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

ZenZimZaliben · Jan 30, 2015

Currymancer said:
what do i need to clean it up? 99% isopropyl alcohol and thermal paste?

Yes 90%+ Isopropyl alcohol. Q-Tips, Cotton Balls, Paper Towels. You could literally soak the entire PCB in a bath of isopropyl for a few hours then detail/clean it and let dry. Isopropyl is cheap...go buy a few bottles, get the card to naked pcb and fill a plastic tub with isopropyl and let soak fully submerged for an hour or so. Then clean it with q-tips. then let it dry for several hours. Iso will evaporate quickly but still make sure the card is completely dry.

Toothless · Jan 30, 2015

ZenZimZaliben said:
Yes 90%+ Isopropyl alcohol. Q-Tips, Cotton Balls, Paper Towels. You could literally soak the entire PCB in a bath of isopropyl for a few hours then detail/clean it and let dry. Isopropyl is cheap...go buy a few bottles, get the card to naked pcb and fill a plastic tub with isopropyl and let soak fully submerged for an hour or so. Then clean it with q-tips. then let it dry for several hours. Iso will evaporate quickly but still make sure the card is completely dry.

You're saying I can give my GPU a bath? Or make it scuba in a bowl? New step to baking for me.

peche · Jan 30, 2015

Toothless said:
You're saying I can give my GPU a bath? Or make it scuba in a bowl? New step to baking for me.

Dr Toothless has just meet a new odd science process for a better mankind :rockout:

ZenZimZaliben · Jan 30, 2015

Toothless said:
You're saying I can give my GPU a bath? Or make it scuba in a bowl? New step to baking for me.

A bath in Isopropyl...would be okay for a short time to degunk it and you have to be down to the naked PCB. Just like a human you don't like to take a bath fully dressed...neither does your GPU.

peche · Jan 30, 2015

ZenZimZaliben said:
A bath in Isopropyl...would be okay for a short time to degunk it and you have to be down to the naked PCB. Just like a human you don't like to take a bath fully dressed...neither does your GPU.

Correct!
Like when you are requesting your GPU, Take out your Card's Cooler... here its a brief example of how would it looks,

Regards,

rtwjunkie · Jan 30, 2015

peche said:
Correct!
Like when you are requesting your GPU, Take out your Card's Cooler... here its a brief example of how would it looks,
View attachment 62280

Regards,

Did you do that just for the post? Or you had a photo of your handiwork saved?

peche · Jan 30, 2015

i've replaced stock paste this saturday , saved photo
Regards,

Toothless · Jan 31, 2015

peche said:
Correct!
Like when you are requesting your GPU, Take out your Card's Cooler... here its a brief example of how would it looks,
View attachment 62280

Regards,

Put some clothes on that nude GPU! It's sexy and all but they want some privacy too.

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Jan 31, 2015

yeah like this

Toothless · Jan 31, 2015

CAPSLOCKSTUCK said:
yeah like this

View attachment 62286

That's a tease.

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Jan 31, 2015

I will not be drawn into a silly conversation again. (today)

Im not allowed to, apparently i go off on tangents, but to be perfectly honest its about time this thread headed off somewhere strange.
If the OP cant pick the bones out of that lot then he is truly fucked,

He/she should

1. act on the advice of TPU by the careful application of whatever cleaning method.

2 sell the card with a totally honest explanation and a writeup of what he has tried.
In the UK on ebay as it is he will get 50 quid for it TOPS. more like 30.

Currymancer · Jan 31, 2015

a friend is coming over tommorow to find out exactly what's wrong with my pc, would bathing it in iso get it to work normally again?

Toothless · Jan 31, 2015

Currymancer said:
a friend is coming over tommorow to find out exactly what's wrong with my pc, would bathing it in iso get it to work normally again?

Not a sure thing but it could help. Have your friend take a look.

micropage7 · Jan 31, 2015

Currymancer said:
a friend is coming over tommorow to find out exactly what's wrong with my pc, would bathing it in iso get it to work normally again?

its like 50-50, but just try it

Currymancer · Jan 31, 2015

thanks guys. and how would i mAke sure ONLY the graphics card is damaged and is the only thing that needs to be replaced?

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Jan 31, 2015

If your friend is capable of fixing your gpu he shouldnt have too many problems diagnosing any other issues, of which there may be a few. If the stickiness has worked itself in to the slots or wherever.
Your cpu has onboard graphics so you can still diagnose without a dedicated gpu as you already know.

If you or your pal arent confident dont do anything.

1 post your full pc specs here.
2 make a note of the symptoms.

it may be something as simple and easily fixable as a bad contact in the PCIE slot caused by the spillage.

In the UK on ebay you might get 30 quid for it as it is if you gave a full and honest description.

There are people on this site who routinely wash mobos etc. I am not one of them. Apparently it is done commercially. Why not Gooooooooooogle it......

I would suggest you continue posting when your friend is with you. As you can see, many TPU members are more than happy to help.
Reread what has already been posted here before you make your own CONSIDERED opinion.

The most sensible thing is to probably take it to a shop, ask for a quote and trust in their skills.

Good luck.......all is not lost.......yet. :lovetpu:

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Jetster · Jan 31, 2015

The trick to fix part that get wet.

Wash them with electronics cleaner then let it sit for 10 days min. Residue take awhile to get rid of. If you live in a wet area then even longer

2 weeks is even better

I have done this many time washing parts threw a dish washer

Its just not something you can fix in a day or two. I don't care what anyone says

Forget the q tips paper towels or any driers. This will break it for good. Just wash and let air dry ...

Currymancer · Jan 31, 2015

ok, friend is on his way over today, heading to the store to get some iso. do i just take out the entire card and soak it in the alchohol for a few hours then let it air dry for a week?

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Jan 31, 2015

take the casing off like has been suggested to you.

Have a look at what @peche told you. Have a look at what @Jetster wrote in the post above yours. have a read of what i wrote in the post before that.
@Toothless has also made some valuable contributions. :roll:

and not forgetting @OneMoar

if you and your friend arent capable of doing that you should not be considering doing anything at all to the card.

Ask your friend to find out what mobo you have.

R-T-B · Jan 31, 2015

mroofie said:
butt... But im perfect

Haha. He said "butt"

Mindweaver · Jan 31, 2015

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?

Toothless · Jan 31, 2015

Mindweaver said:
EDIT: Did you build it or buy it pre-built? Does your GTX970 have a back plate?

I totally forgot GPUs have those. Hmm...

So OP will have to remove the cooler and back plate in order to see the real damage. I'm sure depending on the soda spilled that things are already corroded.

peche · Feb 1, 2015

Toothless said:
I'm sure depending on the soda spilled that things are already corroded.

correct.... its gona be hard clean it up...

Currymancer · Feb 1, 2015

ok so my friend came over today,
we opened up the PC and took apart the graphics card and cleaned off the part that the soda spilled on (with some iso alchohol and q tips i found in my bathroom, i didnt even know i had any) we were only able
to take off the part with all the circuits and stuff because there was one screw that was stuck and wouldnt budge, im guessing thats the back plate you guys were talking about? but anyway we cleaned off the graphics card with the iso alchohol,
let it dry then put it back in, same result. then he downloaded this program and messed with some settings for 3 hours. then we ran some benchmarks, and its my graphics card is running OKAY. loaded up WoW, and my 20 fps turned to 55-120. (was at constant 175 before the accident lol) so it seems to be running fine for now, not how it used to but its okay. im still contemplating buying a new graphics card next week, just wanna make sure thats the only issue.

Toothless · Feb 1, 2015

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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