Parents decided to ship my desktop to me with almost no protection “as a gift” what am I even supposed to do here?
Parents decided to ship my desktop to me with almost no protection “as a gift” what am I even supposed to do here?
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Just gotta take the parts out one by one, clean it out into a sturdy trash bag, or many normal ones, then reassemble
looks mostly fine only the glass seems to be shattered hard to tell if any components got sliced yb the shards
Cry. A lot.
You might be lucky and the components are fine. But you definitely need to remove everything and completely clean the case out… the pain of it is, you can probably reach out to CM and get a replacement door from them, but it’d be a lot of effort to put everything back into a broken case only to find out that the PC is toast anyway.
It doesn’t look that bad from here honestly
Sue them
Take all out. Make a test assembly out of the case. YouTube it.
You are going to learn a lot. This is an opportunity.
Clean the case thoroughly.
Check the GPU slot. It may have got damaged with that weight
Tell them you appreciate the kindness, but they owe you on any parts broken
Take all the parts out, and clean them. Then, test them.
Take it somewhere outside where no one’s going to care and blow the glass away with a cordless electric duster
Just say thanks. Intention is what matter. Dismantle everything, clean it, then build again. You can even just buy a new case. Hope it still works.
thank your lucky stars the GPU wasn’t ripped out of the PCI-E slot. It *looks* like the glass is the only thing that needs replacing.
This could 100% be worse. Best option would be to take everything out and buy a new case, or take everything out, clean the case and find a replacement side panel.
god speed soldier 🫡
Does it turn on? Want to provide any detail at all here?
Use it. Door is cosmetic. If you really can’t get past it, you can send it to me
Remove and clean every part, you can use IPA to clean them or even submerge them completely in IPA. Buy new case, install and see what still works. The bad part here is glass could get inside the fans or another mechanical part.
Bro, just sell it to me, I will buy it from you since it no longer works 😊🙃
Am I the only lazy fuck that would just replace the side cover and leave all the glass lol
Have words
Someone pull out that “days since last side panel burst” meme
Emancipate and get adopted by someone else.
Return the favor and also “forget” protection and gift them a grandchild
Pull it all out, inspect the motherboard pins and PCB. Test out of the case. If it works I’d just get a new case personally but you can just clean it if you don’t want a new case. Use LTT build guide.
If any components are ruined, your parents are liable. Whatever postal service they used is probably not. Certain things need to be packed a certain way, and if they aren’t, that’s on you. Or rather, your parents. I think it’s fair to ask for compensation in this case, since it should be obvious to anyone that something made out of metal, plastic and glass should be properly packaged.
Luckily it works still, and the package came with some insurance so hopefully I could get a new case out of this. Still sucks though
I would ask if they realize they shipped you glass with no protection.
First of all, you say “thank you.” Next, dump out the glass and turn it on to see if it works. It wouldn’t surprise me in the least if it runs fine. If so, order a replacement window. If not, troubleshoot until you find the faulty component. It isn’t that hard.
You need to change your case
Pour the glass out and turn it on.
Time for some diy. Take everything out and vacuum the glass bits. Then you have a few options for custom side panels.
– Cardboard *looks like crap, but can be painted if you get the creative urge.
– Plywood *looks like wood, can be stained or painted if you so desire.
– Window mesh with a plywood boarder *the plywood is for support. Mesh offers greater airflow, but you may have to dust more often.
– Plexiglas *sturdier than the original side pannel.
Break it down, shake it out, vacuum it out, put back together. Apply power. 2 hours worth of work, tops.
if it doesn’t boot, theyre paying for a new pc. they meant well but this is their very expensive mistake
Put it in rice.
Just have to remove glass from the fans including then psu. If you do not have a HDD you should be fine. Your gpu didnt bend the slot either. Glass isnt conductive so it cannot short out anything, but it can stop a fan.
damn I had this exact situation happen to me, you can clean it, hopefully everything is fine, even after you done cleaning you still gonna hear bits of it, I asked Fractual about it they did answer and told me they could change a spare part but I would have to pay for the delivery, I wasnt mad about it but decided not to do it, a friend of my mine suggested to use acrylic just as long I still kept the orignal screws.
Best you can do is find the brand website and ask if they could sell you a spare part, install some sort of replacement or let it fly
Personally I’d unseat everything, clean out the case, get a new side panel and reseat everything, got a bit of work ahead of you mate, better get to it.
Vacuum.
They’re getting that monstrous box out of their house. You’re welcome!
Play in the box. Cry a little. Laugh a little. Just know they love you and mistakes were made.
Holy shit. I’m sorry for your loss.
I don’t think it’s salvageable. You’re going to have little shards of glass inside components. You may have wires that have had the casing sliced open. You don’t want that to arc.
1. Shake out all the glass
2. Plastic wrap over the missing side panel if you have kids or pets that may try to get in it.
3. Enjoy computer.
First get a large cardboard box and pour whatever loose glass there is into the box. People will argue with me on this, do this first, your safety is top priority and we need to get as much of the glass out as possible before doing anything else.
Next, take EVERYTHING out. If it can but unscrewed and removed, do it. Feet too.
Vacuum the case of all loose shards of glass. Shake it a few time. Don’t neglect the corner.
Follow this with an inspection of the GPU. Make sure no glass is stuck in the fins of the heat sink or the fan. Do the same with the PSU.
Once all the glass is out and the case is safe, and you have check your parts for glass, begin reassembling the PC. Follow the test outside then put back in method.
If everything is working, you can leave the PC without a side panel for a bit, contact the case manufacturer or check their website. This happens WAY more often than you might think.
Alternative: if you have the money, buy new case and only test and clean parts.