Testing if GPU is fried without PCI-E cable

[ig.josephm]

My friend had a GTX 1060 ti, he spilled tea on the top of his case and it dripped into it. It landed on the back of the PCB on a blank area. It did not hit anything that seems like it would affect it, however I am not sure with how all of that works. He said the GPU was working when he tried to get the tea off and he panicked and pulled it, causing the PCI-E slot to become loose and turn off the PC completely. He said he never tested it and just put it in his closet to sit. I paid him 15 dollars to let me have it, and when I went to test today I plugged it in and realized I do not have a PCI-E cord for my PSU. However I did realize the red light above the PCI-E was on, telling me to plug the PCI-E cord in. Does this mean that the card is not fried or can it be possible that it happens without needing to be alive? If that makes sense. I'm looking at getting a new PSU,mobo, and CPU if this card does work, but I do not want to have to buy them all and then realize that it does not work in the first place. Sorry if this is hard to understand I am only 15. Help would be greatly appreciated though. :) Thanks in advance - Joseph

[Rxkvn07]

it should work just fine normally , just be careful watch if theres any corrosion

[minibois]

3 minutes ago, ig.josephm said:

My friend had a GTX 1060 ti, he spilled tea on the top of his case and it dripped into it. It landed on the back of the PCB on a blank area. It did not hit anything that seems like it would affect it, however I am not sure with how all of that works. He said the GPU was working when he tried to get the tea off and he panicked and pulled it, causing the PCI-E slot to become loose and turn off the PC completely. He said he never tested it and just put it in his closet to sit. I paid him 15 dollars to let me have it, and when I went to test today I plugged it in and realized I do not have a PCI-E cord for my PSU. However I did realize the red light above the PCI-E was on, telling me to plug the PCI-E cord in. Does this mean that the card is not fried or can it be possible that it happens without needing to be alive? If that makes sense. I'm looking at getting a new PSU,mobo, and CPU if this card does work, but I do not want to have to buy them all and then realize that it does not work in the first place. Sorry if this is hard to understand I am only 15. Help would be greatly appreciated though. Thanks in advance - Joseph

It could very well mean the videocard is alive, or maybe not fully. It may be that the 2D part of the card will work, but the 3D portion might have issues. Difficult to say.

I would still clean the cart fully before working on it, because water and sugar are just two things you don't want to let sit/dry on electrical components

[Grabhanem]

You'll need PCIe power to test it I think. However, you could probably use a Molex-to-8-pin adapter or something, which can be found for like $5. Just don't run anything intense or you may have problems- Molex can't really deliver much power, but it should be enough to boot it up.