Scratch on GPU

Apokarteron

Apokarteron

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As I removed my GPU to add some more AS5 to it I slightly scratched it on the edge of a piece of metal, it seems that the outer green layer has been scratched off (very small area) and a silvery colour is showing (which was underneath the green), is this OK or did I damage it, it worked normally when I tried it though...
 
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It sounds like you scratched the PCB Board (big green board the gpu is on). If thats the case, then what you saw was probably the exposed circuits that are printed on the card (silvery lines). It should be fine, as long as you didnt scratch through the silver part, and if you dont let anything metallic touch it.
 
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It sounds like you scratched the PCB Board (big green board the gpu is on). If thats the case, then what you saw was probably the exposed circuits that are printed on the card (silvery lines). It should be fine, as long as you didnt scratch through the silver part, and if you dont let anything metallic touch it.
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ok, thanks
whats PCB?
 
Also, if you did happen to scratch some of the foil runs, I have heard it's possible to fill those in and repair it with some type of pen. I've never used one, and whoever told me this could be been wrong... Just be more careful from now on... I know when my capacitor fell off my 7800 a while back, it was from the board being aginst one of the USB connectors. Still, it seems it should of been more sturdy than it was, but yeah, my fault too...
 
Actually to be entirely honest I tryed removing the heatsink and fan-heat-sink by squeezing those clips at the back with a pair pliers, lol, thats how I scratched it.
Whats this pen that fills in the green stuff called?
 
can i just say a few things.

put some seletape over the silver wire that was showing, this is because you could short circuit the board.

whats PCB?

its a method used to print circuits onto the plastic, its a different type used on motherboards as they are (MLC) or multi layer circuits.
 
The scratch is as small as the tip of a pin, do you think its serious?

Won't any permenant marker work to cover up the exposed wires?
 
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