Are you unsure if your experience is sufficient for handling motherboard modifications?
Are you unsure if your experience is sufficient for handling motherboard modifications?
I bought an ASUS B550 Tuf gaming board for my spouse's PC and also got an older GPU from eBay. When I first installed the one from eBay, it didn't work, but after swapping it out with another model and then putting the original back in, it functioned briefly. After about seven months, the graphics stopped working properly. I disassembled the system, found two stripped contact pins on the PCIE slot, and realized a faulty GPU might be the issue—possibly due to a damaged motherboard. I replaced it with a new one, but the PC started up without problems yet displayed distorted graphics output. This was the same GPU I had used on my own machine for some time. I then removed the GPU completely and saw the same damage on the contact pins. Now I have two GPUs with worn contacts, and it seems the PCIE slot on my motherboard might be faulty, stripping the connections. I’m frustrated but determined to figure this out. How often does this kind of problem occur?
Including some images might clarify your point, possibly due to a problem with the slot.
I didn't notice the cards were designed with some slot pins intentionally trimmed. I avoided harming any GPUs by placing them on the motherboard. This became clear after researching and comparing images of GPU pins on Ebay. The main issue was an outdated BIOS on my partner's motherboard, which couldn't detect the new GPU's 5K display adapter. We fixed it by using the HDMI output to run Windows, updating the drivers, and then switching to the new GPU with a 5K display. It was a stressful situation—shouldn't have been so anxious.