Gaming PC Fell Out Of A Vehicle

[brandondavidleepink]

As it fell in snow i waited 2 hours with a fan on it to dry it then when i think its ready i plug it in hook it up to the hdmi connect everything i turn it on it starts normally and it even sounds normal but then theres cracks and dents all over the case from the impact i log in the pc locks up shuts off i then turn it back on then i log in and it works normal but then i click on the windows start key and it does nothing then steam starts and updates but then freezes then the pc locks up again then it unfreezes i click on google and i then click on facebook but get this google then locks up then the pcs fan makes a loud noise then the pc shuts off! as of a few hours later it still does the same thing any ideas? fairly fast response advised and because someone needs more info on it the specs is or was
Core i5 2500
GTX 680 4GB
Some type of video card that can do some heavy stuff
motherboard is unknown as nobody wants to tell me what it is
8GB RAM
But most of this might of died after it fell

 

[ahmadhijazi0]

Double check your cpu fan is not damaged. Sounds like your pc is overheating and locking up until it cools down a bit and then locks up again when using it.

 

[brandondavidleepink]

need alot more help

 

[brandondavidleepink]

i dont quite know if it even is that but then before it fell when idleing its temp was 40 capped on the cpu and the gpu was 60 capped now the cpu is 124-130 idleing and the gpu is 0 meaning the gpu may of took a (you know what but i dont know if the forums allow swearing so lets just say the gpu may of taken a s word

 

[ahmadhijazi0]

Your cpu temp is 124C??

Check device manager for display adapter and see if it showing generic vga or still showing the correct gpu. If display is working at full resolution, it's unlikely that your gpu is damaged.

 

[brandondavidleepink]

yes but now i dont know anymore as the pc wont boot up

 

[brandondavidleepink]

it worked before but then i went to use the washroom i came back and the pc was off and whould not turn back on

 

[ahmadhijazi0]

Oh shit. I hope your cpu didn't get fried. I don't think it should ever exceed 105 or 110C. What's your cpu?

 

[ahmadhijazi0]

What do you mean by would not turn on? Do any fans spin, lights come on, any beeping? Or is absolutely nothing happening when you press the power button?

 

[DSzymborski]

It's time to take whole build apart and make sure each individual piece is dry. Simply pointing a fan at a fully assembled build for a couple hours is an insufficient method as there's no way to know if there's any moisture at all in the nooks and crannies.

Breadboard the PC outside the box with the minimum components needed to see if you can get the PC to post (this will vary depending on your components, information for which you did not provide at all).

 

[brandondavidleepink]

it had blue glowing lights but after the fall out of the car they never turned on and i just realised the reason for it not turning on is lmao i forgot to plug it back in after someone told me to unplug it because it being on after falling will kill the psu in it but that still does not answer why the pc wont load anything but boots up normally sometimes it does load windows 10 but idk

 

[ahmadhijazi0]

Damaged lights are not a big deal. I second what DSzymborski said and will add that you should check the cpu to make sure the fan is still seated properly and when you turn it on and it posts, keep monitoring the fan and cpu temps.

 

[brandondavidleepink]

gonna check it out again its been 6 or 7 hours since i unplugged it hopefully its better gonna get back to this if it does not show any signs of fix

 

[brandondavidleepink]

i tested it out and everything seemed to be alright but everything was lagging then i click on steam it loads but as soon as i look away the pc turns off what is the reason for this

 

[USAFRet]

MERGED QUESTION
Question from brandondavidleepink : "pc fell out of a car"

earlier today as soon as i got home i was going to take my pc out of the car but then as soon as i opened the door the pc fell out of the car onto snow with a loud sound then when i plug it in it takes a long time to load gives me 3 blue screens at first then the 4th try it got to the login screen i log in and nothing loads i click on everything and it gives me a error and the mouse lags and the internet usb thing wont work and plus the case is cracked badly any reasons for this? is it a death? can it be saved?

Make sure to reseat your ram

hdd is my guess

ok but it is running badly and chrome wont load anything at all and facebook is always a white screen is it the processor? someone said it was the processor

 

[brandondavidleepink]

what lmao

 

[guanyu210379]

If your PC fell down.
The most common problems are that any mechanical contacts would be effected, with the hope that they are only not sitting 100% correct and not broken.
Before trying to power up your system (again), I would recommend that you recheck all mechanical parts (fans, slots, sockets, etc.) and reseat everything. For processor cooler, you will need to clean and re-apply the thermal paste.
To be noted, things like mechanical HDD could be damage permanently after a fall.

 

[brandondavidleepink]

got my discord friend to find out the problem it was the harddrive that died on it everythings fine for now thanks for trying to help

 

[brandondavidleepink]

It was the ram that died on it now this pc has 2 gigs of ram lol but now it works barely

 

[gogi]

Is no one going to ask how homeboy dropped his pc from a vehicle..

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Is no one going to ask how homeboy dropped his pc from a vehicle..

Irrelevant -- the guy needs help to fix it, that's all that matters.