Question Graphics card potential damage

[Mattmpool]

Hello,

I had just bought a 3070 founder edition for my first build, and on the drive home, my water bottle dropped on the box. I am worried that it may have damaged the GPU. There is no visible damage. I, unfortunately, can’t run it because I don’t have a complete setup. Is there any way I can test it, or do you think the card is fine?

 

[DRagor]

Was the GPU safely packed in original box? Did the water spill or it was just the impact?

 

[Mattmpool]

Was the GPU safely packed in original box? Did the water spill or it was just the impact?

It was safely in box, just impact. I understand this may be a stupid question, I am just nervous.

 

[USAFRet]

It was safely in box, just impact. I understand this may be a stupid question, I am just nervous.

Highly unlikely there was any damage.

But, the only way to tell is eyeball any obvious physical damage, or, cranking it up in a relevant PC.

But it is almost certainly OK.

 

[DRagor]

Original GPU boxes are made to be quite resilient to damage on purpose. If the impact did not penetrate the box, and the box didn't for example fall from some height because of it, I would say it should be good. But the only way to be 100% sure is to run the card on PC.