Question Brown oily liquid leaking from a heat pipe

[Alcatrace]

Hey everybody,

I need some help about a problem I have on my GPU.

It's an Asus Strix GTX980 ti (OC), and few days ago I noticed a thick brown liquid that was leaking from an heat pipe. (It's not leaking too hard , just a drop.)
I tried to figured out what it could be, and I still have no idea, and also i would like to know if it's a real problem.
(Btw tell me how I can add a picture I took of the stain)

Thank you to who ever can help me figuring out what it is.

 

[gamenadez]

You upload image on other site like https://imgbb.com/
then post the link here.

its bad it be bad if that liquid go inside your pcie..open your gpu and clean it with alcohol just dont put alchohol on thermal pad.. look around it and find the hole..maybe solder it.

 

[Alcatrace]

Here are the pictures

https://ibb.co/171CFhx
https://ibb.co/Pz3ftF9

 

[gamenadez]

Here are the pictures

https://ibb.co/171CFhx
https://ibb.co/Pz3ftF9

Yea you need to open that gpu and clean it.. im sure that liquid is spread inside. its oil if gpu temp get hot, then that liquid will also get hot and kill your gpu.

 

[Alcatrace]

I did yesterday but it wasn't liquid. I tried to clean it but it was stick to the side. Any idea about what it is though ?

 

[Phaaze88]

It's thermal oil from the thermal pads. It's harmless.
The worst it does is leave stains.

You can clean it with alcohol if you wish.

 

[Alcatrace]

By the way the gpu temps are really good and stable. So that's why I don't understand what it is.

 

[Alcatrace]

It's thermal oil from the thermal pads. It's harmless.
The worst it does is leave stains.

Are you sure, cause usually thermal oil from thermal pads doesn't look brown. It's usually looks like a thin transparent stain.

But I hope you're right and it's just thermal oil.

 

[Phaaze88]

Discoloration over time, yo.

 

[gamenadez]

Maybe someone spit their snot on your pc and it drop down on your gpu

 

[Alcatrace]

Maybe someone spit on your pc and it drop down on your gpu

Well I don't think someone hates me to the point where he would spit on my gpu 😅