Hello Everyone,
I just purchased a Radeon HD 7750 and installed it last night.
This was my first time installing a video card.
I opened the case and removed my old card.
I installed the new card, installed and updated drivers and everything works fine.
Here are my concerns however:
1. Is it ok to handle the video card with bare hands? Should I have used latex gloves?
2. Is it possible to damage the motherboard or video card when installing? For example, by pushing it the card into the PCI slot with too much force? And if so, how much force would be necessary?
I made sure I handled everything very gently, but I suffer from OCD and am now paranoid that I could have caused some unseen damage while trying to get the new card in.
I had a hard time getting the card to seat properly and was not able to get it to "click" into place until about the 4th try.
Any thoughts?
I just purchased a Radeon HD 7750 and installed it last night.
This was my first time installing a video card.
I opened the case and removed my old card.
I installed the new card, installed and updated drivers and everything works fine.
Here are my concerns however:
1. Is it ok to handle the video card with bare hands? Should I have used latex gloves?
2. Is it possible to damage the motherboard or video card when installing? For example, by pushing it the card into the PCI slot with too much force? And if so, how much force would be necessary?
I made sure I handled everything very gently, but I suffer from OCD and am now paranoid that I could have caused some unseen damage while trying to get the new card in.
I had a hard time getting the card to seat properly and was not able to get it to "click" into place until about the 4th try.
Any thoughts?