So my girlfriend decided to place a cup of water on top of my computer. She put it on the fan. The cup leaked through and im pretty sure it got on the motherboard because now i cant turn it on.

I am not 100% sure it is the motherboard... but i dont know how to find out for sure.

Anyone have experience with this situation? Should i replace the motherboard or do i need to replace the computer.

It is a gaming PC and i built it. Actually used help from here to do so.

Thanks

Hmm How long has it been damaged?

Since last night. I unplugged everything and just left there. The computer is still full intact though. I was sure if i should have taken the whole thing apart.

I can't say because I'm not there but Test the rest of the parts and see from there Tho flood damage isn't my specialty you got any insurance ?

let it dry for 2-3 days... then try.. if it still doesn't turn on... start testing it piece by piece... take out the GPU... if it doesn't turn on still take out 1 stick of ram.. then switch.. etc.. IF it does turn on then start putting parts back in 1 at a time starting from the first you took out.. if it doesn't turn on .. then take your cpu out of the mobo to check for damage.. if its fine then get a new mobo and try your old parts.. if it doesn't work then get a new cpu... etc. etc.

Ok thanks. hopefully it turns on in a couple of days

yeah if not... i can help you build a cheap alternative to keep you going.

first step is leave girlfriend

Ya i was considering that. ill let u know if it comes to that. I dont need an expensive pc anyway. I play cs:go, dark souls 2 and sometime diablo 3.



LOL you are not the first person to say this.

450 if you don't need windows... 550 if you need windows.