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

[Currymancer]

so I accidentally spilled a little bit on my pc. i quickly turned it off, wiped off the soda where i could see it with a paper towel and distilled water then i started my pc up again. everything was running fine, then i turned it off and used a blow dryer to dry it. now my games are running slow, used to get 120 fps on wow now i get 20. 350 fps on minecraft with shaders now only 40. could it be because of the heat from the blow dryer, or did i ruin my card? ;( please help, this is making me depressed lol. and i just got a new monitor today too

 

[xBruce88x]

could be the thermal paste for the gpu got ruined from the spill and combination of using the blow dryer. try adding new thermal paste to the gpu after cleaning it. (i'm guessing heat issue maybe?) otherwise could be something else got damaged as far as circuitry goes.

edit: might want to also double check you still have the same amount of system ram, its possible you have a bad stick now from the spill.

 

[Toothless]

Means either your GPU is overheating or just dead. This is a PEBCAK issue alright.

 

[Currymancer]

could be the thermal paste for the gpu got ruined from the spill and combination of using the blow dryer. try adding new thermal paste to the gpu after cleaning it. (i'm guessing heat issue maybe?) otherwise could be something else got damaged as far as circuitry goes.

edit: might want to also double check you still have the same amount of system ram, its possible you have a bad stick now from the spill.

where do i get thermal paste to put on the gpu?

 

[xBruce88x]

any computer parts store, make sure its non-conductive.

edit: should be able to get it for around $5USD for some, be careful when putting the cooler back on the chip, you don't want to chip the ...uh... chip.

 

[Currymancer]

is there anything else that could be causing this?? it started happening after 1st restart

 

[xBruce88x]

honestly... unless you absolutely know for sure where the soda hit, its really hard to say. There are soo many things that could be shorting out from the soda. Possibly even gunked up fans or w/e. I friend of mine had the same problem... his 550TI got some sprite on it... it ran ok for a couple days then finally died... he's now using my old 8800GT.

 

[bubbleawsome]

Are you sure you actually saw an FOS drop? Or are you just stuttering now? Minecraft with shaders (unless you get a low-end one like KUDA) will murder even a 980. You were probably not seeing 350fps before, so I'm inclined to believe something else (not only fps) is different.

 

[Currymancer]

Are you sure you actually saw an FOS drop? Or are you just stuttering now? Minecraft with shaders (unless you get a low-end one like KUDA) will murder even a 980. You were probably not seeing 350fps before, so I'm inclined to believe something else (not only fps) is different.

i was using zeus' shaders, and yes.. i got 350 fps in caves and houses and 200 fps in the world

 

[xBruce88x]

now i'm wondering... what are your system specs?

 

[Currymancer]

Are you sure you actually saw an FOS drop? Or are you just stuttering now? Minecraft with shaders (unless you get a low-end one like KUDA) will murder even a 980. You were probably not seeing 350fps before, so I'm inclined to believe something else (not only fps) is different.

now i'm wondering... what are your system specs?

graphics card: nvidia gtx 970 evga
ram: 8GB g skill ripjaws X 2133ddr
processor: intel i7 4790k 4.0 ghz quad core...

is there anything else i could do to fix this??

 

[OneMoar]

so wait you dumped soda on it and your solution was to dump water on it with it running ... and then dry it
take the pc to a shop and let somebody that knows what they are doing fix it .
probably needs to be properly cleaned and have fresh thermal paste /pads tho I doubt it most GPU's sit with the heatsink facing down so unless you dumped a gallon of soda on it it should't have gotten into the thermal paste most likely you still contamination on the PCB else its just TOASTED
check temps with GPU-Z
pull the card and clean it thoroughly with Isopropyl alcohol or acetone and allow ample time to dry also never use a hairdryer on a component odds are thats what killed it if its indeed dead

 

[Toothless]

graphics card: nvidia gtx 970 evga
ram: 8GB g skill ripjaws X 2133ddr
processor: intel i7 4790k 4.0 ghz quad core...

is there anything else i could do to fix this??

All that for MC? Please tell me you play other games too.

As for the GPU, you're just about out luck. May this be a lesson learned.

 

[mroofie]

All that for MC? Please tell me you play other games too.

As for the GPU, you're just about out luck. May this be a lesson learned.

lol my case is open and its lying on its back and ive never spilled fluid on to my hardware (touch wood) so my question is wtf did he do to accomplish this :0

 

[Toothless]

lol my case is open and its lying on its back and ive never spilled fluid on to my hardware (touch wood) so my question is wtf did he do to accomplish this :0

Massive Creeper attack is my guess. I've spilled things on my case but never in.

Ham oil doesn't wash off easily.

 

[mroofie]

so I accidentally spilled a little bit on my pc. i quickly turned it off, wiped off the soda where i could see it with a paper towel and distilled water then i started my pc up again. everything was running fine, then i turned it off and used a blow dryer to dry it. now my games are running slow, used to get 120 fps on wow now i get 20. 350 fps on minecraft with shaders now only 40. could it be because of the heat from the blow dryer, or did i ruin my card? ;( please help, this is making me depressed lol. and i just got a new monitor today too

did you spill some on the cpu ?
if not ask someone to take it out to spare some hardware

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/tpus-nostalgic-hardware-club.108251/page-122


interesting TPU conversation with reference to washing components. Might help.


post # 3029 onwards

 

[Ja.KooLit]

OP, you should have wait until everything was dry. after you spilled soda, turn off, dis assemble everything. wash with distilled water (parts spilled with water) and dry it out naturally. either a day or 2. Using blower to dry it is not really advisable because you are forcing to dry out. But anyway, lesson learned.

As other mentioned, possible that GPU thermal paste is ruin. Take everything apart. clean as necessary. If you have magnifying lense to check all the electrical contacts that would be best. Take your time dont rush. Watch some youtube videos on how to apply thermal grease on cpu and gpu. Just take your time in collecting informations before you reassemble again.

On a side note, this is almost same as the leaking water on a custom water cooling pc with some additives. Watch some of "how to" and what to do in case of water leakage and so on.

 

[OneMoar]

you can not use distilled water distilled water becomes conductive in the presence of contamination
use 90% rubbing alcohol rubbing alcohol will bond with any existing moisture and carry it out as it evaporates
its also a better solvent then distilled water

 

[peche]

Sup!

Dude if you feel you are not capable of repair or fix it, please take your rig to a computer store to get properly cleaned out, take care of that expensive hardware you have, cleanning a soda spill into motherboard / GPU may be complicated, washing it with water and so much care may be required since the soda was forced to dry, it may be toasted there and will be so hard to take out… Also as it was said there, I don’t think that a couple of drops of soda would get to CPU/GPU's TIM, you will have to submerge the whole rig into a soda pool… for more than 30 minutes to get the paste f*cked by soda…


Regards,

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

When you say soda thats sodapop, yes? Like in the US, full of sugar and colour. Coke or something like that.

Soda in the UK is merely carbonated water, no sugar, no colour, just h2o and co2 and may need a different approach.

just an educated thought.

 

[Ferrum Master]

Soda? With sugar or not?

If with... screw everything, go full bank... fully dissemble the card and wash it under hot running water with fairy... alcohol dissolves sugar very poorly... no use of cleaning with that then... the one only worst thing to clean out is milk.

Then pour rice over it and let it dry for a day, don't force it... it the chip is wet and soaked, during heat up it may cause pop effect, thus exploding inside the IC.

 

[xvi]

Surprised no one has suggested checking to see what the sensors are saying. Currymancer, I'd suggest grabbing GPU-z.
Fire up GPU-z, watch the sensors tab, play Minecraft for a bit, screenshot GPU-z's sensors tab and post here. We want to make sure it's clocking up to speed.
I also agree. If you wash anything off, make sure it dries naturally for a few days before it ever sees even a millivolt of power. Bag of rice might actually help too.

http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/

 

[rtwjunkie]

I go for baking it ( @Toothless), to dry it out!

Seriously...a joke. Do NOT do that! My suspiciaon is that soda has gummed up the fan, and any cleaning may have removed the lubricant, or it is still sticky. I think unless you wanted to replace the heatsink and fan with an aftermarket one, your best solution is to buy another, provided the washing and then drying with rice method above doesn't work.

It's also advisable to try changing the TIM. MX-4 is a good one for GPU's.

 

[MxPhenom 216]

so wait you dumped soda on it and your solution was to dump water on it with it running ... and then dry it
take the pc to a shop and let somebody that knows what they are doing fix it .
probably needs to be properly cleaned and have fresh thermal paste /pads tho I doubt it most GPU's sit with the heatsink facing down so unless you dumped a gallon of soda on it it should't have gotten into the thermal paste most likely you still contamination on the PCB else its just TOASTED
check temps with GPU-Z
pull the card and clean it thoroughly with Isopropyl alcohol or acetone and allow ample time to dry also never use a hairdryer on a component odds are thats what killed it if its indeed dead

Do you know how to post without sounding like a total ass hat? No one is as perfect as you like to think you are.