Damage the motherboard surface
Damage the motherboard surface
I attempted to remove the graphics card using a butterknife, but the Dark Rock Pro 4 Heatsink was too tight. I left some marks and possibly a trace, though it’s hard to notice with just a finger. Are you worried about any damage?
In short, you can't be certain without testing. It looks like no residue remains on the PCB surface. For future projects, avoid using similar methods.
Thanks Mateyyy. believe me, after the week I had, I most definitely will start taking better care of my PC. I actually did hit a trace but I dont know what I caused unless I put do a full testbench. It does power on like normal though.
I didn't see the second scratch in the first picture. Trying it should be the best approach. Fingers crossed it works out well.
seems no signs of damage remain; if functional, they perform exceptionally well. This issue appears to be related to PCIE locks, possibly from the big heatsink community or a manual lock method, since I don’t see any reason to secure my GPU when the system operates smoothly.