How much can you bend a pcie cable before it becomes damaged?

[MajSharpy]

Hello there.

I'm thinking of buying another case fan to mount on the lower side-panel of my Case, but it's a tight spot as the PCIE Cables that are plugged into my GPU were slightly press up against fan when tested. The GPU PCIE Socket is right inline with the center of the fan, which is why I'm wondering how much I can bend the PCIE Cables to make room. The Cables are stiff and I feel like I might damage something so I decided to ask the pros.

 

[menlui]

As long as you're not using them as a skipping rope they should be fine just don't pull on them near the sockets and plugs.

 

[MajSharpy]

The part I need to bend is about 2 inchs from where the wires go into the plastic plug. If that helps.

 

[menlui]

You should be fine just don't be too heavy handed, bend slowly.