Sticky motherboard (flux)

[dsr07mm]

So I got some cheap mobo for 4460 + r9 380, MSI H81M-P33 mobo. When I unpacked motherboard it was pretty sticky on bottom side, mostly near sides. It's brand new from company, they don't want to get it back because I live in shithole.

I was reading something about "flux" which is somewhat normal. Should I worry about that ? I'm getting gpu and psu on friday so I can't test it but I wouldn't like something to go wrong..

 

[Shaun o]

The board should of been cleaned of any access flux residue before it left the factory.

But it all depends on the soldering method used for the components on the motherboard.
Most motherboards of a quality build are floated across a a tin wave bath or vat.
To give good even solder joints and minimum flux residue.

But if hand soldering of components was required then there can be flux residue left over from the process Dsr07mm.

It depends on how much the motherboard cost to buy in most cases as to the quality and process used to solder all the components of the motherboard.

Cheaper costing boards` by a not well know board maker often have flux residue left over after the soldering process.

 

[dsr07mm]

This one is fairly cheap, like 60$ at most. So I assume it's normal in that case scenario. I assume if anything goes wrong, motherboard will die, I shouldn't worry about gpu/PSU ?

 

[dsr07mm]

Update, worked just fine. Just remembered that it was sticky lol 😀