I dropped my 9600XT on the floor, bent one of the capicitators, bent it back into place, and it still worked. You will know if you shock your card. It feels the same as if you shock a person. PCI cards and AGP cards are a hell of a lot more durable than they look... So are hard drives... I accidently tossed my bookbag into a wall while it had a 2GB hdd in it and it works... Laptops are about the only thing left that really breaks easy from dropping anymore... And thats only the really small ones.