My Acer Nitro AN515-58-73WE heard a pop while exporting from blender, slowed down during GPU test

Germains
Germains Member Posts: 4 New User
edited May 4 in Nitro Gaming

Okay, so I was exporting things from Blender, when i heard a Pop from my laptop. I checked to see if any cables exploded but found none. Then, I benchmark tested my Laptop just incase, but it passed. Although, my laptop did slowdown during the GPU benchmark test. Any clues?

[Edited the thread to add model name to the title]

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  • Alejandro_AC
    Alejandro_AC ACE Posts: 14,629 Trailblazer

    Hi @Germains with that information, it's hard to know what could have happened, but tell me the exact model of the computer.
    Did you ever smell something burning?
    Do you know what type of drive you have?
    The only things that can cause a noise like that are moving parts like the fan or the drive itself—although your drive is most likely an SSD, and that wouldn't be the problem—or some electronic component. Usually, only electrolytic capacitors can explode.

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  • Germains
    Germains Member Posts: 4 New User

    It's AN515-58-73WE, no smell and the drive is an SSD.

  • Alejandro_AC
    Alejandro_AC ACE Posts: 14,629 Trailblazer

    I'm not sure what could be causing that noise. Was the unit running on battery power at the time, or was the power supply connected?
    It could have been a speaker clicking caused by a power surge.

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  • Germains
    Germains Member Posts: 4 New User

    It was plugged in, I checked the charger for any damages in the wiring and such, but nothing. Everything is good. Idk about speakers as I had my headphones plugged in, also I had a laptop cooler (Llano) that doubles as an USD extension that kept the unit cool.

  • Germains
    Germains Member Posts: 4 New User

    *USB ***** autocorrect