Did I Break my Motherboard?

[odinaden]

I tore the pins on the PCI express slot and the plastic piece came out along with a few pins. I was trying to install my first GPU and forgot about the clip your supposed to push down. Some of them are twisted and bent but most remain intact and perfectly fine. Is there a way to fix this? Should I rip out the twisted ones and try to replace the plastic piece?

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03132942&cc=lt&dlc=en&lc=en

That's the motherboard.

Also, when I boot up it just makes a bunch of beeping sounds. Which I guess is letting me know the GPU ins't working.

 

[Tradesman1]

Might try a shop or if you know an electronics guru, think I'd probably start all over with a new mobo, guessing it would cost more to 'try' and fix then just buying a new one

 

[odinaden]

Do I lose the software on my PC or anything else? Or is it just the same as before?

Also, any suggestions on a decent cheap motherboard similar to the one above? I wouldn't mind SLI if it could be an option.

I-7 3770
PSU 460w
2 1tb hardrives (Seagate, WD)
EVGA GTX 660 superclocked

 

[Tradesman1]

Might look at the Asus P8H77-M LE, else do you have a budget?

 

[odinaden]

I would like to keep it under $100

 

[Tradesman1]

Well that's $75 and comes w/ a $20 rebate card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131964

Next up is the Z77-A

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131965