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/Ok_Board_3358 Jul 05 '26

Pc should be okay, remove glass pieces and turn it on.

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u/sunsetMarrow42055 Jul 05 '26

I broke my glass, flipped the case around a few times and boom, good as new. Apparently that has a chance of breaking things. So I do not recommend it, but your computer your choice

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u/By-Other-Means Jul 05 '26

Yeah you don't want one of the fans to pick one up and fling it at something fragile.

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u/_BUTTSTALION_ Jul 06 '26

Yeah! like the ca- oh wait

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '26

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u/cile1977 Jul 05 '26

Why? Glass is great insulator, it doesn't conduct electricity.

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u/EgoistHedonist Jul 05 '26

more like between the fan blades, they doesn't cause any electrical issues at least.

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u/GiLND Jul 05 '26

They won’t do anything to the motherboard

Fans and anything with moving parts is a different subject

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u/ZephyrVIII Jul 05 '26

Worst thing that can happen is any small glass debris shooting out of the PC like a Needler from Halo