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My boyfriend left his GTX 1080 Ti on the floor while he was testing another GPU.

Do you think he should be allowed to use a PC? xD
 

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the PCB isn't touching the carpet anyways so it isn't much of an issue. but i wouldn't recommend it anyways.

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Of course, I used my 980 Ti as a coaster for a few days. Hell, if I had a Team Red I'd use it as a tea warmer. 

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Trick question, should you be allowed to use your boyfriend after posting this? 

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7 minutes ago, gayfurry said:

My boyfriend left his GTX 1080 Ti on the floor while he was testing another GPU.

Do you think he should be allowed to use a PC? xD
 

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Yeah he evidently knows what he's doing he's a true PC pro! C: As long as circuitry isn't touching the floor you are 100% safe. And even if it is as long as you don't rub it across carpet/dip it in water or something it should still be OK.

Basically people tend to waaayyy over estimate how sensitive computer components are these days.

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7 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

the PCB isn't touching the carpet anyways so it isn't much of an issue. but i wouldn't recommend it anyways.

 

7 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

Of course, I used my 980 Ti as a coaster for a few days. Hell, if I had a Team Red I'd use it as a tea warmer. 

 

6 minutes ago, VegetableStu said:

put it in, if it still works, you should be banned from using a PC.

 

6 minutes ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

that name leaves absolutely nothing to the imagination

on topic yes he should

 

6 minutes ago, Ryujin2003 said:

No, get him a console. He doesn't deserve PCMR.

 

6 minutes ago, AskTJ said:

At least he put it fans down. You should have a long, hard talk about this.

 

5 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

Trick question, should you be allowed to use your boyfriend after posting this? 

By the way everyone, I love my boyfriend, and he does know what he's doing when it comes to computers.
He just put it there while making room on his desk.
Thanks for the input though :P  It is interesting to see what people think. :) 

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2 minutes ago, Origami Cactus said:

Thanks for changing your name, now i can once more use Linustechtips forum at work without getting called into the boss's office.

I suppose it's time to change my username to XxxPussySlayer69xxX and spam you all day. Lmao.

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It is fine, plug it in and enjoy that GPU.

GPUs are meant to be used, and be not living room decoration, or a carpet holder.

 

But what I really wanted to say, is that this topic is more of a Status Update than one that needs to be on the forum.

Thank you.

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5 minutes ago, TechMasterMind said:

Yeah he evidently knows what he's doing he's a true PC pro! C: As long as circuitry isn't touching the floor you are 100% safe. And even if it is as long as you don't rub it across carpet/dip it in water or something it should still be OK.

Basically people tend to waaayyy over estimate how sensitive computer components are these days.

No, you underestimate how easy static electricity damage can be done to a circuit board. Yes, he might be fine with it being fans down but plastic can build up a static charge and do damage. 

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3 minutes ago, sanosuke001 said:

No, you underestimate how easy static electricity damage can be done to a circuit board. Yes, he might be fine with it being fans down but plastic can build up a static charge and do damage. 

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1 minute ago, sanosuke001 said:

No, you underestimate how easy static electricity damage can be done to a circuit board. Yes, he might be fine with it being fans down but plastic can build up a static charge and do damage. 

Sure, but that only really happens if you rub it against the carpet... if you just put it down gently for a minute or two it shouldn't be a problem. I'd be more worried about him walking around on carpet and touching pcbs. Still, it's fairly rare to cause actual damage with static electricity.

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actually i got a whole theory about how the biggest geniuses are the messiest people. 

the more you know about something the less careful you have to treat it because you know exactly what could and what wont damage it.

that being said it doesnt work the other way around in other words geniuses can afford to be messy but just being messy doesnt make you a genius.

honestly id guess anyone whos worried for "static electricity" looking at this picture is pretty new to the tech world i have my system set on a carboard box right now looking like the most janky frankenstein tumore ever. first i said its just temporary but that was almost a year ago and nothing "bad" has happened yet.

so by that logic linus must be a master mind :D 

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2 minutes ago, cluelessgenius said:

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Should we let Linus has a Tech Channel with large following despite stacking 3K+ dollars on top of each other balancing them with just mere hope, ofcourse.

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4 minutes ago, Sauron said:

Sure, but that only really happens if you rub it against the carpet... if you just put it down gently for a minute or two it shouldn't be a problem. I'd be more worried about him walking around on carpet and touching pcbs. Still, it's fairly rare to cause actual damage with static electricity.

He probably won't have an issue just setting it down but you need very little static to actually do damage. The traces on a PCB aren't large and cutting through one isn't difficult. It's not as rare as you think it just doesn't usually bisect anything completely. It might almost bisect it and not show issue until months or years later when it heats up an fails due to too much current going through too small a wire.

 

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forget the gpu on the floor he has HL2 for the xbox

I ..just/.....no words

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34 minutes ago, Ryujin2003 said:

No, get him a console. He doesn't deserve PCMR.

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I don't see a problem. Modern electronics are pretty resistant to static electricity, it doesn't break that easily.

 

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1 hour ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

that name leaves absolutely nothing to the imagination

on topic yes he should

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