Hardware Sugar - Clip on the PCIe slot came off when a customer removed his gpu from the mobo he bought from us. First time we had seen something like this happen
![Just broke my PCI-E slot's lock/retention clip or whatever - CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory - Linus Tech Tips Just broke my PCI-E slot's lock/retention clip or whatever - CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory - Linus Tech Tips](https://pbs-prod.linustechtips.com/monthly_2017_04/FnOzkal.jpg.ff254ba8046bc8b5510272493201b8b9.jpg)
Just broke my PCI-E slot's lock/retention clip or whatever - CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory - Linus Tech Tips
![Customer attempted to remove his GPU without undoing the retaining clip, ended up tearing his PCIe socket out... : r/techsupportgore Customer attempted to remove his GPU without undoing the retaining clip, ended up tearing his PCIe socket out... : r/techsupportgore](https://external-preview.redd.it/-c2Misd_4qnmoQLD_IOMphiqe8VF5Zk2-lwcqoyROtU.jpg?auto=webp&s=244b30c5d8430d8469f2dccd5a7f2331df7115cd)