[SOLVED] What is this strange thing happening with my gpu?

[rounakr94]

My gpu fins are turning blue and going whitish, if I wipe them with a cotton q tip it goes back to shiny again. What is this thing? And is this normal? The gpu ws bought in June 2020.
Its a Zotac 1660s, some say that its not corrosion

 

[tennis2]

Aluminum corrosion is a powdery white substance.

Not sure about the "turning blue" part though.

 

[rounakr94]

Aluminum corrosion is a powdery white substance.

Not sure about the "turning blue" part though.

I think that it maybe some coating on fins that prevents corrosion in storage that is turning blue with heat. Because its more near the heatpipes.
Anyways I wiped the parts that can be seen with a qtip, and it looks better now.

 

[tennis2]

You know what else is powdery and white....😉

Do you have to physically rub it off, or does canned air blow it off?

 

[rounakr94]

You know what else is powdery and white....😉

Do you have to physically rub it off, or does canned air blow it off?

It looks better after slight cleaning, I will check it again after 6months to see if it changes as it is monsoon now.
Thanks for your help, its assuring to know its not corrosion.