Corrosion/water damage to my system ?

[GoldenI]

I was having an issue with my computer after my power supply blew. I replaced the power supply with a 700w cooler master extreme power plus, and it would not turn on. I took it to the repair shop, and they said a stick of RAM was faulty. After that, it worked for a day... And then it stopped working again. They have been testing it for the past few days, and they said that the cooler was rusted/green (which it was), and that my recent $500 graphics card was starting to corrode/turn green. I do have a window opened in my room, but that is because it is summer; it is also on the opposite end of my room. My two Radeon 6850s worked for two years prior to my purchase of the GTX680, and never showed signs of rust or corrosion..

how the fuck is my computer getting damaged by water so easily?

 

[Jonathan Sifleet]

I was having an issue with my computer after my power supply blew. I replaced the power supply with a 700w cooler master extreme power plus, and it would not turn on. I took it to the repair shop, and they said a stick of RAM was faulty. After that, it worked for a day... And then it stopped working again. They have been testing it for the past few days, and they said that the cooler was rusted/green (which it was), and that my recent $500 graphics card was starting to corrode/turn green. I do have a window opened in my room, but that is because it is summer; it is also on the opposite end of my room. My two Radeon 6850s worked for two years prior to my purchase of the GTX680, and never showed signs of rust or corrosion..

how the fuck is my computer getting damaged by water so easily?

You're use water cooling?

 

[GoldenI]

No, I do not.

 

[Jonathan Sifleet]

No, I do not.

Im not quite sure if it'd work but perhaps you may need a dehumidifier.

 

[GoldenI]

My two Radeon 6850s were by the same window for two years, and never once did I suspect corrosion. Now after one month there is corrosion on my GTX680?

 

[Skippy27]

Well, clearly if it gets wet it will get water damage.

Being I work in a large corporate environment with 99% of the people using laptops I can tell you I have faced liquid damaged machines countless times and here is what I can tell you from my vast experience with it.

1.) If the machine is not fried at the point of contact with liquid it WILL have an issue at some point.
2.) The more that gets in, the greater the problem you have.
3.) That issue may not be today, tomorrow or next month. But it will happen. As you see those components begin corroding and as that happens issues begin.
4.) It is hard to know what component(s) may become an issue. I have never had a drive fry, but I have had probably every other thing (NIC, Systemboard, memory, video, power).
5.) Little can be done to prevent #3. You can flip it, smack it and turn it upside down right away to drain. Once the contact is made chances are it is going to happen.
6.) In vary rare cases you will have no problems for your useful life of the unit. I base that on our 3-4 year life cycle of machines and have had people spill something on their machine the very day that got them and were able to use them until it was replaced through the normal process.

 

[maddogfargo]

Do you have any burst capacitors on your system board, power supply or any internal components?

The electrolyte these leak can look like rust and is semi conductive, causing electrical issues/instability. And it can end up dripping onto parts just like water would.

So, in the absence of an identifiable water leak, this may be the issue.

PS - Another potential cause could be a jealous family member or girlfriend who has 'accidentally' dumped coke or coffee or other liquid on/in your PC. No joke, happened to a friend. Suffice it to say, she is no longer in his life.