IsaacMG

But worth paying 130 bucks to change the motherboard?

Thanks for the answer. The thing that really worries me is having that thing exposed... should I put some tape or whatever over the cuts?

Hello! Well, a couple weeks ago, changing my cooler for a new one, I realized I scratched the back of my motherboard. Don't ask me how. It just happened. Anyway, when I turned my computer on I found out it wasn't working... constant beeps. That's RAM for sure... and so it was. Slots 3 and 4 are dead. 1 are 2 are OK, but I don't have dual channel anymore. Everything else works fine, I've been gaming and doing stuff and 0 problems... but it just breaks my heart to know that my computer is not 100% perfect anymore. Motherboard is a Gigabyte Z97x Gaming 3, CPU is a 4790k. So, as you can see in the attached picture... is it worth repairing? I'm afraid that those cuts may cause a short or something like that and get my other components toasted... don't laugh at me at this, it's what I've been reading... I have been thinking of: 1. Repair it. Looks hard, as I'm not electronics expert and I've read that those traces are not easy to repair. 2. Get a new MOBO, which would be an Asus Maximus VII Hero which I've seen for like 130-140 bucks, used, three month warranty, or... 3. Stay this way. No dual channel and I guess that's the only thing that's broken, but I have not tested anything else (PCI slots,...) I'm planning to get new CPU, MOBO and RAM by the end of the year or earlier next year... but I want this computer to last as much as I can, cause I will pass it to my girlfriend as soon as I update. Thank you very much!

Okay... dude sorry to ask again, they'll soon be down with the next update you mean they are going to get worst (the digitally monitored, I assume?) https://www.thermaltake.com/toughpower-irgb-plus-gold-tt-premium-edition-series.html Thing is I got two defective aerocool project 7 psu's in a row and I don't want another one, so I'm looking for another PSU and this one is in stock where I got the aerocool and saw it was on the top tier, but now I'm not really sure if this is an actually top tier PSU... Sorry again for my newbiness but I never ever got into PSU's so much as in the last days (when I actually cared about getting a good PSU, don't want to get anything fried on my pc)

Sorry for being such a noob but what do you mean with the actual digital ones?

Hello, All Thermaltake iRGB Plus are on the top tier? I mean, these ones would be on the top tier? They are Gold certified, not platinum: https://www.thermaltake.com/toughpower-irgb-plus-gold-tt-premium-edition-series.html Platinum ones: https://www.thermaltake.com/toughpower-irgb-plus-platinum-tt-premium-edition-series.html And this one: https://www.thermaltake.com/toughpower-irgb-plus-1250w-titanium.html I assume the one on the S tier has to be the 1250w titanium one, right? In which place would the irgb plus gold edition series be? Thanks!