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.
I could try to see if someone can repair it, though with how high repair costs can be, I don’t know if it is more affordable + the worry that they didn’t repair it properly. So it might just be better to get another board (which would either way mean, disassembling the whole PC again and rebuilding it). Luckily a motherboard isn’t that expensive compared to the other parts at least.
By causing other problems, what do you mean exactly happened in their cases?
Until you call around and get quotes, you’re only letting your imagination work against you.
A user powered on a 3090 with missing capacitors at the height of the pandemic GPU shortage / mining craze. A relatively simple repair was severely complicated by damage to one of the memory banks. The card was used for work, not gaming, so the mistake impacted their ability ro earn a living.