Accidentally Shook PC

[Colinc2]

I accidentally shook my pc hitting my desk and I realized of how much I really do shake my PC when I don't realize that I am. I also hit my pc and caused it to shake after closing my window so I ran a firestrike benchmark and I got a score less than 500 that I got earlier that day. So I'm wondering if I did damage to any of my components of my PC and which ones and if I can, how to fix it.

 

[Mr Kagouris]

The only components that are shock-sensitive are operating hard drives. Besides shooting the PC with a railgun or dropping it out a 10th floor window, you can't possibly create an impact that would damage any other component, and while offline hard drives are also not sensitive.

P.S.: When referring to the sensitivity of HDDs, I don't mean that any slight shake will break them, I mean that sudden, extreme shakes can cause read/write errors.

The Firestrike score difference can be chalked up to background processes taking up more CPU cycles than before.

 

[HEXiT]

unless you knocked it over your unlikely to have done any harm.
everything is pretty much bolted of locked down inside a system so it should be immune to minor bumps and knocks.

but to be sure, turn it off, take the side panel off and check that the ram, and gpu are firmly seated and no cables have been knocked loose.
dont pull anything just press everything into its socket/connector.
put the side back on and power up.

variance in benchmarks is common. especially if you have c states enabled to conserve power.
to see if thats the issue just run the test 3 times and see what your results are. if there consistently low. check your background processes and make sure nothing is chewing up cpu cycles.

 

[schwatzz]

How hard did you hit it? It's possible you damaged the HDD. You can add some rubber feet to your case to absorb some of the impacts.

 

[misteriosly]

How hard did you hit it? It's possible you damaged the HDD. You can add some rubber feet to your case to absorb some of the impacts.

Yes and tape two pillows on both sides!

 

[Mr Kagouris]

How hard did you hit it? It's possible you damaged the HDD. You can add some rubber feet to your case to absorb some of the impacts.

Yes and tape two pillows on both sides!

I put my PC between two mattresses with pillows stuffed around it for maximum protection.

 

[Chugalug_]

How hard did you hit it? It's possible you damaged the HDD. You can add some rubber feet to your case to absorb some of the impacts.

Yes and tape two pillows on both sides!

I put my PC between two mattresses with pillows stuffed around it for maximum protection.

That insane airflow though. 😛

 

[Chugalug_]

How hard did you hit it? It's possible you damaged the HDD. You can add some rubber feet to your case to absorb some of the impacts.

Yes and tape two pillows on both sides!

I put my PC between two mattresses with pillows stuffed around it for maximum protection.

That insane airflow though. 😛