How Tough are Motherboards?

[unit8000]

Hello all, today i was removing my corsair h90 to return because i was going to get another water cooler in on monday. During the unmounting process i noticed the adhesive tape on the backplate/motherboard was tough to pull off so i pulled with a good amount of force and the mobo started to bend so i stopped pulling. Next i just grabbed a small flathead screwdriver and starting a slicing motion to get cut down the middle of the adhesive. During the "cutting" my hand slipped and the screwdriver scratched the back of my mobo. Just a scratch but i was wondering if this would affect it? I also touched several triangle and sharp looking metal points at the back of my mobo so i was wondering if that could harm it too. Its a 990fx Asus sabertooth mobo. Thanks

 

[Kelthar]

Moderately tough. As long as you didn't scratch any circuitry you should be fine. Touching the metalic points should have no effect as long as you previously removed static electricity from your hands, and the PSU wasn't turned on.