Watched my buddy's brand new liquid loop leak all over his GPU during a LAN party back in 2010

He forgot to tighten one fitting on the CPU block and we caught it right when the coolant started dripping onto the backplate of his GTX 480, lucky we yanked the power cord in time but it still took us 3 hours with compressed air and paper towels to dry everything out before it would boot again, has anyone else had a close call like that at a LAN?

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thomas_young21d ago

That GTX 480 was already a space heater, so adding moisture to the mix must've been terrifying. Did you guys end up using rice or anything stupid like that before the compressed air, or did you just go straight for the blower method? I've always wondered if people actually try the rice trick on electronics or if that's just an urban legend that kills more boards than it saves.

noahs8221d ago

Figured the rice thing was worth trying for a second before I knew better, honestly used to think it pulled moisture out like magic. But then I watched a buddy's phone die harder after rice dust got stuck in the charging port and basically shorted it out again. Compressed air is just way safer and faster, especially on a card like that with all its tiny fins and crevices. Rice might work for a phone in a pinch but on a GPU I'd never risk it now.