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Assetto Corsa and AC Competizione on the PC in online casual club Sim racing, and sometimes GT Sport on the PS4. Visuals are amazing, but system and graphics requirements are modest too

Okay folks upon closer inspection it like it was the AIO that leaked coolant like suggested here. I spotted a little staining on the underside of one of the connections. It killed my power supply and maybe even my RX 580 in the process. I don't expect an AIO to leak, but this one has tubing so stiff it likely puts stress on the connections to stuff it into place - even in my case which has loads of room. I've ran a Corsair H100 and H80 AIO before without any leak issues. I've gone to a Gammex GT air cooler for now. Thanks for taking the time to comment! Cheers,

I considered that as the AIO has coolant in it and I didn't think the PSU had any. At first there was a teaspoon of clear oil without much of a smell to it under the PSU and no evidence of it anywhere else. When I pulled the PSU there was more in the PSU housing so I turned it on it's side to drain it and to get a picture. An AIO leak would have to drip down over- or through the graphics card to get to the PSU in this system and I saw no evidence of that. I agree it's strange and entirely unexpected. Next time I run it it'll be on the desktop with the front of the case off so I can keep an eye on it just to make sure though.

Hi, I got a RM650x from Newegg.ca on Mar '19 (refurbished). In Mar of 2021 it died by leaking transformer fluid out the bottom. It has served me well since then in a gaming Rig with a single graphics card (asus RX580 dual) and I considered the psu good quality - 80plus gold, fully modular, etc. However, I didn't expect any power unit to fail by leaking transformer fluid so I wanted to bring this to your attention. Attached is a photo of my gaming computer and the fluid leaking out of the unit. There was more fluid on the floor below the case as well, and it started to crackle a bit when plugged in and smelled like electrical things were burning. Cooler master power supply calculator estimates that this system uses 371W at peak, so it's definitely not straining the psu in this system. Corsair is great quality gear and I don't think I abused it in any way, so I wanted Corsair to know that this one failed in this strange manner. It gave me a black screen but looked like the system was on so I assumed it was the graphics card. Swapped the graphics card and in the process realized that the black screen was likely the psu failing instead. I wanted Corsair and the community to know about the psu failing like this, because it's disappointing with a quality part like this, and I was actually surprised that it had fluid in it. Laszlo Toth