Posted October 28, 2019 Hi forum. So need a bit of a quick answer. Long story short, I'm selling my monitor and someone approached me wanting to trade an EVGA 1070 for my monitor. This deal seems great to me as I can get a bump from my rx580 to a 1070 and then still sell my rx580 for the amount I wanted for my monitor. Upgrade and cash yay! However, they sent pictures of the 1070 and it has rust. The card runs fine (they sent videos of it running unigine), it's silent and nothing seems out of place aside to the rust. I'm not sure whether I should take the deal now or not? Could I clean the rust off? Or is it possible to get a replacement heatsink? What says you? Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 28, 2019 Looking at your front IO next to the DVI port, I see a TON of thick dust on it.. I bet its more dust and dirt than rust... Take it apart and give it a proper cleaning. Community Standards | Fan Control Software Please make sure to Quote me or @ me to see your reply! Just because I am a Moderator does not mean I am always right. Please fact check me and verify my answer. "Black Out" Ryzen 9 5900x | Full Custom Water Loop | Asus Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) | RTX 3090 Founders | Ballistix 32gb 16-18-18-36 3600mhz 1tb Samsung 970 Evo | 2x 2tb Crucial MX500 SSD | Fractal Design Meshify S2 | Corsair HX1200 PSU Dedicated Streaming Rig Ryzen 7 3700x | Asus B450-F Strix | 16gb Gskill Flare X 3200mhz | Corsair RM550x PSU | Asus Strix GTX1070 | 250gb 860 Evo m.2 Phanteks P300A | Elgato HD60 Pro | Avermedia Live Gamer Duo | Avermedia 4k GC573 Capture Card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 28, 2019 You do not want to take that. Might run fine now, but just wait a in a few months when the conductors, capacitors, whatever are breaking down due to the oxidation. Ask them to pull off the heatsink so you can inspect the board itself. But even if everything on the card itself is clean, you still run the issue of it breaking down later on. And given there is rust in the first place, you really want to question in which circumstances that card was put; looks to me like a moisty basement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 28, 2019 Looks like someone cleaned it in their sink and didn’t bother to clean and dry it properly afterwards. Id pass regardless. Unless you really want it and wouldn’t mind it spreading. Can get another cooler though. I’d just be concerned about how the board looks too. Main RIg Corsair Air 540, I7 9900k, ASUS ROG Maximus XI Hero, G.Skill Ripjaws 3600 32GB, 3090FE, EVGA 1000G5, Acer Nitro XZ3 2560 x 1440@240hz Spare RIg Lian Li O11 AIR MINI, I7 4790K, Asus Maximus VI Extreme, G.Skill Ares 2400 32Gb, EVGA 1080ti, 1080sc 1070sc & 1060 SSC, EVGA 850GA, Acer KG251Q 1920x1080@240hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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