[SOLVED] What can happen to my PC if I hit my desk?

[rijadkatardzic]

Hello, Can something happen to my PC if I hit my desk?I hit it pretty hard since I am a ragy person, but like, does force transport to PC Case and "shock" it?
Thanks.

 

[Gam3r01]

You can dislodge components, or damage HDDs if you have them.
If you know you are going to be hitting your desk quite often, put your PC on the floor.

 

[Eximo]

Yes, it could be damaged. But it would take quite a bit of force. And it depends on what is in your computer.

Hard drives are susceptible to impact when they are actively running. The read/write heads will be micrometers from the surface of the spinning platter.

Fan bearings also, but to a much lesser degree.

Large graphics cards on desktop PCs often hang down and can be knocked out of the slot, causing damage to the motherboard, graphics card, and potentially the CPU.

You could also potentially knock a wire loose, but fairly unlikely.

Laptops are designed to be moved around more than desktop PCs. Their hard drives are a little more robust, but that technology has made its way into most hard drives. If enough force is detected the hard drives will go into a safe mode and the read/write heads parked.

 

[rijadkatardzic]

But it's a rare case to dislodge or damage components like CPU, RAM, etc..?

 

[rijadkatardzic]

and, I don't have GPU, i'm using Vega 8 (Ryzen iGPU) for Now.

 

[USAFRet]

A lot depends on your desk.

A cheap dept store "computer desk" would impart a lot more shock to the PC than a huge heavy mahogany desk.

 

[thx1138v2]

But it's a rare case to dislodge or damage components like CPU, RAM, etc..?

The CPU and RAM are clamped into the motherboard. The CPU uses a bracket to attach to the mobo and its cooler and the RAM is held in with a lever when you push it into the socket.

So there's not much chance for damage there unless either one of them is not mounted correctly.

 

[rijadkatardzic]

My table is 3cm thick, it can hold up to 60KG's, and i'm just worried abit, maybe i'm paranoid..My PC is on the right side of the table, and table is 130cm long, and I hited it in the middle...

 

[rijadkatardzic]

it's 3CM thick on the edges, but in the middle it drops to 2CM (dunno why).

 

[jacob68]

it's 3CM thick on the edges, but in the middle it drops to 2CM (dunno why).

You hit it so many times it lost 1 cm? :-D

 

[rijadkatardzic]

LoL, it drops to 2CM cause of something, dunno xD 😀,

 

[Gam3r01]

If you are paranoid then either:
A) Dont hit your desk
or
B) Move the PC off the desk.

 

[gogi]

I think youd do more damage to your hand before youd break anything inside the pc (aside from maaaaaaaybe HDD damage)