GPU scratch

[BobertoEggsalad]

So I know that this is probably going to sound dumb, but as a new system builder i am a little worried about what could happen to my components. Specificly what could harm my GPU. I was wondering if something like a fingernail could scratch the back of the GPU like during an instalation of the hardware.

[Christopher_]

1 minute ago, BobertoEggsalad said:

So I know that this is probably going to sound dumb, but as a new system builder i am a little worried about what could happen to my components. Specificly what could harm my GPU. I was wondering if something like a fingernail could scratch the back of the GPU like during an instalation of the hardware.

Maybe if you try really hard, but you should not worry about scratching your components with you nails. Very hard to do

[BobertoEggsalad]

K i was just wondering. GPU is working fine but i just got a couple of game crashes today (not blue screens) and three in a row in hearts or iorn 4. but that could be down to corrupted game files.

 

[BobertoEggsalad]

The main reason that i asked though is that my GPU doesent have a backplate.

[Lolucoca]

Scratching a PCB is super hard

[BobertoEggsalad]

gotcha. just my obsessive personality, that and this was my first build. didnt want to mess it up with something stupid.

 

[Zaki_Owais]

What is card you'r mentioning about?The model,Please?

[PeachyUwUSenpai]

6 minutes ago, BobertoEggsalad said:

The main reason that i asked though is that my GPU doesent have a backplate.

back plates are a really recent thing and they're not really for protective means their main role is just to look pretty. 

[BobertoEggsalad]

and the card that i am mentioning is the 1060 sc from evga 

 

[Mooshi]

Considering the GPU is the bit on the inside... you'd have to have stronger nails than Dimitri. Ha Hardware Canucks jokes~

[BobertoEggsalad]

Alright. Thanks for easing my troubled mind. Now to figure out what is making hearts of iorn crash on startup.

 

[BobertoEggsalad]

And when you say the bit on the inside you are talking about where the heat sink (spelling lol) actually connects to the pcb. not the part that is visible with all the stickers on it right.

 

[Bolokov]

The GPU itself is a relatively small die beneath the heatsink and the cooler. It's one of the parts that the heatsink connects to, but in higher end graphics card it the heatsink also cools memory and power delivery components.

[Jurrunio]

51 minutes ago, BobertoEggsalad said:

So I know that this is probably going to sound dumb, but as a new system builder i am a little worried about what could happen to my components. Specificly what could harm my GPU. I was wondering if something like a fingernail could scratch the back of the GPU like during an instalation of the hardware.

CUnless you are Wolverine, you cant scratch a gpu with your bare hands