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accidentially spilled soda on graphics card- pc.. still working, but..

Mindweaver said:
You said you spilled a little bit on it... Not in it correct? When you used your hair dryer did you have it on heat or just air? if you used heat then more than likely when you turned it on everything was simply over heating. Turn it off for a bit and then try it later. Can you take a picture of your pc, and use paint to circle where it spilled? Does your pc have a fan on top? if your pc was closed with the side on it and doesn't have a fan on top, then I doubt anything got on your graphics card. Post the pics of your pc, and let us see. :toast:

EDIT: Did you build it or buy it pre-built? Does your GTX970 have a back plate?
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like a black plate on it? or a black section? yes, with screws that can be removed
 
Toothless said:
You need to clean the whole thing before it worsens into not being functional! Skimping on cleaning it will be a mistake on your part, with a hole in your wallet.

My teacher used to tell me to "do it right the first time" and I found out why; things go to shite if you choose the easy way out.

If I had that card, then I'd do what I can to get it running properly.
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im planning on just buying a new graphics card anyway, we're pretty sure thats the only problem with my system
 
So much for letting it sit for a week or two to dry. If its acting up then that's why. Anyway its running that's good news
 
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I suggest sending the damaged card to a TPU member to see if they can revive it. Even if you're replacing it, someone else could make a use for it. A challenge so to speak.
 
Toothless said:
I suggest sending the damaged card to a TPU member to see if they can revive it. Even if you're replacing it, someone else could make a use for it. A challenge so to speak.
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I will once i get my new card, first i just wanna make sure its only the graphics card i have to replace and nothing else. The person who is the most helpful with diagnosing this gets the "reward" of my old graphics card :P
 
Jetster said:
So much for letting it sit for a week or two to dry. If its acting up then that's why. Anyway its running that's good news
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it was performing really bad before, but after my friend came over and changed something in the bios its running where i can play WoW again maxed at a decent fps, but not as good as it was running before the accident happened.
 
Currymancer said:
I will once i get my new card, first i just wanna make sure its only the graphics card i have to replace and nothing else. The person who is the most helpful with diagnosing this gets the "reward" of my old graphics card :P
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It's up to you on who you choose and whoever gets it can do as they wish. Let's hope you killed only the GPU and nothing else.
 
Currymancer said:
hmm... i guess i'll just yolo it and buy a new card in a few days, if it dosent work in my system ill just send it back to newegg i guess lol
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Welp, your only rush is seeing how much longer the current card runs for.
 
Currymancer said:
but is there any software i can use just to test other parts and make sure everything else is functioning fine?
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Not really. If it works in games and there isn't a performance difference then you're fine. Unless you benched your rig before and remember the score.

Damn my phone for not multiquoting.
 
Toothless said:
Not really. If it works in games and there isn't a performance difft then you're fine. Unless you benched your rig before and remember the score.

Damn my phone for not multiquoting.
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yeah, before the accident i used to get 175 fps on WoW maxed at all times now it shifts from 40 to 90. Still better than it was before we "repaired" it, but not as good as it was before lol :p (which was 20 maxed before we partially repaired it)
 
Just take it easy on stressing it and it'll be fine.
 
Currymancer said:
okay i will lol, and what new gtx 970 card should i get specifically?
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Personally I love MSI but I'm sure ASUS is also very good. I'm not on very good terms with ASUS until their RMA department allow my friend to send in the board that died on me. It's a long story.

Nonetheless ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte. There are good 970s out there.
 
Currymancer said:
messed with some settings for 3 hours
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holy shit... if i mess with settings for 3 hours i can never remember what ive done where ive been what i started with or why im doing it.

I think you are lucky to have got this far. If you sell it i hope your conscience allows you to give an honest description of the cards history.
 
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Toothless said:
Not really. If it works in games and there isn't a performance difference then you're fine. Unless you benched your rig before and remember the score.

Damn my phone for not multiquoting.
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see you have problems as well :0
What os does your phone have ??
 
Currymancer said:
okay i will lol, and what new gtx 970 card should i get specifically?
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if you can get evga thats the best nvidia manufacturer. never had evga but i read their support and service is top notch. heck they even have step up program wherein you can upgrade your old gpu to latest.

there is alot of good gpu benchmark. unigine heaven is one. 3dmark firestrike also. but i dont recommend stress testing your rig now. especially you dont know about your other components.
 
I'll second that. The EVGA's I've bought have been so good, I've never needed to use their warranty. That says something too.
 
They have a lifetime warranty, but it's limited against things such as soda spills... lol. So yeah I'd grab another and try not to spill on it and it'll last a long long time.
 
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