ElliotAndreyIkon

Thank you everyone, the card works great, nothing caught on fire after i installed it. ?

I have never even thought that anything like this may be found on a circuit board so i rushed to the internet in search of answers. Just wanted to borrow everybody else's experience and make sure im on the safe side.?

I got a reply from the store today and all they had to say was that the card was tested and was shown to be in good working condition. I will find out tomorrow or Tuesday when i hook it up.

I certainly appreciate everyone's answers. You were very helpful. Now ill just have to see what the store will have to say, as i'd left the same question with them. Will be sure to let everyone know if the card fries my desktop once i put it in, cause i think someone else might benefit from this info. Although i feel much more confident after hearing from all of you. Many thanks.

I need some help. Hope there is someone who co could tell me if this is dangerous and i should not stick it into my pc. THis is a GTX 1060 SC 6GB that i just received in the mail yesterday. Purchased used off of a store on ebay. I took it out of the box and after the initial inspection of the PCB i found some marks that resemble dried up water.I have not put the card into my pc yet as the presence of those marks makes me a little worried. i,ve looked for similar things in other topics and other forums, but didnt find anything definitive. Someone says wipe it off with IPA someone says dont touch it and enjoy your GPU while it lasts, other people post pictures of BLOWN GPUs, or components on their GPUs PCBs. Id like to figure out whether i should just get my money back and get a different 1060 or if i should start brushing that PCB with short bristles and IPA. Id like to hear from someone who has seen this before or knows what it is and how to deal with this and whether to deal with this at all. Any help is appreciated. Below you'll find photographs of the said marks on the GPU.