[SOLVED] Is a bent pci-e slot safe to use?

[omgururani2004]

I asked this before, just want more opinions.

https://imgur.com/a/2YCfmDb

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So the prebuild makers sent my pc with the gpu attached, and i sent it back because my gpu was artifacting and i was having crashes while cpu was under load.

They say the pci-e slot is bent. How bad is it? They said they might not be able to replace it and told me its fine and it shouldn't cause any issues, is that true? Can I keep using this?

Will try my best to pressure them into replacing, but if they don't, should i pay for one out of my own pocket and buy a new motherboard? Or is this fine to use? As far as I know the slot still works. Thanks

 

[COLGeek]

When did it get bent? When sent to you or from you to them?

 

[omgururani2004]

when sent to me.

 

[omgururani2004]

Also the cpu turned out to be defective, not sure if that's connected to this. They had to RMA the cpu and gpu

 

[COLGeek]

Seems they should replace the motherboard as well, just to be safe. What company is this, by the way?

 

[omgururani2004]

This is elitehubs. I'm in India. Thanks. I'll push them for a replacement. If they decide to be scums and don't replace, do you think I should pay for one out of my own pocket? I am just trying to prepare for all scenarios, this is my first build so i don't want it to be damaged again.

 

[COLGeek]

This is elitehubs. I'm in India. Thanks. I'll push them for a replacement. If they decide to be scums and don't replace, do you think I should pay for one out of my own pocket? I am just trying to prepare for all scenarios, this is my first build so i don't want it to be damaged again.

That is up to you. Try it to see if it works properly. If not, replace it.

I would replace, if my system. I do realize this is an expense that not all would be comfortable with. Good luck.

 

[omgururani2004]

Thank you for the advice. What I want to know is, is there a chance using that bent slot could fry my gpu or something? If that is possible I will likely just purchase a new one because I don't want to deal with problems anymore...

 

[jay32267]

Thank you for the advice. What I want to know is, is there a chance using that bent slot could fry my gpu or something? If that is possible I will likely just purchase a new one because I don't want to deal with problems anymore...

I think most likely...if you install a GPU in the slot and it works for a period of time....it will probably be fine forever.

I say "most likely" because I still think there is a chance it may could cause problems down the road.

If it were me....using that slot would depend on how much money I had invested in the GPU.

 

[omgururani2004]

I think most likely...if you install a GPU in the slot and it works for a period of time....it will probably be fine forever.

I say "most likely" because I still think there is a chance it may could cause problems down the road.

If it were me....using that slot would depend on how much money I had invested in the GPU.

I have paid scalper prices for my 3070, around $1300, It was an impulse buy, wouldn't buy it again if i were given the chance.

I think I'll buy a new motherboard if they don't replace it in that case.

 

[jay32267]

I have paid scalper prices for my 3070, around $1300, It was an impulse buy, wouldn't buy it again if i were given the chance.

I think I'll buy a new motherboard if they don't replace it in that case.

I know this isn't a whole lot of consolation but...I paid about the same for an RTX 2080 Ti a couple years ago.....which basically has very similar performance.

 

[omgururani2004]

I know this isn't a whole lot of consolation but...I paid about the same for an RTX 2080 Ti a couple years ago.....which basically has very similar performance.

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