Can PCI-E riser cables seriously damage my gpu ?

[Decronn]

Im currently looking into mounting my gpu verticaly into my case for visual reasons. Logically a PCI-E rise cable is needed in order to install the gpu correctly and here is where i start to get a little desperate. So far i wasn't able to find a SINGLE one of those cables without  reviews of people telling about faulty cables which made their pc unable to boot or in some cases even about burned out contacts on their cables. Generally the majority of reviews still stated the cables where usable but this raised some concerns anyway. So Can those defective cables cause any kind of permanent harm to my other components like the GPU or maybe even the mainboard ? Or do they just not work without affecting hardware integrity ?

[W-L]

6 minutes ago, Decronn said:

Im currently looking into mounting my gpu verticaly into my case for visual reasons. Logically a PCI-E rise cable is needed in order to install the gpu correctly and here is where i start to get a little desperate. So far i wasn't able to find a SINGLE one of those cables without  reviews of people telling about faulty cables which made their pc unable to boot or in some cases even about burned out contacts on their cables. Generally the majority of reviews still stated the cables where usable but this raised some concerns anyway. So Can those defective cables cause any kind of permanent harm to my other components like the GPU or maybe even the mainboard ? Or do they just not work without affecting hardware integrity ?

With decent quality extensions there isn't usually a huge worry, the main thing with issue booting can be lead to poorly shielded cables. While shorting can occur that can happen with any physical connector as each connector added continues to add a potential point of failure. 

[Decronn]

17 minutes ago, W-L said:

With decent quality extensions there isn't usually a huge worry, the main thing with issue booting can be lead to poorly shielded cables. While shorting can occur that can happen with any physical connector as each connector added continues to add a potential point of failure. 

So PCI-e risers dont generally have stronger tendency to lead to shorts than other cables ? Based on your own experience or what you heard from others, do you have any recommendations for me ?

[W-L]

38 minutes ago, Decronn said:

So PCI-e risers dont generally have stronger tendency to lead to shorts than other cables ? Based on your own experience or what you heard from others, do you have any recommendations for me ?

While there are edge cases of it occurring with a decent quality extender there shouldn't be a huge worry. As for good options you want to always get shielded PCI-E extension, some examples below are some that I would recommended. 

 

https://www.thermaltake.com/tt-premium-pci-e-3-0-extender-300mm.html

https://mnpctech.com/case-mods-gaming-pc-liquid-modding-custom-computer-mnpctech-overclock-cooling-fan-grills/cable-pci-e-riser.html

heat48

[Decronn]

36 minutes ago, W-L said:

While there are edge cases of it occurring with a decent quality extender there shouldn't be a huge worry. As for good options you want to always get shielded PCI-E extension, some examples below are some that I would recommended. 

 

https://www.thermaltake.com/tt-premium-pci-e-3-0-extender-300mm.html

https://mnpctech.com/case-mods-gaming-pc-liquid-modding-custom-computer-mnpctech-overclock-cooling-fan-grills/cable-pci-e-riser.html

heat48

Awsome. Thank you  a lot for helping me out here

[cliffjumpin]

Do the PCIE extension cables cause any lag / latency during gaming? For competitive first person shooters for example.

[W-L]

21 minutes ago, cliffjumpin said:

Do the PCIE extension cables cause any lag / latency during gaming? For competitive first person shooters for example.

You would get worst issue than latency if the cable was bad, with properly shielded cables you see no perceivable difference in performance. 

 

https://videocardz.com/review/pci-express-riser-extender-test

 

 

[Kleofash]

On 9/22/2019 at 11:14 PM, W-L said:

While there are edge cases of it occurring with a decent quality extender there shouldn't be a huge worry. As for good options you want to always get shielded PCI-E extension, some examples below are some that I would recommended. 

 

https://www.thermaltake.com/tt-premium-pci-e-3-0-extender-300mm.html

https://mnpctech.com/case-mods-gaming-pc-liquid-modding-custom-computer-mnpctech-overclock-cooling-fan-grills/cable-pci-e-riser.html

heat48

Thank you for recommendation. I found that ThermalTake riser on our local stores.

[Kleofash]

I have another question to this topic, if I may. I will have my gpu mounted on vertical mount in Corsair Crystal 680x. I am trying to avoid that bracket which populates all of the pci slots, because I am planning to extend my ssd storage or maybe sound card. But I am not sure about the temperatures because it´s close to the front panel.

 

On the other hand, I will have up to 8 fans in that case - 3 front, 2 bottom as an intake and 1 rear and 2 on aio radiator at the top of the case as a exhaust.

I guess that two bottom fans could compensate that air flow loss once it´s blowing straight against the gpu.

 

What do you think?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

                                                                     

[W-L]

1 hour ago, Kleofash said:

I have another question to this topic, if I may. I will have my gpu mounted on vertical mount in Corsair Crystal 680x. I am trying to avoid that bracket which populates all of the pci slots, because I am planning to extend my ssd storage or maybe sound card. But I am not sure about the temperatures because it´s close to the front panel.

 

On the other hand, I will have up to 8 fans in that case - 3 front, 2 bottom as an intake and 1 rear and 2 on aio radiator at the top of the case as a exhaust.

I guess that two bottom fans could compensate that air flow loss once it´s blowing straight against the gpu.

 

What do you think?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

                                                                     

Since your vertical is built into the case and very close to the side panel if you are running just a downdraft cooler performance will be worst than just mounting it normally in the motherboard. There are GPU vertical brackets that have multiple slots and options if you need to mount additional expansion cards behind. 

https://www.moddiy.com/products/Premium-Aluminum-Graphics-Card-GPU-PCIE-Vertical-Bracket-Cover-Mount.html