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Should I be worried?

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Kaltrops Original post #1
Dec 2, 2016 at 1:12 AM
So people. I have mold inside my PC cabinet. Not a lot. Just on sata cables and a little here and there. My GPU was saved because I removed and packed it up in it's box and locked it in a cupboard in another room.

The PC was sitting there for three months, so should I leave it and just start using the pc again and hope the heat kills it?

Thanks
Desmond
Desmond #2
Dec 2, 2016 at 1:40 AM
Presence of mold means heavy humidity. You should check for moisture on critical components before you start up your PC.

I don't think it would be a huge issue if you turned it on right away, but better be safe than sorry.
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Kaltrops #3
Dec 2, 2016 at 1:54 AM
Desmond David said:
Presence of mold means heavy humidity. You should check for moisture on critical components before you start up your PC.

I don't think it would be a huge issue if you turned it on right away, but better be safe than sorry.
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Yeah I had a concealed bathroom pipe leak into the wall, and on the other side of that wall is my bedroom. So when I got back into the country and unlocked my door, that wall was full of mold and that spread throughout the room.

I fixed the leak and used a mold remover (plus bleach to be safe) to clean the cupboard out. I opened the side panel and aired out the PC in another room so there shouldn't really be any moisture per se.

Say I fire up the PC and it runs smoothly, should I leave it at that?
Desmond
Desmond #4
Dec 2, 2016 at 2:39 AM
If its running fine then it should not be a problem I guess.

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Kaltrops #5
Dec 2, 2016 at 11:08 AM
Cool. Thanks. :)
Desmond
Desmond #6
Dec 2, 2016 at 3:19 PM
You could also put a few bags of silica gel inside your case to absorb the moisture.
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Kaltrops #7
Dec 2, 2016 at 10:01 PM
Desmond David said:
You could also put a few bags of silica gel inside your case to absorb the moisture.
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Okay, so I fired it up and everything is normal. No gaming, though. GPU is still in it's box.

I was thinking about silica gel bags but can I keep them in there whilst the PC is running or is this simply for immediate moisture removal?
Desmond
Desmond #8
Dec 3, 2016 at 1:26 AM
You can leave it inside the case.
bssunilreddy
bssunilreddy #9
Dec 3, 2016 at 9:06 AM
If any residue is left in the cabinet clean it using alchohol and re-assemble your components and place some silica gel packets in the cabinet.

Everybody needs to clean their PC cabinets for every 3 months by removing all dust accumulated in the cabinet.

Dust is the biggest reason for performance related problems in PC management.

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