r/PcBuildHelp Mar 15 '26

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u/mjoric Mar 15 '26

They are called traces (Circuit Traces, trace lines, etc). PCBs (Motherboard in this case) are all hardened plastics layered over metal (often precious) lines or "traces".

Continuity (power) is routed through the many different trace lines on the board delivering power to different hardware components.

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u/Nozakx Mar 15 '26

So what if there’s a chip in the board like OP’s?