[SOLVED] Spilled soda on GPU, what to do?

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lonelywizard

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Spilled some non sugary soda on GPU,saw that screen had some white fog while I was rushing to unplug the pc as fast as I can...

This is the state of my GPU right now. Is there any chance it can be saved and if so any advice on what I can do?
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Is there any chance it can be saved and if so any advice on what I can do?
Disassemble completely, remove cooler, remove i/o plate,
clean dust with a brush,
wash the board with isopropyl alcohol ( be careful, do not knock off any surface mounted component),
let it dry completely,
reassemble,
test, if it works.

Liquid spills void warranty. That seal on the screw doesn't matter anymore.
Perform cleaning as soon as possible. Sodas have acidic content. It may corrode components on pcb.
Try a screenshot at idle please. Looks like you may have dodged a bullet though.
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Still nothing worrying so far so might have gotten real lucky... Thanks for all the positive contributions...

And for anyone reading this in the future, don't use anything thats not isopropyl alcohol or distilled water... I feel like every other thing i tried made the situation worse and in the end had to clean their residue on top of the initial soda...