Air can mishap?

[hardtofindinthefuture]

I recently received a GTS450, and bought a can of air from the dolla store, anyway i was outside and i noticed that the can looked like it was shooting some liquid or something, but i was also chilly outside and sometimes when you breathe the "smoke" comes out your mouth... Could i have potentially fucked up my card?

[Purgent]

You were probably holding the can sideways or upside down, which will cause that.

[R3ep3r]

Try explaining again what you did because I sincerely DO NOT UNDERSTAND A THING.

You received a GTS450 then you bought a can of air then the can was leaking whatever you saw there and what's the connection between the can and the GPU since you are asking if the GPU is possibly damaged?

You tried to blow that air into the graphics card so you'll clean it or what?

[hardtofindinthefuture]

3 minutes ago, R3ep3r said:

You tried to blow that air into the graphics card so you'll clean it or what?

Yes i tried to clean the graphics card board with the can of air when it looked like it was shooting some sort of chemical out.

[hardtofindinthefuture]

4 minutes ago, Purgent said:

You were probably holding the can sideways or upside down, which will cause that.

So could my card be damaged? 

[R3ep3r]

Just now, v0nn_toaster said:

Yes i tried to clean the graphics card board with the can of air when it looked like it was shooting some sort of chemical out.

The only way of finding out if your card is damaged is to dry the GPU if anything liquid dropped on it and then install it into your PC.

If the monitor displays images when the PC is turned on then the GPU is just fine.

[Murasaki]

Just now, v0nn_toaster said:

So could my card be damaged? 

It'll be fine, the liquid will dry off immediately as its just compressed gasses. Plus im sure you did this when it wasn't turned on

[hardtofindinthefuture]

1 minute ago, Ross Scarlet said:

Plus im sure you did this when it wasn't turned on

i was cleaning it while running benchmarks and 100% load and while it was overclocked...

Spoiler

jk lol

 

[ARikozuM]

The air that shot out was the liquid the gas/"air" comes from. You should be fine unless you shot the liquid at a component for long enough that you froze the piece. 

[straight_stewie]

33 minutes ago, v0nn_toaster said:

Yes i tried to clean the graphics card board with the can of air when it looked like it was shooting some sort of chemical out.

Your card is likely fine. Wait until the component is dry. That liquid is very, very cold and probably cause condensation. The liquid itself flashes off very quickly (it's job is to turn into air inside the can. essentially, it evaporates at room temperature). 

[Beef Boss]

You're basically doomed, thanks youre worse than the crypto miners at least they use the cards... 

[dcgreen2k]

17 minutes ago, BadluckBrian said:

You're basically doomed, thanks youre worse than the crypto miners at least they use the cards... 

What the fuck are you trying to say?

 

OP, that liquid is most likely liquid nitrogen. As the pressure is released inside the can, it evaporates to create pressurized gas, so you're all good.

[AshleyAshes]

20 minutes ago, thegreengamers said:

What the fuck are you trying to say?

 

OP, that liquid is most likely liquid nitrogen. As the pressure is released inside the can, it evaporates to create pressurized gas, so you're all good.

Gas dusters do not contain liquid nitrogen.  Nitrogen needs to be about -200'C to even become a liquid.  The gasses inside the containers are various fluorocarbons like tetrafluoroethane.  It's a gas that when compressed at room temperature, becomes a liquid.  The gasses are under pressure in the cans and this keeps most of it as a liquid.  When the nozzle is opened what gas is in there quickly escapes (That's the 'air' leaving the can of air) and this causes a drop in pressure and some of the liquid tetrafluoroethane boils RAPIDLY, that rapid boiling causes the freezing temperatures, the boiling also involves more liquid turning into a gas until the pressure level stableizes and boiling stops.

 

It's definately NOT liquid nitrogen. 

[Beef Boss]

2 hours ago, thegreengamers said:

What the fuck are you trying to say?

 

OP, that liquid is most likely liquid nitrogen. As the pressure is released inside the can, it evaporates to create pressurized gas, so you're all good.

Obviously sarcasm doesn't cross your mind. 

[Shreyas1]

Usually the first time you use it some liquid comes out probably due to shipping 

 

As long as you don't inhale it you'll be fine

[hardtofindinthefuture]

2 hours ago, AshleyAshes said:

Gas dusters do not contain liquid nitrogen.  Nitrogen needs to be about -200'C to even become a liquid.  The gasses inside the containers are various fluorocarbons like tetrafluoroethane.  It's a gas that when compressed at room temperature, becomes a liquid.  The gasses are under pressure in the cans and this keeps most of it as a liquid.  When the nozzle is opened what gas is in there quickly escapes (That's the 'air' leaving the can of air) and this causes a drop in pressure and some of the liquid tetrafluoroethane boils RAPIDLY, that rapid boiling causes the freezing temperatures, the boiling also involves more liquid turning into a gas until the pressure level stableizes and boiling stops.

 

It's definately NOT liquid nitrogen. 

Weird because my hard was cold when i was dusting my card outside

[AshleyAshes]

5 minutes ago, v0nn_toaster said:

Weird because my hard was cold when i was dusting my card outside

Yes, gas duster cans get cold after you spray them, it's a result of some of the liquid contents rapidly boiling due to the pressure change.

[LogicalDrm]

9 hours ago, v0nn_toaster said:

Weird because my hard was cold when i was dusting my card outside

Canned air is kinda wrong name for the stuff anyway. Its not air inside the can, its liquid. A pressurized liquid which will turn to gas once it hits point over liquids boiling point. Results you will see are sprinkling/mist gas, some dripping liquid and rapid cooling of can. Smoke you might see is probably just dust cloud or vapor mist coming out of can. No canned air or anything else meant for electronics will cause harm. Those will vaporize within minutes at most. Long before you can power system.

[WallacEngineering]

On 3/24/2018 at 4:29 PM, v0nn_toaster said:

i was cleaning it while running benchmarks and 100% load and while it was overclocked...

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jk lol

 

While the canned air chemicals are usually harmless to computer hardware, you did it while the PC was running... This was a big mistake. The chemicals dry up almost instantaneously but you may have shorted out a couple solder points as electricity was flowing when it happened. NEVER, EVER attempt to clean your PC when it is running, ALWAYS turn it off, flip the PSU switch to off, and unplug the AC cord before servicing any parts or doing any cleaning of any kind (for future reference).

 

If you want an alternative, I found this no-brand junk $5 shop blower at AutoZone. Had it for two years now, by far the best dust solution I have ever come across: