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

Have since started reporing as spam and blocking ever single one

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