Gaming during thunderstorm - did I damage my PC?

[loosley]

I was gaming last night, and since I had headphones on I didn't notice that there was a thunderstorm outside. After about 1 hour, I heard the thunder, and I shut it down normally.

I have my PC connected to a UPS. When I checked the UPS's LCD display, it didn't show any new "Events".

Do you think I damaged my computer by using it during a thunderstorm?

 

[silverliquicity]

Does your PC still turn on?

 

[WR2]

If you did the shut down yourself - you should be OK.

 

[loosley]

Does your PC still turn on?

Yes. I also ran chkdsk on my hard drives and they didn't show any errors.

 

[WR2]

Your UPS should have protected you during the storm
-> but shutting down was the smart move.

 

[FinneousPJ]

You would have noticed if it got damaged lol

 

[spookyman]

Well it sounds like your PC is fine.

If you had a problems one of the first victims of a lightning would be your power supply.

Just remember a UPS is useless in deflecting or stopping lighting.