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Blyss4226
Inspiring
May 11, 2016
Question

Behold the stupid thing I did!

I spilled a coke in my PC ><

It's my own dumb fault too. I spill things all the time and I should know better than to sit a drink anywhere near my PC. But I did. I went to stand up, hit my knee on the keyboard tray and the coke spilled directly through my top fan vents. Immediately the PC black screened. I (understandably) freaked out and yanked every cord out of the power strip as fast as I could. I had the whole thing unplugged in about 4 seconds but it's not looking good.

My GPU was literally dripping coke out of it. My mobo was also covered. As were all of my drives. I took everything apart as fast as I could and washed most of it in a crazy amount of 91% iso(not the mechanical drives as if any liquid got inside they are rekt either way). Things are drying now, will be a while before I know.

My guess is the mobo, GPU, 3TB, 500GB are dead for sure. 1TB and SSD maybe. CPU, PSU and RAM likely okay(if mobo didn't fry them). But yeah won't know for a while.

So laugh at my foolishness and pray to the tech Gods for my rig. I know I was dumb and I can admit it lol. >_<

I'm using a crappy laptop at the moment just to go online.

Pics of aftermath:



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Zandil
Inspiring
May 11, 2016
Ahhh coke the worst of all drink spills, even if you manage to dry it out it will eat through / rust most circuit boards and wiring pins metal parts etc.

Stick to water or beer next time ;)


Blyss4226Author
Inspiring
May 11, 2016
Yeah I know it's quite corrosive, that's why I used so much Iso(about 5 liters in total). I don't drink alcoholic stuff at all(I really hate the taste of alcohol!) Generally I drink water or iced tea. But we had no tea.

I'm not kidding about me spilling drinks in here about once a day either. I should know better!

Unfortunately there is no way in hell I can afford to replace any of what got rekt. Fortunately before I even finished taking it apart my friends had offered to help me replace stuff. I was like "Chill out guys, we need to know what's dead before you start ordering stuff."

I'm happy that they would do that for me. Very happy. But I'm angry at myself. It's not their responsibility to do it. I know they are happy to and I know they love me but this should never have happened!

No more drinks in here. Period. Ever.
Gaming: Intel i7 3770k @ 4.2Ghz | R9 290 | 16GB RAM | 240GB SSD | 1 TB HDD Server: AMD FX 6300 @ 4.4Ghz | GT 610 | 8GB RAM | 240GB SSD | 320GB HDD
Zoomie
Up and Coming
May 11, 2016
My heart goes out to you Blyss.  Hope it's not nearly as bad as it seems right now.
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. - Arthur C Clarke
Zenbane
Zenbane
Honored Contributor
May 11, 2016
Well on the bright side, if your PC had any rust, lice, or blood stains then that's been resolved :o
Blyss4226Author
Inspiring
May 11, 2016
I told my friends that if everything and I do mean everything survives I will eat a piece of my hat and post a video of it to youtube lol. But only if everything survives. I'll totally do it.

I honestly think the GPU has no chance. I was gonna try to cop a 1070 when they come out(already been saving for it) and I still have my GTX 670 4GB so that's not the worst situation in the world.

The drives are kinda up in the air. I really can't tell if liquid got in them or just on them. The SSD is almost certainly okay. But the one I really need to survive is my 1TB. It's the only one with important non backed up data on it. Most of my stuff is backed up to my server by a script but there were a few projects on the 1TB that hadn't been added to the script yet.

The mobo had coke on it but it was in kind of an out of the way place, so I have hope for it.

The CPU, RAM, PSU were all completely coke free so the only way they'd be dead is if the mobo fried them.

All can do at this point is hope. I think tomorrow evening I can try everything BUT the GPU. But the GPU will need to dry longer since parts of it aren't as exposed to air.
Gaming: Intel i7 3770k @ 4.2Ghz | R9 290 | 16GB RAM | 240GB SSD | 1 TB HDD Server: AMD FX 6300 @ 4.4Ghz | GT 610 | 8GB RAM | 240GB SSD | 320GB HDD
Roaster
Inspiring
May 11, 2016
If you put the hat in a blender with a little mayo and hit puree it goes down easier, maybe spread it on some bread.
i7-5820K @ 4.2Ghz, water cooled, Asus X99-Pro USB 3.1, 48 Gb DDR4 2400, Samsung 950 pro M.2 SSD, GTX 980 Ti SC, 750w psu
Zandil
Inspiring
May 11, 2016
Umm what in the last pick did you need the multi grip pliers for in your PC ? 
Haven't seen a tool like that used on a PC since Voodoo card days. 
Blyss4226Author
Inspiring
May 11, 2016
@Zandil I actually use those to grip on to the end of the precision screwdriver(the one on the towel) so I can get more torque with it(for tough screws). Also useful for getting more reach with that same screwdriver.
Gaming: Intel i7 3770k @ 4.2Ghz | R9 290 | 16GB RAM | 240GB SSD | 1 TB HDD Server: AMD FX 6300 @ 4.4Ghz | GT 610 | 8GB RAM | 240GB SSD | 320GB HDD
blanes
Inspiring
May 11, 2016
What a bummer ! :s  ... just soak everything in a bath full of hot salty water overnight and then put all the components in the tumble dryer on the highest setting... this will fix it ... NOT !!! 
Anonymous
May 11, 2016
This is the things nightmares are made of!  :o

I've done the same but I spilt coke over my laptop keyboard, luckily I only had to replace the battery, keyboard and a fan. I've banned myself from any drinks on my computer desk since then  :p
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