Touched gpu PCB with screwdriver

[Yiannis15]

That's my last question regarding my gpu because I was finally able to make it seat perfectly. When I was trying to push the Pcie clip with the screwdriver to close I may touched the gold plated pci part on the gpu PCB. Could I have damaged anything? PC boots

[Dedayog]

Touching won;t do anything, boot up and game, see if it works.

 

If you scratched it and tore into it... well boot up and game, see if it works

[minibois]

When it was off? No, unless you struck it with a great force, just touching it won't kill the GPU.

[Zando_]

If the PSU wasn't on then you should be fine, can't short circuit something if there's no electricity flowing. GPUs are actually pretty resilient and don't really break unless you blatantly abuse them and try to wreck them. 

[Unhelpful]

If it was off and you shocked it with static, you could have potentially killed it.

 

The odds of that are absolutely minuscule. You're fine as long as it wasn't energized.

[narrdarr]

Your fine 

[Yiannis15]

Just now, Minibois said:

When it was off? No, unless you struck it with a great force, just touching it won't kill the GPU.

the pc was off. i was trying to push the clip. i dont know if i touched the gold part

[narrdarr]

Fyi jayz2cents has a video on controlling gpu sag. If was at I would find it for you.

[samcool55]

It can survive a poke, it's when you start to scratch stuff and cut traces you get into trouble.

[Yiannis15]

2 minutes ago, samcool55 said:

It can survive a poke, it's when you start to scratch stuff and cut traces you get into trouble.

it doesnt seem scratched right?

 

[Yiannis15]

6 minutes ago, narrdarr said:

Fyi jayz2cents has a video on controlling gpu sag. If was at I would find it for you.

ive found it

[samcool55]

2 minutes ago, Yiannis15 said:

it doesnt seem scratched right?

 

It seems fine, when it's a scratch it's usualy quite shiny and noticable.

But because everything works, i wouldn't worry.

[Mick Naughty]

Rma it, may burn down the place if you leave it be. 

[Yiannis15]

26 minutes ago, Mick Naughty said:

Rma it, may burn down the place if you leave it be. 

What? I didn't understand

[Yiannis15]

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[Yiannis15]

3 hours ago, JoeyDM said:

If it was off and you shocked it with static, you could have potentially killed it.

 

The odds of that are absolutely minuscule. You're fine as long as it wasn't energized.

as i saw on my old gpu theres no golden pins on that part of the gpu. its just plastic