Maybe they saw this dude

I get at least one a day over text just saying “hello”

Have since started reporing as spam and blocking ever single one

No, due to poor design the fan motor ripped itself apart and the distributor took a week just to ship the replacement which cost $100

If it were a cap it could be fine without out. It looks like a diode or fet though; just because there’s a bunch doesnt mean there’s redundancy. There’s something that isn’t working properly, you just don’t know it yet. Double check you are operating at full 16x on the gpu pcie slot. They could also be ESD protection diodes, in which case the mobo will run fine without it as long as you don’t shock the crap out of it

Non perishable snacks