For the records, 460M-GTX OC // rig in coffee bath

[BitMaster]

I got my Asus G73-JW back from my son after some years, refurbished it, new drives, cleaned & fixed

and thought, heck, this should run DCS with it's i7 1.73GHz ( up to 3.2GHz ) and 16GB.

 

After putting 10 on, installing all Asus OC gear and MSI Afterburner, I found out this sucker likes OC like nothing else..jeeezzz...from 675MHz to 750MHz on the GPU ( yeah 675MHz LOL )

jumping from high 20's to mid 30's fps at mostly all medium 1080p...

 

Just some stupid stuff on old hardware, but it may help others...

 

BTW, bathed this rig from sig in Lavazza coffee, coffee through the GTX, coffee through the Kingston's, coffee on all caps and what not else...it still kept running LOL, speaks for Asus's coating.....

 

That happens when u walk in office, 8am, sleepy, 1st coffee and BAM...there it flies...

 

 

Got 2 cans of Kontakt Chemie LR at hand, will clean it out today and hope it fires up again...

if not, Bit gonna buy new rig from A-Z jeeeeeezzzzzzuZ

 

 

Shit happens LoL

 

Bit

Edited April 17, 2016 by BitMaster

[BitMaster]

Took the whole damn thing apart, took the GTX apart, cleaned it thoroughly with 2 of Kontakt Chemie's LR cans and oil-filtered pressure air afterwards and let it set for 2 days.

 

Put it all back together today, cleaned the radiator and case too and hoped it would fire up again...well IT DID :)

 

Thank you Asus for such a solid coating, the machine ran for at least 5 seconds with coffee all over & in that beast before I could reach the 220V chord and pull.

 

 

I do not recommend to drink any open beverages near ANY damn PC or laptop unless you want some 5h work, 15€ cost in cleaning cans and lots of headache and questions IF...??

 

I was just lucky, fixed a few of those before in IT service and most were not as lucky as I am.

[Sporg]

Sounds like you were lucky. :)

 

I usually use lots of water to clean such stuff, finalizing with demineralized water, to avoid calcium spots.

 

Then thoroughly dry for some days.

 

Did this with my Corsair keyboard when I dropped a glass of wine in it.

Working fine now. :)

 

PS: A lot can be saved by covering your keyboard (be it normal or laptop one) with a piece of transparent plastic.

I made mine from a freezer bag cut open, and I can even write through it.

Makes me feel more at ease with beverages around now. ;)

[BitMaster]

You should not use water / demineralized water as it lets metals react ( transmetal ) whereever

two metals meet copper/gold etc.... gold always wins unless u have something higher than gold.

 

Any plumbing guy will tell you this, almost every Navy ship has a wear-off-Anode, same principle.

 

 

For that reason I got those 2 cans made to clean boards and circuits from mishaps and soldering residue.

 

Works great, stinks like hell ;)

Edited April 19, 2016 by BitMaster

[Wolf Rider]

You should not use water / demineralized water as it lets metals react ( transmetal ) whereever

two metals meet copper/gold etc.... gold always wins unless u have something higher than gold.

 

Any plumbing guy will tell you this, almost every Navy ship has a wear-off-Anode, same principle.

 

 

that's for when there is a constant and consistent condition, combined with movement and heat

 

 

.......................`

 

 

best to use the standard contact cleaner ( isopropyl alcohol) in the spray can ;) available from the local tech shop

[Sporg]

Well, I got the water tip from an electronics technician.

 

As long as there is no electricity, and you only use it to flush and then dry, then there is no problem.

 

Actually he told me, they used to put old dirty equipment in a normal dishwasher before repairing it, that made it easier to work with. :D

 

As for the Contact Chemie, just make sure you don't use the lubricating stuff, it leaves an electrically conducting trace of fluid after it, which can create problems.

[BitMaster]

sure, for cheap stuff you can use water from the tab and rinse it clean while the battery is out etc.. even use the dishwasher..

 

but for a 700€ gtx and a mobo with copper, brass, aluminium and other metals touching each other you dont use any water for the above reasons and bite the apple with 2 x 7,30€ for a can. The lower metal will always be reduced ( redox process ) vs the higher metal.

Long term damage is bound to happen, that is from my pal, Toshiba SW-Germany Hardware Repair Station owner, that guy I give all laptops from customers I cant and dont wanna fix mechanicaly, he does that for me. I only do SW and HW installations, but no HW repair. He pointed me to the LR can if I wanna do it myself on my own rig and not carry that stuff to him, 50km away.

 

 

Yes, dont take the lube can well..shit happens.. LR it was

[BitMaster]

that's for when there is a constant and consistent condition, combined with movement and heat

 

 

.......................`

 

 

best to use the standard contact cleaner ( isopropyl alcohol) in the spray can ;) available from the local tech shop

 

 

Kontakt Chemie LR is mostly Isopropanol-2 with a few additives. From the local ( amazon ) electronics shop :)