My motherboard was bent in shipping

[math20]

My motherboard is bent in one corner about 1-2mm and some sides are warped around 1mm, will this still be safe to install?

 

[TheMold]

It might be but I wouldn't try it. Best to call who ever you bought it from, some resellers only give you 7 days to report shipping damages.

 

[math20]

The little bend didn't look too bad so I built the computer anyways, and it works perfect!

 

[Germonicus]

If I was you i'd do a stress test / benchmark on the system .....there may not be any obvious damage on the mobo but bending a pcb can be very bad for the attached components,especially the solder joints connecting them to the pcb as they can crack and leave you a "dry joint" that you'll not spot til you slap some serious heat onto the mobo

On the other hand you may never have a problem ,but personally I'd have RMA'd it just to be on the safe side.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

I don't see how this could have happened during shipping, although I wouldn't say it would be impossible either. Could it be that it was a mobo that bent due to a heavy HSF? Certified refurb kind of thing?

 

[Pugnate]

How the hell could that have happened without the mobo coming out of the box. That's insanity.

 

[math20]

The motherboard came separately from anything else, it was bent a little bit in one corner and the same corner had a big dent in the box. It was not enough to affect the installation at all, it fit over the screw holes evenly.

The parts that are bent a bit are not close to the cpu/gpu but I will run a stress test as recommended.

 

[RedBeard]

Keep in mind you are gonna kill it's resale value if you ever decide to sell the board.

No one is going to buy a bent board unless it is a really good deal. Unless you paid for a bent board, get it replaced.