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2017/06/05 20:32:39 (permalink)
I apologize if this has been answered before but I couldn't find any topics on this.
 
I began disassembling my 1080 Ti Founders edition to slap on a water block and after I took the back plate off I noticed some weird coloring on the PCB (as shown in the pictures in the link).
 
imgur (dot) com/a/naLrn
 
I've had the card for about two months with no issues and only noticed this when I began disassembling the GPU. Should I be wary or can I proceed with adding my water block? Thanks in advance for your help.
 
Edit: changed the link
post edited by pzehtoeur - 2017/06/05 20:47:18

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    Re: Weird Discoloration on 1080 Ti PCB 2017/06/05 20:38:48 (permalink)
    You don't have enough posts to properly link yet. Put spaces in your link to make the link show up on the forum.


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    Re: Weird Discoloration on 1080 Ti PCB 2017/06/05 20:42:49 (permalink)
    Hello,
     
    can you post the link to the images like this:
     
    site DOT com/yourimage.jpg
     
     
     
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    Re: Weird Discoloration on 1080 Ti PCB 2017/06/05 20:50:04 (permalink)
    Here you go - http://imgur.com/a/naLrn
     
     
    the wet looking area ?  may be from thermal pads
     


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    Re: Weird Discoloration on 1080 Ti PCB 2017/06/05 21:07:56 (permalink)
    ^+1 like CoolGTX said. It could be from the thermal pad weeping. Nothing to worry about. I would be concerned as well, if I hadn't seen this before. 

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    Re: Weird Discoloration on 1080 Ti PCB 2017/06/05 21:29:45 (permalink)
    Great, thanks for the reassurance!

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    Re: Weird Discoloration on 1080 Ti PCB 2017/06/05 21:35:56 (permalink)
    It's something that even knowing what it is I probably would still be posting pictures like you did just to get feedback from others.

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    Re: Weird Discoloration on 1080 Ti PCB 2017/06/05 21:38:06 (permalink)
    Probably excess flux from the factory or that one white thermal pad on the back of the card leaking (for lack of a better term).
     
    If you want to clean it use a cotton swap lightly moistened with 91 or 99% alcohol.  PCB cleaner works too if you have some.
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    Re: Weird Discoloration on 1080 Ti PCB 2017/06/05 21:55:57 (permalink)
    I can confirm that this is normal and appears to be the non-conductive oily residue that can leak from the thermal pads.

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    Re: Weird Discoloration on 1080 Ti PCB 2017/06/06 00:16:16 (permalink)
    Yeah, my 1080 TI had it as well when I was stripping it down to install the hybrid kit.
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    Re: Weird Discoloration on 1080 Ti PCB 2017/06/06 11:49:48 (permalink)
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    I can confirm that this is normal and appears to be the non-conductive oily residue that can leak from the thermal pads.


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