RIP My Computer

I tried taking my system over to my mom's because she needed to work on some documents for her employer and she doesn't have a working system. I loaded my comp into the box I go from my case and started hauling it towards the stairs. The moment I turned the box around to get it down, the bottom of the box broke open and my system went for a flight. The motherboard, graphic cards, and case all have cracks so I didn't bother checking to see if they work. The RAM, PSU, ODD, and water cooler are okay. Two HDD's are screwed though I'll likely replace them all just to be safe. Not sure if the CPU is damaged until I have a compatible MB to test it on. It's unfortunate that CaseLabs doesn't make boxes as good as their cases. Anyone else have a computer horror story to tell? It might help me feel better.

Edit: Sig updated with new system.

Oh.. oh God. That is just.. awful. Your rig was a beast too, if it was the one in your sig. I wish I had a story to offer, but I can only offer my condolences.

Yes, it is the rig in my sig. I was going to replace the graphic cards with something from nVidia anyway. This gives me an excuse. Kind of depressing considering I just built it.

One time I dropped a screw driver on a diamond stealth 2mb graphics card and broke one of the leads.

Another time I accidentally plugged in my printer into a scsi port and my scanner into the parallel port, smoke e'rywhere, I broke something, I don't recall what, probably the printer.

I'm sorry to hear that :(. Is there any chance that the case is repairable? It's very saddening to see such a nice case get destroyed.

You might be able to RMA the hard drives if Seagate is kind enough. I accidentally dropped one of my HDD's a while back when I was moving them between rooms, and Western Digital was kind enough to replace it despite me explaining that the damage was entirely my fault.

I'm sorry to hear that :(. Is there any chance that the case is repairable? It's very saddening to see such a nice case get destroyed.

You might be able to RMA the hard drives if Seagate is kind enough. I accidentally dropped one of my HDD's a while back when I was moving them between rooms, and Western Digital was kind enough to replace it despite me explaining that the damage was entirely my fault.

GS550L

The MB tray is slightly pushed in. It would be hard to repair so it's usable. I might call Seagate tomorrow and ask if they'd replace the drives. I buy enough of their products. For now I'm going to use my Level 10 GT until I can get around to buying a new case. Maybe CaseLabs can modify another Magnum and give it handle bars or something. I should've known better than to put such a heavy system into that box without making sure the bottom was secured.

May it rest in piece and lets hope it is in a better place. I am truly sorry for your loss. When is the funeral?

that sucks...

though did you buy it on like an amex card? They have like 90 days of warranty or something

Yes, it is the rig in my sig. I was going to replace the graphic cards with something from nVidia anyway. This gives me an excuse. Kind of depressing considering I just built it.

Snaptrap

that sucks...

though did you buy it on like an amex card? They have like 90 days of warranty or something

JigglyWiggly_

Nope, I don't use credit cards unless I have to buy online. Only the motherboard and case are recent.

I'm sorry to hear that.. but you should ALWAYS tape down your boxes with super-strong tape. Not the cheap masking tape either. The clear super sticky tape they use for packages. I've packaged a few heavy gaming PC's in a huge box and they hold well. Never had issues. Sorry about your PC though. Expensive lesson learned.Elann2008

The thing is that the box was for my case. It's what they shipped it in. The case itself is all metal so I thought the box would be sufficiently taped. I think the box bottom was somehow damaged during or after the case was removed. Transportation is the main reason I wanted carry handles on my next case but I figured I could just use the box it came in to movie it around.

Sad times..

I once blew up 2 pc`s within an hour with a faulty power cable... one was mine the other was my aunts as i borrowed hers to check for solutions to mine blowing up... D`Oh.

**side note, why cant i see ppls sigs?**

My condolences.

If it makes you feel any better, my friend blew up his LGA 1366 980X recently and is now using a Xeon. Guess he had one lying around... ????

I guess I'm lucky. The worst thing I can tell is when I overclocked my first video card after a few minutes my computer died and I smelled burnt plastic coming from my pc. Not a major issue but at the time I didn't know much about pcs but after I stopped freaking out I figured I'd burnt out my video card and replaced it that day. Never been a fan of overclocking since then :P

i had a 600$ x1800xt break on me and no replacement warranty ran out.

had about 4 motherboards die on me too like 150$+ dollars, ended up just throwing them in garbage and one of them killed my cpu too.

If it makes you feel any better... I backed everything up on my external hard drive and then reformatted recently. Only to come back home to find out my daughter found the external hard drive and decided it would be better of as a shovel to play in the sand :(.Grey_Eyed_Elf

Ouch. Anyway you can claim that on insurance or anything? It looks very expensive.

Ouch. Anyway you can claim that on insurance or anything? It looks very expensive.

kraken2109

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Ouch. Anyway you can claim that on insurance or anything? It looks very expensive.

JigglyWiggly_

I have insurance. It doesn't cover these types of damages. It would cover my computer if it were lost in a disaster but not something that was my fault.

I tried taking my system over to my mom's because she needed to work on some documents for her employer and she doesn't have a working system. I loaded my comp into the box I go from my case and started hauling it towards the stairs. The moment I turned the box around to get it down, the bottom of the box broke open and my system went for a flight. The motherboard, graphic cards, and case all have cracks so I didn't bother checking to see if they work. The RAM, PSU, ODD, and water cooler are okay. Two HDD's are screwed though I'll likely replace them all just to be safe. Not sure if the CPU is damaged until I have a compatible MB to test it on. It's unfortunate that CaseLabs doesn't make boxes as good as their cases. Anyone else have a computer horror story to tell? It might help me feel better.

Snaptrap

When I move my desktop PCs, I generally don't use a box.

For games console like mobility with desktop PC gaming performance, I have assembled Mini-ITX based gaming PC i.e. refer to my Silverstone SG-07.

As for RIP PC subject, my year 2007 era ASUS G1S gaming laptop suffered a NVIDIA's infamous "bumpgate" failure. Luckily, I have 2 years warranty on the said product i.e. ASUS exchanged it with year 2008 G1SN model.

I do know of a story of $~10,000 rack server melt down after the aircon failure during the summer temps.

My cat knocked a beer off of my desk last night and it missed falling into the top of my tower by about an inch. I had a heart stopping moment and thought of this thread. My cat is no longer allowed on my desk, and my tower is further away from it!jcbullen

[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"][QUOTE="kraken2109"]

Ouch. Anyway you can claim that on insurance or anything? It looks very expensive.

Snaptrap

I have insurance. It doesn't cover these types of damages. It would cover my computer if it were lost in a disaster but not something that was my fault.

you should use credit cards for big purchases

I accidently stuck a chisel in my leg once, but that is nothing comapred to your pain at least my leg could fix itself :lol:

amex covers accidental stuff

you should use credit cards for big purchases

JigglyWiggly_

I'll check to see if my insurance will cover it. I don't like using credit cards when I can pay for it with cash. No point in paying interest for nothing.

My insurance will cover the system which means I'll have two computers, one of which I'll donate to my mom.

My insurance will cover the system which means I'll have two computers, one of which I'll donate to my mom.

Snaptrap

*Goes and throws his computer down the stairs

My friend finally has my new system up and running. I'm glad that most of the parts weren't damaged. If these EVGA cards perform well then I doubt I'll even upgrade to the Kelper. Hopefully my Bigwater 760 can keep them cool at default clocks.

[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"]amex covers accidental stuff

you should use credit cards for big purchases

Snaptrap

I'll check to see if my insurance will cover it. I don't like using credit cards when I can pay for it with cash. No point in paying interest for nothing.

BTW you can thank me for making me make you check your insurance indirectly, grats.

That's awful... No real horror stories here though, only an old 8800GTX died in my parent's computer and replaced it with a 5770 about a year ago.

That's awful... No real horror stories here though, only an old 8800GTX died in my parent's computer and replaced it with a 5770 about a year ago.

scottahuch

Man that is terrible. I have long arms so I tend to carry even my full tower, 55lb Cosmos-S under my right arm. No boxes, just careful placement so it doesn't get scratched up. I've been to hundreds of lan parties and never dropped anything yet. I've come close on icy paths but not close enough. My friend though...he's dropped every PC he has at least once.

He used to run his PCs without any case panels because they all broke and bent and couldn't be put back on. Like the last 3 computers he had, this has happened. Even a laptop. And a Blackberry...Doesn't even secure the hard drvies either. Everything is just flopping around. He also slipped off his snow covered deck while carrying a 21" CRT monitor. He threw it in the air and it landed on his chest. I never saw it, but he ended up dragging the monitor through the snow by the VGA cable to his destination. It was hilarious.

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That's awful... No real horror stories here though, only an old 8800GTX died in my parent's computer and replaced it with a 5770 about a year ago.

JigglyWiggly_

I still ended up replacing the system even though the insurance would've cover the damages.

No interest with amex blue...

BTW you can thank me for making me make you check your insurance indirectly, grats.

JigglyWiggly_

A few people I know suggested insurance before I even posted the incident.

i would cry if this happened to me, just listening to your story upsets me.. that is the worst way to lose your computer.

Very sorry to hear this, but sometimes we learn the hard way aye.

I tried taking my system over to my mom's because she needed to work on some documents for her employer and she doesn't have a working system. I loaded my comp into the box I go from my case and started hauling it towards the stairs. The moment I turned the box around to get it down, the bottom of the box broke open and my system went for a flight. The motherboard, graphic cards, and case all have cracks so I didn't bother checking to see if they work. The RAM, PSU, ODD, and water cooler are okay. Two HDD's are screwed though I'll likely replace them all just to be safe. Not sure if the CPU is damaged until I have a compatible MB to test it on. It's unfortunate that CaseLabs doesn't make boxes as good as their cases. Anyone else have a computer horror story to tell? It might help me feel better.

Edit: Sig updated with new system.

Snaptrap

One thing that happened to me, it doesnt really compare to what happened to the OP but when I built my first system, my CPU was overheating so I went to take off the cooler so I could re-apply the thermal paste. However, When I took the cooler off, the CPU came off with it and somehow I bent some of the pins. It was only an Athlon X2 5600 but at the time it was a decent CPU and with the money I was getting at the time, it was expensive to replace. With my current rig, I had the pain of spending the hours into building it, only to turn it on and for it to not post, it would kinda turn on for a split second then turn off. It would repeat this process untill the switched at the back was off. Luckly though, it was just a case of the motherboard ATX connector being too loose. Chris_53