Broke first pcie, is motherboard ruined?

Julian321 · Jun 18, 2017

I was working on my build late at night, and I was trying to pull the GPU out; appying too much force and stupidly forgetting to move the lever, I ripped the plastic cover out, and a few of the pins appear to be bent. For now I have the GPU sitting in the 2nd pcie. The computer has not been powered and I would like to hear some advice before proceeding. Will the damage from the first PCIE completely ruin the functionality of the motherboard is my greatest concern. Pictures below.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6E4TEjcQ_mjLW9PUThfZlgzS3h1ZXVZUnVVSTRDUFFrQXE0

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6E4TEjcQ_mjRUU1QlBNVXpEbzNSSUpCOG9hQWFfRkJJTTRz

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6E4TEjcQ_mjSFd1Sk1MUVlYNEdmTzJ1LU5jT01YQVp4UWZn

urbancamper · Jun 18, 2017

I would no longer use that motherboard. It is history. Sorry for your.....

Rogue Leader · Jun 19, 2017

urbancamper :

+1 toss it in the trash. I have never in my life seen someone rip a slot from a board, but being that you did do that and all the pins are bent up and maybe touching, thats a recipe for disaster, especially on the power side.

Julian321 · Jun 19, 2017

What about using the 2nd PCIE? I would have thought that the first and 2nd pcie are independent?

urbancamper · Jun 19, 2017

You screwed up. It is fried. Man up, live with your mistake, and buy a new motherboard.

Rogue Leader · Jun 19, 2017

Julian321 :

No, they are not. That is an SLI motherboard, both slots are wired directly to the CPU.

You could fry both your GPU and CPU if you even attempt to run that board.

urbancamper · Jun 19, 2017

Well maybe he will listen to you. I guess my beard doesn't make me look wise enough. Just started helping people out recently. Old and bored I guess. Some of the stuff I read here is quite ridiculous. Hard to try and help (your word here).

Ironsounds · Jun 19, 2017

Hello... You can have someone de-solder all those pins and buy a new PCIe x16 slot to place In it... someone on EBAY will snag that up for that very purpose. B ) I could have it de-soldered in about 15 minutes... soldering new in will take longer... is the fiberglass board cracked?

urbancamper · Jun 19, 2017

Ironsounds :

It is a 110 dollar board. For the cost of the new pci-e slot and then having a professional repair not really knowing if it would work afterwards. Is a losing proposition.

Julian321 · Jun 19, 2017

Ironsounds :

Thanks to everyone for the quick replies. Since you asked, nothing in the board is cracked or bruised.

Ironsounds · Jun 19, 2017

Hello... parts are available... here is a example of 5 for $10.41 https://www.aliexpress.com/item/5pcs-Genuine-for-KORTAK-PCIE-Connector-X16-PCIE-Socket-164PIN-4-Rrow-with-Snap-Joint/32691299796.html?spm=2114.40010708.4.52.WFvu2c

urbancamper · Jun 19, 2017

Julian321 :

You may want to take another look at that motherboard. There is a crack in it at the front. I zoomed in on one of your pictures and found it. Where the pcie attaches moving. Those boards are layered. Even if you couldn't see any cracks it does not mean there are none inside the layers.

I know you want to try and keep this board but it is a loosing proposition.
Crack in your motherboard\\ http://i.imgur.com/bWoktml.jpg

Ironsounds · Jun 19, 2017

Hello... Yes... if it's cracked you could have open/damaged circuits between the layers... and that's a different or impossible proper repair...that's why I asked B o

removing the 'remaining" pins could make it safe to fire up and try the other slot and would/could be the Last hope before a trash can then B /

urbancamper · Jun 19, 2017

Is "COULD" worth putting your cpu, gpu, and possibly your memory at risk? I do not think so. BUY A NEW MOTHERBOARD.

You screwed up. live with it.

urbancamper · Jun 19, 2017

Rogue Leader :

Exclamation point!

Ironsounds · Jun 19, 2017

Hello... ya safety to the other parts is a Good point... I want too add I have seen a lot of manufacturing accidents and damage... but this one will stay in my memory awhile... your either have great strength or determination OR Both to achieve such a clean "lift and jerk" of all those 164 connectors through that plastic connector... what did it sound like?

Rogue Leader · Jun 19, 2017

Again I don't agree with Ironsounds about fixing this board. Unless you're an expert at soldiering you're probably going to spend $50 or more fixing a board that probably is cracked (to do that there are likely cracks somewhere, as in the pic). Not worth it on a new board, still risky, if it was a LGA 775 board which are hard to dig up (and you REALLY wanted to run it) sure. But you can easily get another one of these, toss it.

urbancamper · Jun 19, 2017

Rogue Leader :

That was a blowup of the persons' motherboard that made this post, and that is a crack.

DarkSliders · Jun 19, 2017

For the love of god do not solder it, unless you've worked with it a lot before.
Soldering it could potentially screw it up even more, if you're not proficient at it.

And as the others said, for your own sake, don't try running your computer.
You'll potentially do tons more damage than you've already done, and it will be expensive.

(You spend too much time at the gym to be working with computers hahah)

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