Corsair H50 - Burning Smell?

[varrius]

I just finished installing my Corsair H50. It sounds like it's working, however, it's making some weird smell. It's not a new electronics smell, almost like a plastic burning kinda.

Is this the pump breaking in, or is it burnt out?

[Dark Bishop]

Does it feel hot to the touch is the first question.

[ovard]

Mine also does that, but it is apparently working as intended.

[eth0s]

Burning smell? Never a good sign. Has it gone away? Sometimes a new motherboard will give off a vague electronic smell when it heats up for the first time, but it should not give off a "burnt" smell. If it is a strong smell of burning, then it may be a sign the mobo is bad, or has gone bad. Or a sign the your PSU is going bad. Make sure everything is working properly on the computer, and check your temps. Levels OK? If yes, then check your PSU with a voltmeter, make sure not giving too much juice. Next look for scorch marks. Also do you have more than one fan connected together? That can overload a fan controller, if you are not careful. But if no problems, and the smell goes away after a day, then don't worry about it, it was just a "new build smell", I guess.