I just noticed this scratch on my new motherboard -- not sure if I did it myself while installing it or if it happened some other way... but I can't decide if it's fatal damage or not.
Only one thing to do...put the machine together and see if it works or not...if yes, then full steam ahead...if not, then RMA it and get another one...good luck!
I haven't actually tried running power through it yet -- I was worried it could cause damage to some of the other components. I suspect that is pretty unlikely though... What do you think?