[SOLVED] Cleaned PC with wet cloth

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I tried to clean my computer for the first time, did one of the worst mistakes in my life. Cleaned it with a wet cloth. Tried to boot it up 3-4 times before realizing that the RAM wasn't faulty but this might be the problem. Did I completely ruin my computer? I unplugged it and turned the power off about 10 minutes after realizing and power was off for most of the time but it was on for maybe 35 seconds in these 10 minutes. When I did try to boot it up, it made several beeps in a row. Will I need to buy a when new computer?
 
Solution
If computer collected some dust, suck it out with vacuum cleaner and/or blow away with compressed air. NEVER use water in circuit board cleaning. And any other liquid if possible. Also alcohol (drinkable and isopropyl) and special circuit board cleaning liquids like PRF-6-68 are for special cases - to remove flux remains and old thermal paste. Or to clean circuit boards from grease and tobacco residues (laptop in kitchen with chain smoking owner for 2 years). Also disconnect computer from everything BEFORE cleaning.

Computer above probably is recoverable. But OP must disconnect everything, remove RAM and M.2 drives and then put all things in dry and warm place for a day or two to dry out. On assembling back turn it on without drives to...