SCRATCHED MY MOBO :( PLEASE HELP

ikinson · 20 Sep 2021 at 19:16

Just tried to remove my 3080ti by pressing against the latch with a screwdriver. The driver slipped and hit the board. It works all fine with overclocks, but the scratch seems to be over the tracers above my gpu. I'm going paranoid that it might harm my gpu but shortcircuting or smtn. I'm no expert in pcb construction so please let me know if this is alright or something to replace. I have attached the pictures below.

https://imgur.com/a/9oabJ7a

decto · 20 Sep 2021 at 19:33

ikinson said:
Just tried to remove my 3080ti by pressing against the latch with a screwdriver. The driver slipped and hit the board. It works all fine with overclocks, but the scratch seems to be over the tracers above my gpu. I'm going paranoid that it might harm my gpu but shortcircuting or smtn. I'm no expert in pcb construction so please let me know if this is alright or something to replace. I have attached the pictures below.

https://imgur.com/a/9oabJ7a

Board is damaged, the diagonal 'bridge' will like wipe off with some IMS and a cotton bud as it looks like the piece that is missing. I'd try that first.

Then you need to see what isn't working, it might be that track is going to an unused PCI-E socket so nothing to worry about, or something could have dropped a lane.

ikinson · 20 Sep 2021 at 19:40

decto said:
Board is damaged, the diagonal 'bridge' will like wipe off with some IMS and a cotton bud as it looks like the piece that is missing. I'd try that first.

Then you need to see what isn't working, it might be that track is going to an unused PCI-E socket so nothing to worry about, or something could have dropped a lane.

It seems to be a small dent over the lines going. Everything is working fine, everything booted up. Games running fine.
I’m worried if this might do something in the future. My gpu resides in that pcie socket.

hominid · 22 Sep 2021 at 12:20

If the traces are exposed then use some clear nail varnish to stop them oxidizing over time.

mmj_uk · 23 Sep 2021 at 10:32

The pinout for PCI-E is here:
https://pinouts.ru/Slots/pci_express_pinout.shtml

You'd have to do some investigative work to find which pin the severed trace goes to though.

TBH your best bet would be find someone with experience in PCB repair and ask them to look at it for you.

THX1138 · 30 Sep 2021 at 14:41

ikinson said:
Just tried to remove my 3080ti by pressing against the latch with a screwdriver. The driver slipped and hit the board. It works all fine with overclocks, but the scratch seems to be over the tracers above my gpu. I'm going paranoid that it might harm my gpu but shortcircuting or smtn. I'm no expert in pcb construction so please let me know if this is alright or something to replace. I have attached the pictures below.

https://imgur.com/a/9oabJ7a

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