was damaged during shipping and he was unsuccessful with insurance/RMA so I'm looking at how I can fix it. The only physical damage is to the tab that locks the GPU into the Mobo, but this in itself isn't always a problem from what I've read, my best guess currently is that some of the traces from the PCB are shorting in the damaged area. Is this fixable? I work in engineering and have a very good selection of tools available.

- via very close

- crack after Dremel and 1200 wet and dry

Fans and heatsink and mouldings removed for access to PCB

⟐ Commented July 20, 2025 at 22:14 MST