So, I had some issues with installing the GPU in the case, and the GPU bottom (those metals things at the bottom) ended up scratching part of the motherboard. From what I can tell, there’s a bunch of similar components all the way up, so I’d think there’s redundancy, so I guess it’s not that important. Here is a picture:
https://i.postimg.cc/7LBwkr3h/62e626.jpg
https://files.catbox.moe/62e626.jpg
PC boots fine into bios, fans work, stuff are recognized, mouse and keyboard also works, but I haven’t really done much beyond that.
Motherboard is: MSI B650 Gaming Plus Wifi
It’s located here, and on them, it is written K72 then vertically smaller K2 (the 2 has an underline):
https://i.postimg.cc/XJNcnppT/modelblock-gaming-pd.png
https://files.catbox.moe/7otcn6.png
Should I get a new motherboard?
Edit: Better quality image, and new image host added.
Most of those transistors are purely decorative. Go ahead and scrape a few more off - fewer components means lower power consumption!
In all seriousness, that looks like a transistor of some sort, not a cap or resistor. I don’t know enough about modern motherboard design to guess its function, but I can tell you that there’s not really such a thing as “redundant” components in the way you’re guessing. It might be boosting some signal, it might just be for controlling those asinine lights that are on everything nowadays, but you probably want to be ready to replace that motherboard at the drop of a hat, since you’re likely not equipped to repair that yourself.