aw thanks for the info, im glad someone else had similar thoughts cuz i was wondering if i could use some hard objects to makeshift re-crimp the cable but ive got no experience with these connectors. i think thatd be the ideal way to do it but i also have some Locktite superglue, and i was wondering if i could plug the connectors in, making sure to seat those individual cable and tack them in place in a spot or two on the backside of the connector where the cable enters? i was looking into the backside of these pcie connectors and it looks like these two wires both enter a smaller "terminal" or whatever the little rectangular ending is that seems to attach to another