What can I salvage?

[Cybercraig]

I recently bought an Asus MB and an AMD XP-3000 CPU for my new machine. After I locked down the CPU the phone rang and distracted me. When I got up to answer it I must have somehow turned the machine on. When I came back into the room I could see smoke and sparks flying up from the case. I guess I kinda freaked out and the only thing I could think to do was to pour half of my beer on it to cool it down. I got it unplugged but it was so damn hot that I went outside and buried it in the snow for about 10 minutes. Once it cooled down I could see that the center of the CPU had bubbled up. I don't think I can get a fan to fit on it anymore! Would it be possible to sand it down flat? Also, the MB is very blackened. What can I use to safely clean it? I have over 300 bucks invested in this and I want to save as much as possible. Any suggestions?


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[jihiggs]

lol
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[endyen]

Man what a dumb shirt you are. You really should be dragged out,drawn and quartered, shot etc. Wasting beer should be a capital offense.

 

[sparky853]

The case may be OK.

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[phsstpok]

All you can do is take pictures and have another beer!

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[Cybercraig]

The case is the only thing that's not new. I'm really stumped here. A guy told me to clean the soot and ash of off the MB I should give it an acid bath. After rooting around downstairs I found a gallon of Muratic acid. I mixed up a gallon or so after diluting it about 50% and left the MB in it this morning before work. I was going to take it right out and then, you guessed it, the phone rang. I ended up leaving it in there all day until I got home from work. Man it looks wierd now! A lot of little pieces just fell off when I washed it with water. Do I need to put them back? It is about 5 different colors too! Looks really phat! What next, any suggestions?

 

[Kronos]

Now this is what happens when you forget the Arctic Silver!

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[arussell]

I think you just need to take some S.O.S. pads and scrub it as hard as you can with very hot water and soap for 30 minutes, then it should be good as new .

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[endyen]

Can you get an arc welder? You should be able to stick the parts back on with that. Duct tape might work also, if it's not too conductive. Does the acid bath make it lookreally really cool? Should I try that?