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Is it easy to damage a PCI-e motherboard slot ?

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Hello

I was trying to fit the gpu properly to align back in the case ( for the case to not obstruct hdmi / dp ports ) and left the gpu in the motherboard only with the pci-e click ( no screws in the back )

I was trying to adjust the better angle then i´ve properly screwed later on

I´m wondering , could this somehow damage gpu / pci-e slot ?

I wasn´t that long but i remember i had i dinner and i left hanging then when i came back i´ve properly screwed

Could gpu pins and or pci-e slot work intermittently ? everything is working so far ( also tried in the gpu-z and it is showing all lanes properly (x16)) but i´m afraid it did some damage maybe ?

my mobo is a msi mpg b550 gaming plus and the gpu is a rtx 4070 windforce

thanks
 
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Should be ok imo
 
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It is easy to damage the slot/card? Yes. Did you? Doesn't sound like it. Most likely, physical damage to the slot or card would rear its ugly head very quickly.
 
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