No, if it’s not a sapphire

Why not to use a protector like LK, just a precaution, it’s basically invisible

Good point actually

I would sell the GPU, because it’s definitely not needed, the rest is quite suitable for a home server — install Linux, Proxmox, HA, Scrypted, Torrent, Plex, ad blocker of some sort and etc.

I’m using LK protectors and very happy with them

Scratches are too deep to be polished out