Weird issue with gpu artifacting

[aru2.0]

So i bought a non working gtx 1060 6gb. Owner said no display fan spins. So i took it and cleaned it up with wd40 with thooth brush and then dosed it with rubbing alcohol and air blowed it. Then i let it sit for 24 hour and orginally i got artifacts upon first putting it back together. So i disabled the drivers with ddu. Then ran nvflash with a rom off techpowerup and it worked perfectly for 2 hours. Did some gaming and ran heaven benchmark in background over night after that i woke up i got back the artifacts again. Im stumpped. Im probably gonna try antoher alchol bath with it. It jusy weird it would work perfectly then screw up. 

 

Video of it working

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KTViuCKmS9tnA7ttZYapy_le_rIhsN8y/view?usp=drivesdk

[Ty2525]

28 minutes ago, aru2.0 said:

So i bought a non working gtx 1060 6gb. Owner said no display fan spins. So i took it and cleaned it up with wd40 with thooth brush and then dosed it with rubbing alcohol and air blowed it. Then i let it sit for 24 hour and orginally i got artifacts upon first putting it back together. So i disabled the drivers with ddu. Then ran nvflash with a rom off techpowerup and it worked perfectly for 2 hours. Did some gaming and ran heaven benchmark in background over night after that i woke up i got back the artifacts again. Im stumpped. Im probably gonna try antoher alchol bath with it. It jusy weird it would work perfectly then screw up. 

 

Video of it working

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KTViuCKmS9tnA7ttZYapy_le_rIhsN8y/view?usp=drivesdk

Did you use regular WD40? Shouldn't if you did. 

 

I personally only use 99% ipa and recommend the same for everyone else. 

 

If you already have 99%, clean it off again with special care to get around all the components on the board.

[bmx6454]

maybe one of the bga chips has a bad joint, and working on it temporarily pushed it back together, now it's making a poor connection again. it seems like there is a decent chance of repair for the right person with the tools/skills required. as @Ty2525asked, was it regular wd40? or the electronics kind? either way, high percentage alcohol is better, cheaper.

[aru2.0]

24 minutes ago, bmx6454 said:

maybe one of the bga chips has a bad joint, and working on it temporarily pushed it back together, now it's making a poor connection again. it seems like there is a decent chance of repair for the right person with the tools/skills required. as @Ty2525asked, was it regular wd40? or the electronics kind? either way, high percentage alcohol is better, cheaper.

Yes i used regular wd40 for its good cleaning properties for corroision and rust. Its non conductive so should be fine. Tech yes city said it should work fine. He buys similar stuff and usually coats the electroni s with to make em new looking. He never had any issues. So yeah. Im gonna give it a 99 percent alcohol bath tonight. Will report back on 24 hours

[Ty2525]

11 minutes ago, aru2.0 said:

Yes i used regular wd40 for its good cleaning properties for corroision and rust. Its non conductive so should be fine. Tech yes city said it should work fine. He buys similar stuff and usually coats the electroni s with to make em new looking. He never had any issues. So yeah. Im gonna give it a 99 percent alcohol bath tonight. Will report back on 24 hours

Generally speaking, WD40 should not hurt anything but you risk connections being interrupted by the thin film of "oil" WD40 leaves behind. 

 

The reason WD40 makes things look "new" is because it leaves behind residue. In the same way it makes doors stop squeaking, the film it leaves behind. 

 

Thoroughly clean the board, memory, and connectors with 99% ipa. Ensure to get under chips, but obviously be gentle. 

 

Edit: IPA has similar cleaning and corrosion cleaning properties as WD40, but it is significantly safer for components and easier to use. 

 

 

[aru2.0]

Already cleaned again. Same issue lol. Just going sell it to someone that had micro solder.