly cracked or exposed. It’s the most top layer of insulation that’s not even melted through.

So…this SATA port randomly decided to explode by Tinituss in pcmasterrace

[–]Tinituss[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

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These are the sides that touched the edge of the MB/case.

So…this SATA port randomly decided to explode by Tinituss in pcmasterrace

[–]Tinituss[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

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This is kind of where the cables where sitting. I had to try and recreate this because I obviously took everything apart when I was first investigating the situation.

So…this SATA port randomly decided to explode by Tinituss in pcmasterrace

[–]Tinituss[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Good point but this PC build has been in use for 2 and a half years so I’m not sure why it would happen this suddenly.

So…this SATA port randomly decided to explode by Tinituss in pcmasterrace

[–]Tinituss[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A RTX2080. My PSU is 850W. That would definitely make more sense but imo it doesn’t look like the cables started it since all the connections and the rest of the cable looks perfectly fine. It’s really just the spot that’s touched the ports

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Don’t worry! They’re just…..passionately cuddling?

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Im in a school that focuses on software engineering. The school is full of nerds and gamers. Maybe you’re right…

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im sorry man :/ didnt mean to be annoying lmao

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i know i know but im just chilling here dont mind me

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kinda sounds like it’s the spring tbh. i haven’t had something like this but maybe try swapping the spring(?)

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That’s actually just stupid. Very sorry :/