I wouldn't even bother with cleaning it up. If a component went up in smoke, RMA it as is. Hopefully you didn't void the warranty by cracking it open.
I hope you were running that thing at 70+C on the cores. Chances are the VRMs were roasting and one of the fets blew if this is the case.
Topic: fried my card (Read 1106 times)
clean off the burn marks with water (and maybe some solvents if water doesn't work) RMA it, and hope for the best.
Clean with the alcohol based CD/cassette 'head' cleaners - works wonders every time.
clean off the burn marks with water (and maybe some solvents if water doesn't work) RMA it, and hope for the best.
Well i guess i fried my 6990 
i smelt something burning and frantically turned my computer off. Opened my 6990 and there is a burn mark. You think they will let me rma it? so saddd 
i smelt something burning and frantically turned my computer off. Opened my 6990 and there is a burn mark. You think they will let me rma it? so saddd Jump to: