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Silicate Gel inside CPU case

jasper21
By jasper21
in CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory
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Recently I needed to replace my MOBO because it continued powering off 10 seconds to powering on, and this is after alot of troubleshooting and consultation it was found that the mobo was shorting out.

 

So I was thinking, how was that possible, I never spilled water or got water near my board, but I did see a bit of corrosion on my r7 260x.

 

And so I began to think on how I could reduce moisture... being in a wet and humid tropic country with no available AC.

 

I wondered, I have alot of silicate gel, in the packets and out of packets as in a huge stock of it, would it be safe to put it inside the CPU Case so that it would reduce the moisture within the box?

 

 

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as soon as you put them in a smart way, not interfering with your pc components, i dont see any drawback in trying...

 

just try :)

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yes, tie it up tho

and don't eat it!

 

random thought: get a room dehumidifier 

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Ahaha I was worried that it may draw in the moisture rather than push it out... 

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ahaha I may even try putting uncooked rice packets ahahah heard they work like miracle

 

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2 minutes ago, zMeul said:

yes, tie it up tho

and don't eat it!

 

random thought: get a room dehumidifier 

If ur bored.... pour the gel bag IN wateR. It pops like crazy  

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3 minutes ago, jasper21 said:

Ahaha I was worried that it may draw in the moisture rather than push it out... 

silica gel is a moisture absorbent, after some time you'll have to get new baggies

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i dont think it will work with fans moving air. I think they work in packaging because the packaging seals them

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But I guess it would help if the unit is turned off just so that moisture does not get too high inside the case? in terms of when the computer is running i doubt there would be high moisture since the fans are blowing it out

 

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I know this is pedantic, but CPU=/=Computer. CPU stands for Central Processing Unit - the processor.

:)

 

Next on my list is people mixing up memory and storage.... ;) 

I edit my posts a lot.

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25 minutes ago, MrDrWho13 said:

I know this is pedantic, but CPU=/=Computer. CPU stands for Central Processing Unit - the processor.

:)

 

Next on my list is people mixing up memory and storage.... ;) 

Yep I thought someone would notice that, really got used calling the whole case as the CPU. ahahaha... hard habit to break.

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