gold pins melted off? PCI Slots FILLED with gold? Please read!

Youdontneedtoknow · Sep 15, 2017

Ok so my computer has been freezing randomly when im watching a video or doing anything related to graphics ... but Now i know why, i just dont know why its happening...
this has happened before (the top slot was from a year ago as this happened before) and the 2nd slot is the one ive been currently using which is filled with yellow gunk stuff!!
https://imgur.com/a/11jdu

How do i clean the slots? im running out of slots!!! Its over for me soon

Bo Lee · Sep 15, 2017

I have no idea what that is. It almost looks like wax! Use air jet to blow out the loose stuff. For the rest, get an electronics safe contact cleaner and spray it down. Make sure you are unplugged and de-energized and well dry before putting everything back together and powering back up. This is a real good cleaner to use.

https://www.amazon.com/CRC-Industries-03130-Contact-Cleaner/dp/B000RY5D0G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505522398&sr=8-1&keywords=crc+electronics+contact+cleaner

cryoburner · Sep 15, 2017

If I had to guess, it looks like it could be some kind of fungus growing in there. It appears to be visible on other surfaces as well, like the motherboard heat sink to the right, some other components, and the board itself. Is this computer located in a humid location, or was it ever exposed to moisture?

In any case, it will likely require a thorough cleaning, perhaps a complete submersion in 90+% isopropyl alcohol.

Youdontneedtoknow · Sep 15, 2017

cryoburner :

Only thing i can think of is that i Used mayonaise as thermal paste for a very long time and it was the same color/look as the little spots on the motherboard. I will look into that alcohol method... maybe it is some type of fungus... but it accumilates in the pci slots so maybe its just that my graphics card is old HIS IceQ... im sad because a bitch is poor... im still troubleshooting atm with a friends computer

DSzymborski · Sep 15, 2017

Oh, that is gross. This is the first post I've ever seen on Tom's Hardware that makes me physically nauseated.

Youdontneedtoknow · Sep 15, 2017

DSzymborski :

Im confused it is a weird substance... turns out my graphics card works on another computer... and so does my hard drive. So maybe my motherboard died from infection

Bo Lee · Sep 16, 2017

Youdontneedtoknow :

I have read about using that and it does seem to work, but it is only short term. Better to get actual thermal paste. Mayo can grow stuff, LOL. Knowing that, I think it might be yellow mold growing in there. Yeah, your best bet is to do as cryoburner suggested, do a complete submersion to try and take care of it. Your other components probably are fine as the mold would be growing on the your MB, but if left in long enough, it would spread to them, so take the components out and leave them all out until you have it taken care of.

Also, make sure you have proper ventilation through your case. Yellow mold like dark and damp. If you have proper air flow, it will keep the humidity out of your system and could help prevent future growth.

Youdontneedtoknow · Sep 16, 2017

Bo Lee :

Youdontneedtoknow :

I have read about using that and it does seem to work, but it is only short term. Better to get actual thermal paste. Mayo can grow stuff, LOL. Knowing that, I think it might be yellow mold growing in there. Yeah, your best bet is to do as cryoburner suggested, do a complete submersion to try and take care of it. Your other components probably are fine as the mold would be growing on the your MB, but if left in long enough, it would spread to them, so take the components out and leave them all out until you have it taken care of.

Also, make sure you have proper ventilation through your case. Yellow mold like dark and damp. If you have proper air flow, it will keep the humidity out of your system and could help prevent future growth.

Yea i don't have my case closed... seems like the motherboard is dead ive tried all the parts on another computer and everything works. I was disconnecting the pc power cord when it kept freezing instead or pressing the O switch on the powersupply so maybe that also contributed to its death RIP.

DSzymborski · Sep 17, 2017

Youdontneedtoknow :

Bo Lee :

Yea i don't have my case closed... seems like the motherboard is dead ive tried all the parts on another computer and everything works. I was disconnecting the pc power cord when it kept freezing instead or pressing the O switch on the powersupply so maybe that also contributed to its death RIP.

Just please, on your next motherboard, use thermal paste rather than an egg-based emulsion. Eggs, vinegar, and vegetable oil ought to not be parts of your cooling system. That goes doubly for anything else you find in your fridge, so no mustard, ketchup, peanut butter, jelly, maple syrup, ranch dressing, etc. I don't want to see a post from you in six months asking us how to get chocolate syrup off a CPU!

USAFRet · Sep 17, 2017

Youdontneedtoknow :

Yeah...don't do that.
No matter what the magic people on utube say.

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