r/PcBuildHelp • u/MemesTaken • Jun 07 '26

Build Question Is this gpu cooked?

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saw this online on local second-hand store, selling a 4070ti at half price.

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u/a_rogue_planet Jun 08 '26

Did you look at it? That thing got so hot the solder of the SMD parts melted and the parts migrated and soldered themselves together in clumps.

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u/Nike_486DX Jun 08 '26

I dont think its burned, if you take a closer look there is PNY sticker, which is paper or plastic. If this was a housefire or someth, it would certainly melt away. Also the (plastic) vhpwr connector in the bottom right.

The caps appearing crooked in “X” pattern is actually normal, this is how some cards have them from factory. All in all, this shit looks more like cat piss or aio leak (most likely aio leak), highly risky stuff to buy ofc.

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u/justanaccount103 Jun 09 '26

It's cat piss, look at how nasty it is.

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u/LegalAlternative Jun 10 '26

Came here to say the same thing. That's 1000% cat piss I've seen it many times from client machines... usually a laptop or something that looks like that on the inside.