MSI X58 Pro IC blew up

[cspeti]

Hello!

I have bought an MSI X58 Pro motherboard, I installed it in my PC and when I switched it on, a motherboard IC blew up and smoked. Despite that the starting MSI screen was visible, so it works more or less. I got worried and plug it out of the wall.

http://imgur.com/a/uXvph

There is damage only on the front side, not on the back side.
Can you help me?
What could happen?
Did i buy a faulty MOBO?
What is the IC that blew up? If I replace it, can the motherboard be used again? What is the exact IC type, and where can I buy it?

Thank You,
Peter

 

[Aquinus]

It looks like a SMD capacitor. I'm not sure what it goes to but, due to the direction it might be a cap between the fan's ground and positive side of the larger cap next to it, which probably provides power to said fans. The taller cap is rated for 16v so, that might be used for powering the fan connectors which is up to +12v. It's possible that the worst thing you would notice is poor fan control due to reduced capacitance or, if it is shorted, any fans on those connectors might not work at all. It also could be a transistor for switching the +12v on the fan pins. If that's the case, it's likely possible that the fans won't work at all.

 

[delshay]

That's a transistor, it has 3 contact legs.

 

[silentbogo]

It's a mosfet that does fan speed control. If you have a hot air rework station at hand, then pull that plastic connector off the board, then remove both mosfet and a diode next to it.
Most likely it blew up due to faulty fan or fan adapter(if you were using one).

If nothing else is damaged, it should work just fine without it.

 

[delshay]

http://www.differencebetween.net/technology/difference-between-bjt-and-mosfet/