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    I am rendering a long... Everything is dandy, and all of a sudden my power cords goes in flames. I was smelling something burn so I downloaded a temp app. The temp was in the 80's, which was high, and then BAM!!! I replaced the cord and the computer booted fine, thank God! What in the world would cause that? Is it normal... as far as a power cord not being able to draw enough power?
    Bobby Parker
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  • #2
    Never buy power cords at CVS?

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    • #3
      I'm pretty sure it came with the PC, which I purchased on EBay.
      Bobby Parker
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      • #4
        Invest in proper power last one I bought was like 65£
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        • #5
          Any suggestions. I am just finding plain old power cords for $4-$5

          Originally posted by Dariusz Makowski (Dadal) View Post
          Invest in proper power last one I bought was like 65£
          Bobby Parker
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          phone: 2188206812

          My current hardware setup:
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          • 128gb Vengeance RGB Pro RAM
          • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
          • ​Windows 11 Pro

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          • #6
            HP are doing a recall on power cords for some of their laptops. http://www8.hp.com/us/en/hp-information/recalls.html

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            • #7
              I have a Dell. I can't remember if the power cord came with it or not, but I didn't think there was a difference in power cords; I thought that they were all the same.
              Bobby Parker
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              phone: 2188206812

              My current hardware setup:
              • Ryzen 9 5900x CPU
              • 128gb Vengeance RGB Pro RAM
              • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
              • ​Windows 11 Pro

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              • #8
                You should be able to goto any computer store and get a heavy duty power cord. that's scary that the last one burnt up though, my guess it was far too small of a wire gauge to handle the amount of current that was being drawn.
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                -dave
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Syclone1 View Post
                  You should be able to goto any computer store and get a heavy duty power cord. that's scary that the last one burnt up though, my guess it was far too small of a wire gauge to handle the amount of current that was being drawn.
                  I'll have to step into Best Buy. The wife closed down shop until I get one 😄
                  Bobby Parker
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                  My current hardware setup:
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                  • 128gb Vengeance RGB Pro RAM
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                  • ​Windows 11 Pro

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                  • #10
                    Well I thought that all power cords the same too. But they aren't. You have the heavy duty power cords which can handle high loads (and typically servers ship with them) or any heavy duty power supply ships with such cord as well. Never heard of it going up in flames but damn that's scary shit!

                    Glad you were there to put this "fire" out
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Morbid Angel View Post
                      Well I thought that all power cords the same too. But they aren't. You have the heavy duty power cords which can handle high loads (and typically servers ship with them) or any heavy duty power supply ships with such cord as well. Never heard of it going up in flames but damn that's scary shit! Glad you were there to put this "fire" out
                      Best Buy had $9 cords, so I guess I'll purchase online.
                      Bobby Parker
                      www.bobby-parker.com
                      e-mail: info@bobby-parker.com
                      phone: 2188206812

                      My current hardware setup:
                      • Ryzen 9 5900x CPU
                      • 128gb Vengeance RGB Pro RAM
                      • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
                      • ​Windows 11 Pro

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                      • #12
                        I can't find anything online, either. I didn't mention that I do have the power plugged into a surge protector, too.
                        Bobby Parker
                        www.bobby-parker.com
                        e-mail: info@bobby-parker.com
                        phone: 2188206812

                        My current hardware setup:
                        • Ryzen 9 5900x CPU
                        • 128gb Vengeance RGB Pro RAM
                        • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
                        • ​Windows 11 Pro

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