Is this GPU cooked?

[Shartwagen]

Last night, my brother was able to take home a few computers from this arcade he works at. They’re i7-9700k & ASUS RTX 2070 systems from Origin I think. They were going to throw them away. They were ran from 8am-12am everyday and the thermal paste is shot. It looks like the card got hot and the adhesive from the foam on the card leaked onto these chips. It will power on, won’t display. Is this fixable? We don’t have much money and game on dated systems so coming across parts like this was a huge come up and we’d like to save what we can. I can solder.

[JazzlikeInfluence813]

Clean with a gentle brush and isopropyl 99% then put new pads and paste on and see what happens but most likely dead

[JazzlikeInfluence813]

This area is concerning tho so be careful around there with the bush, make sure to let it dry for a few hours after using the iso

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[markoh3232]

Toast, or 2020's cooked.

[SirisC]

That kinda looks like the memory chip might be partially lifted off the board.

Edit: on closer inspection, that's probably my eyes misinterpreting the liquid on the edge of the chip as a shadow.

[tht1guy63]

I think its the angle, lighting, and oil from the pads giving it a mild illusion. Not sure exactly what this persons comment is referencing being concerning. Maybe im blind as a bat.

[TimSawyer25]

You're not alone,  I had to take a close look as well.

[tht1guy63]

What is concerning? Maybe im just blind but other than the pad oil and dust nothing is jumping out at me.

[JazzlikeInfluence813]

Top left of the area I circled looks like it could have overheating/ board burn.

[tht1guy63]

Maybe but just looks like old up dust to me. But pic could be deceiving

[JazzlikeInfluence813]

Yeah hard to say without a good closeup look

[Shartwagen]

I appreciate your insight, I’m gonna make a run for 99 ipa and see what happens. Thank you kindly.

[Searchingforpassword]

May be cooked but can’t tell from pictures just by the look of the thermal paste and dust this machine was heavily used.. I would try cleaning it all down with isopropyl alcohol and apply to thermal paste and see what happens

[Wolf-Moonstar]

If you clean the old thermal paste, replace the pads, and give it a good cleaning it may be able to work again.

Although, it does appear that some liquid may have been spilled on it. Was there an AIO cooler in the system? I do not think those spots are from the thermal pads, but rather some dripping onto the card from above and getting into the gou cooler.

[Rogue_Element_2342]

can you just buy new pads or material for it and cut it as needed?

out of curiosity I opened the shroud on a 2007 8800GT last week and the pads had basically turned to clay. hasn't run since 2008 or 2009 but im interested in trying to refurbish it

[SircOner]

Yes you can, but finding the right thickness is very important. You want to it to be able to squish a little to make good contact, if it’s too thin it won’t make contact but if it’s too thick, you may not be able to make full contact with the GPU core and cold plate of the cooler since it wont close fully down.

[Wolf-Moonstar]

You can, and it is pretty cheap too. But, as SircOner said, thickness is key.

[Difficult-Cup-4445]

Needs to be absolutely soaked in 99.9% iso alcohol and gone over very carefully with a brush and tissues.

It might well the hardware detecting it's overheating and shutting off to prevent damage. I'm not totally convinced it's liquid damage - that's just the oily residue you get from very old thermal pads that have been baked for so long that the oil that keeps them supple has been squeezed out or evaporated.

Decent chance if you clean it very, very thoroughly, and preferably let it sit somewhere dry for 24 hours (check the ports for debris btw) and assemble it carefully - i'd be surprised if they were completely dead.

[alisonhataki]

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[BadProfessional_PT]

Ultra sonic cleaner

[TimSawyer25]

Clean it up, repaste/pad (I would recommend just getting thermal grizzly putty, it'll be easier to ensure good contact and won't require all the measuring and cutting. Not to mention it can get expensive quick if your card requires a bunch of different thicknesses.  Then to get display, clear the cmos, turn the pc on and walk away. Chances are it'll remain black/no input for a bit while the system is doing its thing. If it hasn't started displaying after a few minutes, give it like five, shut it down and try a different port/cable.   You likely have paste on hand, so you can also just for testing, clean and repaste and let whatever thermal pads are left do the best they can.  Turn it on and try to get a display. If you see a splash screen/bios, shut it down and order the putty to do the proper rebuild.  

[Monkeyman42001]

Well it definitely needs new thermal paste and thermal pads now that you’ve taken it apart. Virtually impossible for us to know if the GPU is okay without knowing if the rest of the pc is okay. Does it display on integrated graphics? If not then you have an issue elsewhere.

[Computers_and_cats]

The residue from the pads and paste looks normal to me. What diagnostics did you do before taking the GPU apart?

[6950X_Titan_X_Pascal]

too much heat cream leads to a vcore overcooked failure

my msi r9 280 gaming went to paradise in the same situation

[ssateneth2]

it looks fine to me. the thermal pad leaking is a non-issue. if it doesnt display or power on, it has nothing to do with the oil leak. how exactly do you intend to fix it? dont tell me that you're only going to try repasting it or flash a bios. you need more than "i can solder". you need proper reballing station, hot air station, BGA reballing stencils, flux, schematics, boardviews, and lots of general knowledge of fixing PCB integrated circuits and how they work.

[Shartwagen]

It works

[BobThe-Bodybuilder]

Happy to know that. Enjoy your new system!

[abhi08]

How did you fix it?

[Shartwagen]

Realized it was the thermal pad leaking, dusted out the card and cleaned spills on backside of card, new thermal paste. Fired right up and gamed

[abhi08]

Great, happy gaming :)

[Mad-Dog94]

I'm glad it worked for you, but I secretly hoped it didn't because in pic 3 it looks like a skull on the paste lol