Fluid leaked on 7800... fried?

Janus67 · Dec 16, 2005

When I got back from work yesterday I checked my system, and somehow it had a small leak onto the graphics card. It was up and running okay overnight, then I come back to it restarted without putting out a signal to the monitor.

After that I took it and the mobo out of my case, and proceeded to pour 91% isopropyl on both to get all of the residue and everything off from my mixture. I put everything back in my system and reconnected today, and I can't get a picture on my screen. The worst part is, is that i don't know for sure whether or not I am having the cold-boot issue with my mobo or not.

any other way to think to fix my card or see if it works?

edit: any chance BFG will take it back if I put the stock cooler on it and make it look good as new?

Dillusion · Dec 16, 2005

Try the card in a different system, only way to tell short of an RMA..

meionm · Dec 16, 2005

Does it beep, what diag lights are on.

Janus67 · Dec 16, 2005

as far as I know the Antec P180 doesn't have a speaker, therefore no beeping will happen. The diag lights come up to the 4 lights then slowly go back down to 1, which afaik is a normal boot.

RJARRRPCGP · Dec 16, 2005

The video card's probably damaged. Sorry.

Careface · Dec 16, 2005

as much as it pains me to say it, your card probably is fried.. perhaps because water is conductive, when you turned the pc off to make sure nothing was wrong, the card sent a little charge through the water and it shorted something

try cleaning it again maybe? just incase? it seems so sad that such an expensive card is probably fried

Careface*

Janus67 · Dec 16, 2005

thanks guys.

I guess I will try taking it out again and pouring alchy on it again and letting it dry by itself to see if that works

BLcK · Dec 16, 2005

dont give up your hopes since ive had a drop of water hit my x850xt (no hose clamp on one barb

) and caused my enitire rig to shut off instantly. Turns out the psu fried and my purtyvid card was fine

Janus67 · Dec 16, 2005

hmm, well the rest of my system is still getting power, so i will have to check that one off, but I will go ahead, like I stated, and clean it just in case.

Biznatch · Dec 16, 2005

And don't RMA it either, that just wrong to try and get a new card for something that you did, intentionally or not. They will have to charge more money for these already incredibly high priced cards. I have done it to, I chipped the core on a brand new 9600pro when they first came out trying to put on the waterblock. Won't run without artifacts now.

5|*42 · Dec 17, 2005

Careface said:
as much as it pains me to say it, your card probably is fried.. perhaps because water is conductive, when you turned the pc off to make sure nothing was wrong, the card sent a little charge through the water and it shorted something try cleaning it again maybe? just incase? it seems so sad that such an expensive card is probably fried

Careface*

So it is fine until it gets turned off? What should/can you do then do power it off while it is wet and avoid shorting it?

Rattle · Dec 17, 2005

the DFI has a built in speaker lol, its just off by default, move the jumper...

poogl3 · Dec 17, 2005

Hope everything works out for you man. Good luck.

Janus67 · Dec 17, 2005

Rattle said:
the DFI has a built in speaker lol, its just off by default, move the jumper...

where is the jumper? is that the one on the top left?

Fluid leaked on 7800... fried?

Janus67

Benching Team Leader

Dillusion

Registered

meionm

Member

Janus67

Benching Team Leader

RJARRRPCGP

Member

Careface

Member

Janus67

Benching Team Leader

BLcK

Member

Janus67

Benching Team Leader

Biznatch

Member

5|*42

Member

Rattle

Member

poogl3

Member

Janus67

Benching Team Leader

Similar threads