[SOLVED] can you ruin a graphic card by touching it?

[sia_murphy]

hey so i was about to install my new ssd and my friend touch the fan of my graphic card but his hand went through and touched something inside of it and i don't know if i'm over reacting or not but i think my display is shuttering can something happen to it ? how can i be sure there is nothing wrong with it. i have 1080ti amp edition btw the pc was turned off
also a thing i don't know it's connected or not or it's a random thing because of new windows that i installed but people are saying to me the volume of my mic is changing

 

[jojesa]

A simple touch won't damage hardware, They are build with that on mind.
When I was building my PC , my (then 4-year old) child , was touching all components and it turned out just fine.
Later on, when my child was 6 we build the HTPC together and my child installed most of the components and they do not hold components like a adult will.
But just in case, don't let inmutare people to play with expensive hardware.

 

[sia_murphy]

A simple touch won't damage hardware, They are build with that on mind.
When I was building my PC my, then 4-year old, child was touching all components and it turned out fine.
Later on, when my child was 6 we build the HTPC together and my child installed most of the components and they do not hold components like a adult will.
But just in case, don't let inmutare people to play with expensive hardware.

normal touch would be fine but he did touch something behind the fan ( it's hard to see and i think they build it that way so no one can touch it )

 

[punkncat]

It's rather according to whether he static shocked it when he touched it. In that case, yes it could hurt it.

 

[sia_murphy]

It's rather according to whether he static shocked it when he touched it. In that case, yes it could hurt it.

he says he dosen't know and not sure but the pc was turned off for like 3-5 min and also the power switch was set to off

 

[jojesa]

normal touch would be fine but he did touch something behind the fan ( it's hard to see and i think they build it that way so no one can touch it )

He touched the GPU while the PC was on or off?
You say " i was about to install my new ssd" so I assumed the PC was off and power disconnected.

 

[Fiorezy]

What do you mean by display is shuttering?

 

[7munkee]

It's rather according to whether he static shocked it when he touched it. In that case, yes it could hurt it.

I've been buildings rigs for 15+ years and I have only even heard of this happening once. I dont use ES wristbands and rarely do I unplug the PC.

Can this happen? Sure. I suppose.
Am I lucky? No. I just use a little common sense.

Always touch the case before touching any component to discharge any possible static.
Pick up your feet when walking across carpet.
and dont touch any pins on components.
Avoid CRT TV's like the plague ( if any still exist)

 

[Cowgoesmoo2]

You will increase your chances of destroying your graphics card (or most computer components, really) in a very expensive manner by standing on your carpet and rub your feet on it furiously like you're trying to start a fire, and then poking a piece of electronics aggressively.

 

[sia_murphy]

He touched the GPU while the PC was on or off?
You say " i was about to install my new ssd" so I assumed the PC was off and power disconnected.

i did turn it off the gpu wasn't unplugged though

 

[sia_murphy]

What do you mean by display is shuttering?

i didn't feel anything in the game atleast but it seems like colors are not the same as before ( maybe it's a setting maybe it's because of the TN monitor used to have VA

 

[Fiorezy]

i didn't feel anything in the game atleast but it seems like colors are not the same as before ( maybe it's a setting maybe it's because of the TN monitor used to have VA

It is because of the panel as TN tend to have washed out colors and bad viewing angles compared to VA and IPS