Water got inside my PC and now won't boot with GPU installed.

[Tomithy]

Yeah I know, I'm an idiot.

So some water got spilled and some DROPS reached some components. I removed everything individually and found that some water drops reached the PCI express cable plug, and thus some water also got inside the port of my GPU(7850).

The PC boots fine without the GPU installed, but when the GPU is installed the system powers up for less than a second, then shuts off.

I left the plug and port in front of a fan for a couple of hours before trying again with same results. Am I looking at a new GPU here or do I just need to allow the port and plug more time to dry out completely?

Many thanks in advance.

 

[bigmike20vt]

Balls I would try giving the hair drier treatment, failing that if really desperate put in tubtof rice overnight. I would be fearing the worst however . Have you tried in another pc?

 

[mrbazmondo]

Rice doesn't do much. Try putting it in an airing cupboard to dry it out.

 

[iB CoMpL3XiTy]

Unfortunately you tried powering it on too soon, should've let it dry for atleast 24 hours. Try drying it out for longer but I expect the damage has already been done.

Also you didn't mention if the PC was powered on or not when the water was spilled, if it was then the chance of the GPU surviving are very slim.

 

[bimbleuk]

As above try to thoroughly dry the components as being immersed in liquid would not immediately do any damage only running power as well would ... OK you did that but if you're lucky it was a protection circuit kicking in.

Recent example I knocked an M.2 SSD off a shelf straight into a glass of red! Couldn't replicate it if I tried. I just left it a couple of days and it works fine.

Can of air might help to blow out any moisture in the connectors too.

 

[andybird123]

if it was coolant, or tap water, you might also want to try seeing if there is any residue causing small short - you can try getting some alcohol/to clean it off

 

[TheRealDeal]

Unfortunately you tried powering it on too soon, should've let it dry for atleast 24 hours. Try drying it out for longer but I expect the damage has already been done.

Also you didn't mention if the PC was powered on or not when the water was spilled, if it was then the chance of the GPU surviving are very slim.

+1

 

[Tomithy]

Thanks for all the help guys. The pc was on when the spillage happened, and immediately shut down.

I'll put the card and cable in the airing cupboard and hope for the best tomorrow, but might be time to finally get that upgrade i've been putting off for ages.

Will report back

 

[fastboy]

do you have another pcie slot to test the card in?

 

[Tomithy]

do you have another pcie slot to test the card in?

No, just the one sadly

 

[bigmike20vt]

Thanks for all the help guys. The pc was on when the spillage happened, and immediately shut down.

I'll put the card and cable in the airing cupboard and hope for the best tomorrow, but might be time to finally get that upgrade i've been putting off for ages.

Will report back

I would keep it in there longer than that. Tbh I think its screwed but you may as well give yourself best chance

 

[Tomithy]

Follow up question to this: How likely is it that just the PCI-E cable is damaged and not the card? Don;t have a spare cable to test sadly. If the card is indeed dead, when I get a new card, should I get a new PCI-E cable too?

 

[tyler_jrb]

Take it all apart leaving just the pcb and bang it in the oven at 80c. That will get rid of any water anyway

Follow up question to this: How likely is it that just the PCI-E cable is damaged and not the card? Don;t have a spare cable to test sadly. If the card is indeed dead, when I get a new card, should I get a new PCI-E cable too?

If you have a multi-meter you can test the cable ensuring all voltages are correct. If its had water inside, probably is a good idea to replace it though just in case.