Damaged RAM by installing wrong way?

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This is my first build, and I'm tired (because of narcolepsy), so accidentally managed to innstall Corsair Vengance DDR4 the wrong way, pressing it down with gentle force, even managed to get the clip on it, before realising my mistake and quickly turned it around the proper way. The slot seems fine and nothing seems bent on the RAM, but wonder if I may have damaged something?
 
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Did not turn on the computer. But each RAM slot is divided in two, and noticed after pressing the clip-thingy on the end of the second RAM that the card was a mm or so misplaced, one notch "up" the rail compared to the other card, so turned it around and now both cards are correctly alligned.

But honestly, narcolepsy can trick the mind, like when one has been awake 24-30 hours, so perhaps I just imagined it, but don't think so. Anyway, good to hear that most likely nothing is broken. Thanks!
 
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No, I meant that the longest golden "fin" of the card seemed to be on the wrong side of the divider of the RAM slot in the mobo.

Probably my sleepy brain tricking me, which in one way is better than having damaged expensive RAM... :)
 
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Good, thanks! And sorry for this unnecessary thread, but I honestly thought I had put the RAM backwards, so had to ask.

Building a $3000 mITX the first time is nervewrecking enough in itself, and having narcolepsy doesn't reduce the tension, but soon finished now :)
 
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