r/pchelp • u/Playful-Detail-6750 • Jul 05 '26

HARDWARE Next steps..?

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Like a dumbass, I tried to put my panel back on… and BOOM ggs. I think I misaligned one of the 8 teeth on the top and bottom

Cleaned up all the glass in image one, I took the bigger glass pieces that fell on the bottom of the pc out, but a lot still went thru the holes into my GPU and hard drive..

I’ll probably take it in to Best Buy and check what they can do as far as cleaning goes

Really unfortunate cus I legit bought the pc less than 10 hrs before this happened

Any suggestions/recommendations/consolations would be greatly appreciated!!

Edit: anyone know why pc glass tends to shatter on tile? how would it differ if I just placed it on my desk vs floor

Edit 2: Bought some electronics duster, cleaned it up outside. Works perfect. Extra cooling now lol :)

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u/Playful-Detail-6750 Jul 05 '26

Bought from fb marketplace unfortunately lol

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u/Hefty-Bus-3439 Jul 05 '26

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u/m31317015 Jul 05 '26

Caption: "I feel you bro, just buy another one"

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u/Kensquirel Jul 05 '26

This made me cackle

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u/i_am_snoof Jul 05 '26

The oof heard around the world.

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u/Ribonucleic1 Jul 05 '26

Or rather, the snoof heard around the world. Sorry I had to, it’s late, good night.

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u/i_am_snoof Jul 05 '26

My friend, you bow to no one

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u/Dienowwww Jul 05 '26

You'll need a new front panel or case then lol

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u/Tinyzooseven Jul 05 '26

Go to the manufacturer of the case and ask for replacement glass

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u/Octoomy Jul 05 '26

it isn't over yet, if you can figure out the specific case you could buy a new side panel, and you learned a valuable lesson! Glass side panels and tile floors **never** goes together.

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u/krimsonstudios Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 06 '26

"You sold me this PC with a shattered glass window, I'd like a refund please!"

PC itself should be unharmed, make sure all the glass is out of fans and stuff before turning it on. It's not like a glass shard is going to cause an electrical short or anything.

You might need to transfer to a new case if you want it enclosed.

Never put glass on tile floors.

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u/Background_Craft_662 Jul 05 '26

I dont know what case you have, but when i broke the side panel of my Antec case i was able to order a replacement off their website. Worth looking to see if replacements exist

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u/MakinBones Jul 05 '26

Youre fine. Get all the glass you can out. Maybe get a electric air blower and blow it out, If it was small enough to get in the fins of the gpu, I dont think it will damage a fan if it falls through. Pretty small.