Dumass_Freakboy
Gawd
- Joined
- Dec 20, 2000
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I have watercooled my computer, and in tthe setup I have this monster radiator. In order to fit the radiator on the back of my case, I cut a small hole in the top of the case, and at the bottom of the radiator the steel o-clamps rubbed on my AIW Radeon 9700. It seems to have rubbed a small hole in the PCB(which I don't think is causing the problem). I have also noticed some of my water & antifreeze had leaked onto the PCB because I had noticed some greenish liquid on the power connector, and some stickey stuff on the card. The card works somewhat (when I turn on the computerr with the card in, it shows the POST mesages all garbled up). I took out some rubbing alcohol and cleaned it off hoping that it would solve the problem. It doesn't seem to have helped. I have also tried a different video card, a PCI card, and it works just fine. (click on thumbs to enlarge some)
(all three pics are of the hole, that stuff around it is the glue from the sticker that was there)
Here comes a question of myne. Do you guys think I could throw my video card in the dish washer or something? Or wash it with soap by hand? I don't know how well it would dry though, because theres that huge philips decoder on the front side of the card filled with holes. I suspect that the card may no longer be good. I have access to a hair dryer, & one of those superheated paint stripping dryers.
It looks to me that I will be buying a new video card, but I am looking to those extreme guys out there for tips on fixing my card, or washing it, or perhaps taking the top of the phillips decoder off so I can dry it properly, so that I may be able to use it once again.
(all three pics are of the hole, that stuff around it is the glue from the sticker that was there)
Here comes a question of myne. Do you guys think I could throw my video card in the dish washer or something? Or wash it with soap by hand? I don't know how well it would dry though, because theres that huge philips decoder on the front side of the card filled with holes. I suspect that the card may no longer be good. I have access to a hair dryer, & one of those superheated paint stripping dryers.
It looks to me that I will be buying a new video card, but I am looking to those extreme guys out there for tips on fixing my card, or washing it, or perhaps taking the top of the phillips decoder off so I can dry it properly, so that I may be able to use it once again.