can bent pcie pins be repaired?

[atarisafari]

I broke off the pcie x16 slot and bent some pins when removing my graphics card yesterday and it's been hell trying to find a replacement z77 motherboard. My current mobo is a z77xud4h from gigabyte. Is it possible to repair these pins or should I just abandon this mobo? Where should I take it or send It?

 

[Carobthomp]

I would think that repairing it would be more work if it's possible. Unless you know of a skilled local electronics repair shop that could (maybe) do it, then it may be better to just purchase a new one.

I would recommend getting in touch with the manufacturer to get some further info as they would possibly have a repair option as well, only issue is it would likely cost more than a new one.

 

[atarisafari]

Yeah I would love to purchase a new one but nobody sells them anymore 🙁 i guess I'll have to look at some other models