I touched the back of rtx 2070, do i ruined it?

[VRfux]

Guys i think i ruined my new rtx 2070 mini , i touched the back of it

[minibois]

Literally ruined

/s

 

Just touching that stuff is no issue likely. It's just like touching a motherboard; as long as you took the right ESD precautions, you can do no harm (and if you didn't take those steps, you likely didn't ruin anything either).

Don't worry about and enjoy the new GPU  

[Tan3l6]

Was it working before and after touching not working?

Was it turned on when you touched it? In any case - touching should not short circuit it.

[VRfux]

I haven't tried it i bought it in japan and i go home next week

[martward]

Unless you were moon-walking on the carpet wearing your most fluffy Christmas socks while rubbing yourself with balloons just before, it's probably fine.

[Srijan Verma]

Unless you had any conductor on your fingers you are fine

[VRfux]

How do i know if i have a conductor on my hand?

[masethekiller]

Actually you may have broken it...  It might break later if its not already broken.   The other commentators are just trying to make you not worry.   

[VRfux]

The picture is blured there is no scuffing

[masethekiller]

I was just kidding.  They likely would have covered it if they didn't want anyone touching it. I've accidentally touched lots of things on my computer and it never messed anything up.  To my knowledge the only thing your not supposed to touch is like a tube on a crt monitor or  tv because you can get shocked and die.    

 

You didnt say how it was 'ruined'.  Your post is vague. If its not working you should check if everything is plugged in properly and if not its just a coincidence that you touched it, and you can get warranty service if it doesn't work. 

[VRfux]

I haven't even start making a pc nor ever built a pc

[EL02]

It's alright.

[Boyohan]

1 hour ago, VRfux said:

 

Guys i think i ruined my new rtx 2070 mini , i touched the back of it

The chance that you have damaged it is extremely small.

I have built 4 PCs all without ESD protection (can't be bothered) and I have never damaged anything.

Picking it up and removing the cover to have a look at it will not damage it. 

[Whiro]

1 hour ago, Boyohan said:

without ESD protection

Esd protection ?? What’s even that?? I build plenty of pc’s and never wear any, still all of my builds worked without single problem. 

 

3 hours ago, VRfux said:

Guys i think i ruined my new rtx 2070 mini , i touched the back of it

Don’t worry too much about it, touching stuff is not so dangerous (of course when it’s not running) 

[CPT_BEEMO]

Unless you were rubbing your feet on the carpet, while using your left hand to rub a baloon on your hair and holding the card in your right hand whilst walking by a functioning tesla coil, you should be alright.

[Lorant]

Lol, in before locked

 

Funny post tho, well done.