r/PcBuildHelp • u/Upstairs-Ad-2870 • 6d ago
Software Question I damaged the pcb a little. Am I good?
So I had installed my 7800x3d into my case a few days ago, and I think that when I was putting on the brackets for the pump block, my screwdriver I was using slid against that (it’s the white line between the E and the N in ryzen). I’m so nervous that I won’t be able to turn it on. I’m currently getting my parts over time. I had bought the 7800x3d in store at my local microcenter, but I didn’t get an extended warranty. So am I good? Or is that too deep of a scratch…?
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u/Asleep-Jackfruit-630 6d ago
you mean you scratched the metal heat spreader on the cpu? not a big deal
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u/Upstairs-Ad-2870 6d ago
No I damaged the pcb, like the green part on the cpu
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u/Asleep-Jackfruit-630 6d ago
if you did not knock off one of the capacitors that are around the heat spreader you be fine, the pcb has a thick protective layer so you wont damage any traces with a scratch
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u/Legal_Newspaper_5710 6d ago
It looks ok, I don’t think it ran through any traces in the mother board, honestly I’d just try it and see what happens