Accidentally Hit my Computer... It's still running well, but am still concerned.

Cori W

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Hello, so I recently got a new gaming PC, and it's just sitting here on my desk.

Yesterday I was sitting here and went to turn to look at something and my elbow hit the side of my computer pretty hard, it actually tipped the computer slightly off two of it's rubber feet at which point it fell back onto them.

The computer doesn't appear to be running slow or having any unwanted sounds or behavior, but considering how much money this thing cost I am extremely paranoid about the possibility of it getting damaged.

So basically I'm wondering, if the computer did sustain any physical damage, even very minor, would I be able to more or less immediately notice it, or notice it within a short period of time?
 
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The motherboard and CPU are definitely ok. Again, their problems would be noticeable immediately, though as long as your CPU is seated correctly, it would take a lot to damage those. An Intel CPU isn't fragile even out of protection, since the pins are on the motherboard. The GPU is alright too, and as long as you have it screwed into the expansion slots, there shouldn't be a problem with the PCIe lanes either.

Cori W

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Well yeah, I suppose that's true, but wouldn't it actually be more prone to damage when in a fully built state? What without all the bubble wrap and such. I guess I'm just being paranoid, but having a $1200 machine sitting here, I would think I'm rightfully paranoid.
 
Really the only thing that could possibly be damaged by that would be the hard drive. This would be apparent immediately, as you would have glitchy read/write times, and get freezes or blue screens and probably some weird noises. Everything else should be pretty resistant to damage.
 

Cori W

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Alright well, that's good enough for me, since it happened yesterday and I've been using the computer for several hours since then, I'm going to assume it's okay. So the motherboard, CPU, and GPU are pretty damage resistant then?
 

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The motherboard and CPU are definitely ok. Again, their problems would be noticeable immediately, though as long as your CPU is seated correctly, it would take a lot to damage those. An Intel CPU isn't fragile even out of protection, since the pins are on the motherboard. The GPU is alright too, and as long as you have it screwed into the expansion slots, there shouldn't be a problem with the PCIe lanes either.
 
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