 | So I’m building an ai rig and I have a b850 ai top I’ve not done this before I took off the top part of the ssd area to put it on, but I had to move this little know and totally scrapped this pad Is this super bad? [link] [comments] |
Did I just destroy a brand new motherboard?
Reddit r/LocalLLaMA / 4/12/2026
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Key Points
- A user building an AI PC/rig asks on Reddit whether they accidentally damaged/scrapped a small pad near the SSD area while moving parts on a “B850 AI” motherboard.
- The post indicates this was their first time assembling such a rig and they had to remove the top portion of the SSD area to reposition it.
- They are concerned about whether the removed/scraped pad could cause serious issues for the motherboard’s performance or functionality.
- The discussion is framed as a practical troubleshooting question for hardware assembly safety and component compatibility.
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