So, I had some issues with installing the GPU in the case, and the GPU bottom (those metals things at the bottom) ended up scratching part of the motherboard. From what I can tell, there’s a bunch of similar components all the way up, so I’d think there’s redundancy, so I guess it’s not that important. Here is a picture:

https://i.postimg.cc/7LBwkr3h/62e626.jpg

https://files.catbox.moe/62e626.jpg

PC boots fine into bios, fans work, stuff are recognized, mouse and keyboard also works, but I haven’t really done much beyond that.

Motherboard is: MSI B650 Gaming Plus Wifi

It’s located here, and on them, it is written K72 then vertically smaller K2 (the 2 has an underline):

https://i.postimg.cc/XJNcnppT/modelblock-gaming-pd.png

https://files.catbox.moe/7otcn6.png

Should I get a new motherboard?

Edit: Better quality image, and new image host added.

  • jjagaimo
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    1 day ago

    If it were a cap it could be fine without out. It looks like a diode or fet though; just because there’s a bunch doesnt mean there’s redundancy. There’s something that isn’t working properly, you just don’t know it yet. Double check you are operating at full 16x on the gpu pcie slot. They could also be ESD protection diodes, in which case the mobo will run fine without it as long as you don’t shock the crap out of it