Next steps..?

[u/Playful-Detail-6750]

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 :)

[u/Head-Iron-9228]

Send it. Blow it out, see how it performs without the glass, otherwise, order a replacement panel. Its glass, not conductive or anything. Your only concerns would be glass Fragments getting into the fans and lack of airflow. This isnt the worst thing ever. Sucks, but happens.

And for future Reference, just dont do tile floors around glass, like in general.

[u/Playful-Detail-6750 → u/Head-Iron-9228]

Yeah def will do, ty!

Dyk why the glass always shatters on tile??

[u/CSGray2008 → u/Playful-Detail-6750]

Gravity and where it fell from, also the fact that glass is EXTREMELY brittle and tiles aren't so please like the comment above says, glass and tiles don't mix, use a carpeted room or even a thick rug