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    Cleaning My Graphics Card

    A while back I spilled some coke onto my case and some of it dripped down and fell down onto my graphics card. No damage was done to my computer. Recently, while I was cleaning the dust off my graphics card, I saw that there was some dried up coke on the graphics card. How should I go about cleaning this? Could I use water or would that leave behind potentially damaging residue?

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    Re: Cleaning My Graphics Card

    switch cleaner or IPA (alcohol spray) and cotton swabs

    the coke will etch into the card so it needs getting off quick.

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    Re: Cleaning My Graphics Card

    isopropyl and cotton pads i reckon would do nicely

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    Re: Cleaning My Graphics Card

    Water is ok as long as you let the card dry out fully before reusing it.

    I'm impressed that the coke & it's residue hasn't killed it.

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    Re: Cleaning My Graphics Card

    If you've got some TIM cleaner, that will work.

    I've used it to clean some dried up bits of Feser One from my motherboard.

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