Pics pins are bent and thinking about cutting them

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Crumbd

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When I took out my GPU the pcie slot came out with it which bent the pins and what should I do,cut or not?
 
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As I understood it, the pci-e slot's plastic cover came off, so the card it'self is fine.
If you cut the pins, so that they can't anymore touch each other, you pretty much cause said PCI-E slot to be unusable.
On other hand, re-attaching the plastic cover is likely impossible so as a quick fix, yes.. I would say cut them.
MB should work normally after that if no other damage was done.
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bystander

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Can you show pictures? Sounds like your motherboard is ruined. Take the GPU out of the PCIe slot (use the locking mechanism to remove it easily). A video cards pins are etched onto the PCB of the card. They don't just cut, and are essential for normal operation. You may need to ask a PC proficient friend to help.
 
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little_me

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As I understood it, the pci-e slot's plastic cover came off, so the card it'self is fine.
If you cut the pins, so that they can't anymore touch each other, you pretty much cause said PCI-E slot to be unusable.
On other hand, re-attaching the plastic cover is likely impossible so as a quick fix, yes.. I would say cut them.
MB should work normally after that if no other damage was done.
 
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