Scratched Motherboard with screwdriver

[pklempe]

Hey everyone.
Today I tried to remove my GTX 1080 because I'm going to sell it to a friend of mine tomorrow. As I was trying to get it out of the PCI slot with the help of a screwdriver, I slipped and seem to have damaged it.

Here are some pictures of the damage: https://imgur.com/a/gZikpdz

After that, I plugged everything back in and tried to start my computer. For now, everything seems to work fine.

But now to my question: Did I damage something important and thus have ruined my motherboard?

For anyone wondering, I'm using an Asus Strix z270f

 

[MLG_No_Scope]

Your Motherboard is made out of multiple layers, so you are fine for now. but you dont need a screwdriver to flick the PCI-e slot, it will only make things worse before you know it.

it CAN cause problems in the future, but lets hope that is not the case, the scratch is quite small anyway

 

[SkyNetRising]

Those trace lines seem to be broken.
Some part of the motherboard most likely is non-functional now. Could be some port on motherboard not functioning anymore.

 

[boju]

If trying to get to leavers in tight spaces close to circuitry use a chop stick