I recently shipped my own pc internationally, and it came with the cpu cooler unscrewed, as per this not-too-clear picture.
The motherboard is a Gigabyte X399 Designare.
Upon closer inspection, it seems that the screws... or screw "sockets", I don't know how to call them, through which the cpu cooler gets attached to the cpu itself, came off entirely.
Surprisingly, the cpu plate is not seriously damaged. Those 4 little parts came off, and that's it.
I thought I would find them loose somewhere in the case, but I couldn't.
Finally, I realized they came off with the cooler.
I know I am not expressing myself very clearly, but the 3 pictures I linked are worth a thousand words.
What I wonder is: can this be fixed? Am I supposed to throw the whole motherboard away just because those 4 little things came off?
Any hint on how I could deal with this?
Thanks
The motherboard is a Gigabyte X399 Designare.
Upon closer inspection, it seems that the screws... or screw "sockets", I don't know how to call them, through which the cpu cooler gets attached to the cpu itself, came off entirely.
Surprisingly, the cpu plate is not seriously damaged. Those 4 little parts came off, and that's it.
I thought I would find them loose somewhere in the case, but I couldn't.
Finally, I realized they came off with the cooler.
I know I am not expressing myself very clearly, but the 3 pictures I linked are worth a thousand words.
What I wonder is: can this be fixed? Am I supposed to throw the whole motherboard away just because those 4 little things came off?
Any hint on how I could deal with this?
Thanks
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