Spilled some EK Fluid on Motherboard... What to do?

[gloo69]

I was filling up my reservoir when I spilled some on my motherboard and on the back of my gpu's back pate. I clean it off with paper towels and have left everything as I am scared I ruined both my gpu and mobo. Any advice? Thanks!
I'm using Ek-Ekoolant

 

[Kopesetic]

Was the system powered-on when you spilled it? If not, just pull your MB and GPU and dry them in rice or something.

 

[maniac]

dry them with paper towels and let them sit in a well ventilated room for a couple of days, I know its boring but its better to be safe then sorry.

 

[gloo69]

No nothing was powered and I did wipe everything down with paper towels. It wasn't much fluid on the mobo maybe a few drops. Will having a case fan blowing on the area be any good?

 

[Kopesetic]

No nothing was powered and I did wipe everything down with paper towels. It wasn't much fluid on the mobo maybe a few drops. Will having a case fan blowing on the area be any good?

Just like maniac said, it's better to be safe than sorry so I would recommend pulling the hardware that got wet and letting it air-dry for atleast 24 hours.

 

[isntyourname123]

I spilled about 1/4 of a cup in a computer case sitting on its side, right on the mobo when the computer was on. Unplugged it within 1 second or so. Cleaned up with a paper towel and let it sit for a few days. Totally expecting it to be fried. It was fine. Got lucky but water only hurts electronics when it causes a short. If the water didn't cause a short and isn't underneath anything when you turn it back on it should be fine.

 

[Remmy]

Had a radiator spray a lot of coolant over my motherboard and graphics card and into the PCIe slot while it was turned on. Turned it off and dried it out thoroughly over a couple of days and it was fine. No sweat over a few drops while it was powered off, it'll be fine.

 

[Surfie]

Had a radiator spray a lot of coolant over my motherboard and graphics card and into the PCIe slot while it was turned on. Turned it off and dried it out thoroughly over a couple of days and it was fine. No sweat over a few drops while it was powered off, it'll be fine.

Woah.... Leak?

 

[Remmy]

Woah.... Leak?

Well it was pretty funny looking back on it, it was completely my fault. I made the rookie error of using the longer screws that came with the radiator, and I just kept turning them till they were tight. I turned my pump on after installing the rest, and it turns out I'd screwed straight through some radiator pipes lmao xD