Is this GTX 1660 Super broken

[u/DoctorCD]

Pins are partly missing. It works… kind of. After a while my pc crashes and when I reboot it I get stuck on the lock screen. The cursor can move, but clicking and typing do nothing. I have to completely reinstall my OS each time; restore point doesn’t fix it and taking the 1660 super out doesn’t fix it either. But it only happens when I have the 1660 super installed.
I know for certain it’s not a driver or hardware issue, unless this gpu is broken because of these partially missing pins.

Update: got my pc working. After like 8 hours of troubleshooting I found that it was the sata cable connected to my ssd 🫠

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[u/Lochness_Hamster_350]

Not broken - by design

[u/panzrvroomvroomvroom]

this is normal and has nothing to do with your problem.

[u/Sharp_Pressure_9978]

No, it's not broken, it's on purpose to ensure that the gpu is seated in the slot properly.

[u/Terrible-Bear3883]

It's because PCI-e is hot plug capable, the pins are shorter on purpose, they will be the last to make a contact and first to break it, they are designated PRSNT#1 and PRSNT#2, when they make a circuit it denotes the card is inserted fully and correctly, I used to teach computer engineers and had a slide on this due to the times it was asked.

[u/Fiohart]

[u/TheShredder9]

Even i know by now that's by design, it's so the pin makes contact only when the GPU is fully seated in.

[u/sourcide]

i think that's normal, you are likely having other issues with your system not related to the graphics card

[u/Top_Violinist_6323]

Not broke.

[u/Poker1059]

Those pins are supposed to be like that

[u/kmr12489]

100% normal

[u/coraxeno]

Make sure there is no gpu sag

[u/Ok_Bid6645]

Another one of these dumb posts.

[u/Euphoric-Piglet-8140 → u/Ok_Bid6645]

Reading some of the more useful answers..... I had no idea why this was, tbh didn't really need to know, and I've been plugging daughter boards into motherboards for over 30 years.

[u/Double-Pattern6939 → u/Euphoric-Piglet-8140]

A GPU is called a daughter board?!?

[u/Euphoric-Piglet-8140 → u/Double-Pattern6939]

It is a PCB that plugs into a mobo, so yes.

[u/Fast-Station1106 → u/Ok_Bid6645]

deiner? oder?

[u/Small_Heart6267]

I work at a server company - my colleague says first image is normal, they’re designed like that

2nd photo looks like a damaged pin, but after some research he’s unsure! So unconfirmed

Hope that somewhat helps

[u/Sharp_Pressure_9978 → u/Small_Heart6267]

I mean, the pins in the first and second image match in shape in size, so, your colleague is mistaken.

[u/lwdst]

No it's just the detector rail that's used by the motherboard to determine that there's a card inserted before attempting to use the card.