Bent pcie pins?

[YuppityYap]

So, i was inspecting my gpu to make sure it was properly seated and i noticed the pins on my pcie x16 port looked bent. Not sure if you can tell from pic. The pc boots up and whatnot, but it just seems weird

[MrIceCremeLollipop]

I dont know, but if it works does it matter 

[Kisai]

Are you sure that's bent, and not an optical illusion from the staggered pcb connection?

[Windows7ge]

If one of your PCIe pins were bent it'd be bent inside the slot itself not where it attaches to the motherboard. Those pins are staggered. Perhaps that's giving the illusion that they're bent?

[YuppityYap]

16 minutes ago, Windows7ge said:

If one of your PCIe pins were bent it'd be bent inside the slot itself not where it attaches to the motherboard. Those pins are staggered. Perhaps that's giving the illusion that they're bent?

What is a staggered pin? Perhaps it could be a optical illusion

[YuppityYap]

18 minutes ago, Windows7ge said:

If one of your PCIe pins were bent it'd be bent inside the slot itself not where it attaches to the motherboard. Those pins are staggered. Perhaps that's giving the illusion that they're bent?

They definetly seem bend, but it also seems as if theyre meant to be bent to make contact with something. Then again, im not sure if any pins in a pc should be bent