A little concerned about GPU..

[Vladonee]

Hello, so I just finished bulding my first pc but I`m a little concerned..

As I was mounting the cpu cooler, somehow I hit the GPU pcb on the back of the card.. it was with a little screwdriver and it was just a hit not like a scrach or smth like that, it just slipped and banged..

Now I ve run 2 3dmark benchmarks and it did not crash or anything got like 10.000 score..also I ve played Overwatch all day today and no crash or anything funny like that..

How can I know if its damaged? I`m skeptical...

I have a few questions:

1.If the pcb would be damage would I notice problems right away or it has to take some time?
2.What color does the pcb have anyway? Is it black or the black is the layer of protection?

http://imgur.com/a/asL7Q

 

[scout_03]

the only thing i could is some little lines on the second picture on the right side and pcb seams not touch all even companent so you should be ok .

 

[Vladonee]

Ah, white lines? Thats just dust

 

[Karadjgne]

If it ain't broke, there's nothing to fix. So far you've done exactly what you should have, punished the gpu and asked. I can't see any physical damage, but that's not to say there isn't any. It looks to be a matter of time will tell, because a gpu either performs as it's supposed to, or doesn't, there's no almost in it.

Standard pcbs are green, dunno exactly why, they just are. Asus and other companies have adopted using the black pcbs on their custom cards because it differentiates them from standard, and looks a whole lot better to the consumer. Black also tends to blend in with color schemes, green doesn't, so that's a selling point for some.