think i found rust in my case

[mad dudy]

so was doing something cleaning and i notice brown spots on the pci covers, looks like rust.

 

if you look at the top right there i tried to rub rub some off.

could the rust damage other parts of the pc like mobo? should i be worried about this?

didnt see rust anywhere else on the case. had the case for about a month.

 

case is Cooler Master HAF XB EVO, its even been near near water.

[givingtnt]

take the peice out. and don't let any other metal touch it

 

its the best way to go about rust. remove it

[Judahnator]

If you can isolate the issue, do so. The easiest way to clean it is with steel wool and some WD-40.

 

If you cant isolate it (like it already being on your MOBO case), dont worry too much. Just plan to replace your case at the next upgrade chance you have.

[mad dudy]

If you can isolate the issue, do so. The easiest way to clean it is with steel wool and some WD-40.

 

If you cant isolate it (like it already being on your MOBO case), dont worry too much. Just plan to replace your case at the next upgrade chance you have.

 

take the peice out. and don't let any other metal touch it

 

its the best way to go about rust. remove it

ill just remove them all then.  thanks

anyone know how it got there its never been near water.

[givingtnt]

ill just remove them all then.  thanks

anyone know how it got there its never been near water.

the air is composed of 1% water vapor.

if it gets humide in the house from time to time. thats what might have caused it

 

basicly. pc's hate moisture

[Monkey Dust]

If you've only had the case a month I'd return it, assuming you bought it new. If you can't return it, it looks like it's confined to the PCI slot blanks, which would be easy enough to replace, and probably cheaper than getting the stuff to save them.

[mad dudy]

If you've only had the case a month I'd return it, assuming you bought it new. If you can't return it, it looks like it's confined to the PCI slot blanks, which would be easy enough to replace, and probably cheaper than getting the stuff to save them.

 not worth the time or work to bring such a big case to a UPS store and send it back to amazon. i ended up taking all of them out and put them in a bag and will let them rust i guess. not like they do anything useful.

[-rascal-]

Check the rest of the case and the motherboard for any signs of rust / oxidation. Such issues not only occurs on PCI-E slots, but for any metal that is exposed to water + air.

The common type of metals used in PC components are Aluminum, Copper, and Steel. All can suffer from oxidation over time if they are exposed -- not protected by paint coating, protective surface coating, or controlled oxidation (i.e anodizing, nickel plating, etc).

Rust acts as a catalyst to itself and will accelerate its speed in eating away / spreading to the nearby metal material if not dealt with. (this is getting into 1st / 2nd year university level Chemisry so I‘ll stop here)

[mad dudy]

Check the rest of the case and the motherboard for any signs of rust / oxidation. Such issues not only occurs on PCI-E slots, but for any metal that is exposed to water + air.

The common type of metals used in PC components are Aluminum, Copper, and Steel. All can suffer from oxidation over time if they are exposed -- not protected by paint coating, protective surface coating, or controlled oxidation (i.e anodizing, nickel plating, etc).

Rust acts as a catalyst to itself and will accelerate its speed in eating away / spreading to the nearby metal material if not dealt with. (this is getting into 1st / 2nd year university level Chemisry so I‘ll stop here)

ill do another check of case monday when i replace the mobo, dropped a few thumb screws on the mobo and broke the lan port some how.

@CM Norumu should there be any reason why the pci slots had rust on them so quick?

[Mick Naughty]

Seems like a cheap case/company. Or they outsourced a cheap company to make those peices. I would just take them out if there isn't any in the case.

[CM Norumu]

ill do another check of case monday when i replace the mobo, dropped a few thumb screws on the mobo and broke the lan port some how.

@CM Norumu should there be any reason why the pci slots had rust on them so quick?

Hi! Sorry, I was off at CES last week, and trapped in some internal workshops this week, so I haven't had the chance to come around for a while.

 

This is certainly a very odd situation. If you haven't already taken care of things, I always recommend contacting our support team as the first and foremost in getting assistance and making sure we get records of these kinds of things.

 

From what I can see, it looks like it's just the expansion slot covers with this rust issue. I couldn't tell you what is causing it, as the HAF XB EVO uses SECC with corrosion protection. The covers on this one could have come from some kind of bad or contaminated batch, or there could have been some external reason (ie shipping issues) for it. If it's just those covers, though, they can be replaced. Our warranty covers parts replacements, and you can find expansion slot covers online as well.

 

So, again, talk to our support team. We do warranties for a reason, and this is certainly a weird issue I've never seen before.

[mad dudy]

oh i see thanks for the answer.