How to tell if your graphics card was mounted properly

[Dhalsim]

So this thought came to my mind as I just had my cousin take apart and re assemble my PC . And I am afraid that he didn't insert my graphics card securely. And I am kinda scared to open up my PC and tinkle around as I have never done this before. So just a question I know it sounds dumb but: will there be any symptoms or occurring signs if your graphics card wasn't mounted securely in it's slot when building your PC and then you turned on your computer later. Will it still run smoothly as if nothing happened or will there be any visible problems with the display or gameplay while computer is running ? Would appreciate any comments if anyone has the time

 

[inerax]

If it is not secure then it should not work at all. It is honestly not hard at all to mount a GPU.

Why did you have your cousin take apart your PC and re assemble it?

 

[laviniuc]

please don't double post,

if it works (you get anything shown on the monitor) it's plugged in properly.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2316605/graphics-card-mounted-properly.html

 

[dovah-chan]

Generally if it isn't mounted properly it wouldn't turn on (fans spinning) or display anything. It isn't very hard to mess up a GPU installation so I'm sure they installed it fine. If you have any doubts just go and push it in a bit firmerly yourself. It's most likely okay as it is though.

 

[USAFRet]

Duplicate. Go here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2316605/graphics-card-mounted-properly.html