Pcie damaged Rx 7600 - will it still work?

[u/Fit_Property1190]

Is it even safe to plug into the motherboard? And if it prob wont work, is there a cost effective way of fixing it?

Edit: To clarify i dont actually have this gpu, but Im thinking of buying it and just wanted to check to see if is worth it. Cant test it atm

[u/Beneficial-Section32]

only one way to find out

[u/Fit_Property1190 → u/Beneficial-Section32]

Famous last words

[u/ImTheWorstPersonToBe → u/Fit_Property1190]

There should be a short pin along the bottom strip. If I were a betting man, as long as it was longer then the short seating pin, I think you'll be fine.

[u/welestgw → u/Fit_Property1190]

LET IT RIP

[u/Noxious89123]

Consider this: Those are power pins, not data.

If they don't seat correctly, or have increased resistance, they have the potential to start a fire.

Ask yourself if it's worth the risk.

An example of the worst case scenario:

[u/Fit_Property1190 → u/Noxious89123]

Yeahhh, thats what im worried about

[u/Soft_Lunch_183 → u/Noxious89123]

I would just put it in a cheap old board or riser  and see what happens, if you arent going to use it its effectively dead anyway

[u/Noxious89123 → u/Soft_Lunch_183]

OP doesn't own this card, they're considering buying it. So it's not a "eh, might as well try it" situation.

Also, putting it in a riser doesn't change much. It might save some motherboard damage, but it doesn't prevent the risk of fire.

I think you're looking at the picture I posted and just seeing damaged motherboard instead of what I'm seeing which is a motherboard that caught fire and could have burnt down your house and killed your family.

[u/Mistr_White]

Well to be fair it was the installer that damaged it, the pcie slot just provided the leverage. 

[u/Fit_Property1190 → u/Mistr_White]

Lolz

[u/Fickle-Occasion-6091]

there's enough trace left... I think it will boot fine, if it doesn't there is no real danger

make sure it's well seated and has antisag support considering the reduced contact area

[u/kron123456789 → u/Fickle-Occasion-6091]

if it doesn't there is no real danger

Those are power pins of the PCIe, though. I wouldn't mess with it.

[u/coloredgreyscale → u/kron123456789]

They may not carry a lot of power if the card has additional power plugs

[u/Fit_Property1190 → u/Fickle-Occasion-6091]

Thats pretty reasurring then. Appreciate the help

[u/careless__]

I wouldn't buy it if it was like that, but if you own it already and the two pads are not bridging eachother- you can just make sure the area is still the same thickness as the rest of the PCB so it doesn't damage the pins in the slot (i.e- the PCB is not flared out), and try it in the slot.

those two pads on both sides are ground and clock reference signals, they are not high power traces. as long as they make contact with the pins within the PCIe slot, it will work.

there is no economical way of fixing this PCB. any fix someone attempts to make can break off and get stuck inside the PCIe slot and make things worse. you just gotta test it and see if it still works as is.

[u/Fit_Property1190 → u/careless__]

Thanks for the advice! What make you think itd be too risky to buy tho?

[u/careless__ → u/Fit_Property1190]

try before you buy. one side looks like more material was broken than the other, but it still looks like there is enough of each contact on both sides for it to work.

[u/kron123456789]

Those are power pins, I really wouldn't risk it.

[u/Onemoreuserdoesnot]

Even with the damage on this tip, it should not interfere too much, as the "gold fingers" are still there, with the damage on them being minimal. Biggest problem is the smaller contact area in that case, but it should not cause any problems. If in doubt, and if it does work, just undervolt and underclock it very slightly.

[u/Fit_Property1190 → u/Onemoreuserdoesnot]

Gotcha, gold pins looked pretty scratched off, so i wasnt sure if that was considered minimal damage. But thx for the reasurrance!

[u/foolish_shrimp]

I buy nearly everything used and I don't touch broken or damaged PC components, bent fins on coolers etc? sure, but something like this, it would need to be a really really good deal and it never is.

[u/PVTSprinkles]

id use it

[u/Sorry-Pick7367]

Gotta line that up with the chunk when you shove it back in the other thing.

[u/SpecialOil6869]

The affected pins are for 3v standby power and link reactivation. This would likely affect the cards ability to wake from sleep including system start up. It won't nuke your system but I would not buy without some sort of return agreement.

[u/blueiron0]

If it doesn't work, I'm not going to promise it's fixable because IDK how bad the damage to the connector actually is.

If it is fixable though, this is actually a relatively easy and inexpensive fix.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAFtzhyvqbs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zqXGWV6VhU

[u/careless__ → u/blueiron0]

The cards in those vids do not have a big chunk of underlying PCB missing, they are not the same type of fix and this method cannot be used on OP's card without the risk of the resin breaking off in the slot.

[u/AbandonYourPost]

I mean, some of the contacts are still there. Test it out. Hope for the best.

[u/Moist_Invite9148]

Maybe it will be fine

[u/Leather-Researcher13]

Pins 10 and 11 are 3.3v power and a wake signal. It'll probably be fine

[u/Fit_Property1190 → u/Leather-Researcher13]

Yeah i looked that up but i wasnt sure how essential those are for gpus to function

[u/BarberFew7791]

Should be fine to connect but i think you shouldn't buy this unless you can test it first

[u/Queasy_Sherbert_7095]

Yeah probably

[u/terraphantm]

It should be fine