What to do with a spoiled GPU?

[EVILSWAT]

I have an RTX 3080 which served me so well for almost 5 years, until my PC suddenly shut down and won't turn on until I take out the GPU. Looking at the GPU, there seem to be some sort of water/liquid leak on it somehow, but I have no idea how that came about.

I am content with upgrading to a newer GPU, but what can I do with this current one? Is there a market for these "dead" GPUs for tinkerers to try and fix?

 

[tigerwoods]

I have an RTX 3070 which served me so well for almost 5 years, until my PC suddenly shut down and won't turn on until I take out the GPU. Looking at the GPU, there seem to be some sort of water/liquid leak on it somehow, but I have no idea how that came about.

I am content with upgrading to a newer GPU, but what can I do with this current one? Is there a market for these "dead" GPUs for tinkerers to try and fix?

Make sure you fix the water/liquid leak problem before putting in a new GPU

 

[EVILSWAT]

Make sure you fix the water/liquid leak problem before putting in a new GPU

That's the thing, I don't see any signs of liquid anywhere else on the PC or other components. It's not even water-cooled, and I'm very puzzled what happened in the first place lol

 

[naked123]

looks like oil residue from the thermal pads

 

[SkyShroud]

Disassembly the cooler and clean it up, dry it, try it again.

 

[Goodshot]

 

[iceblendedchoc]

I have an RTX 3080 which served me so well for almost 5 years, until my PC suddenly shut down and won't turn on until I take out the GPU. Looking at the GPU, there seem to be some sort of water/liquid leak on it somehow, but I have no idea how that came about.

I am content with upgrading to a newer GPU, but what can I do with this current one? Is there a market for these "dead" GPUs for tinkerers to try and fix?

Mostly likely corroded if left unclean immediately causing short circuit and blow a few chips inside. Test for power on the gpu see if core is dead using multimeter

 

[deepblue_82]

3080 should worth to open up and check for voltages and shorts....

 

[matique]

It may still be repaired, especially if it's just a short on a capacitor or any smaller SMD. If it has affected the core, perhaps it could be recycled for the vram chips if they are not affected. Else, it's e-waste generally.