Faulty PCI E Slot

[Newbenski]

The card felt stuck and I used a lot of force to remove it. After that I've been getting application errors. Is it possible that I broke the PCI E slot. I play graphic intensive video games and everything works fine. Sometimes when I'm navigating through windows or using VLC the app will crash, even windows explorer. Is it possible that my PCI E slot or graphics card is damaged or does it sound like something else?

 

[blackcat762]

You need to give more information for anyone to make an educated guess about what your problem may be. Hardware list (CPU, RAM, Mobo, PSU, GFX card, etc), OS you are using, and a more detailed account of the errors you are experiencing would help.

 

[Newbenski]

Build:

Windows 7
3570k
16 gb ripjaw gskill ram
560ti
kingston hyper x ssd
Build:

Windows 7
3570k
16 gb ripjaw gskill ram
560ti
kingston hyper x ssd
external seagate backup plus
asrock z77 extreme 4

here are the errors:
Faulting application name: svchost.exe_FontCache, version: 6.1.7600.16385, time stamp: 0x4a5bc3c1
Faulting module name: fntcache.dll, version: 6.1.7601.17563, time stamp: 0x4d5faf0d
Exception code: 0x40000015
Fault offset: 0x000000000003d6fa
Faulting process id: 0xab8
Faulting application start time: 0x01cfcf04e6c63e51
Faulting application path: C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
Faulting module path: c:\windows\system32\fntcache.dll
Report Id: d2dadba0-3afc-11e4-bffa-bc5ff486388c

Faulting application name: Explorer.EXE, version: 6.1.7601.17567, time stamp: 0x4d672ee4
Faulting module name: DUI70.dll, version: 6.1.7600.16385, time stamp: 0x4a5bdf25
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00000000000098fc
Faulting process id: 0x60c
Faulting application start time: 0x01cfcfb5cedd8584
Faulting application path: C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\system32\DUI70.dll
Report Id: d60c4a0d-3bb4-11e4-975c-f5adb88e6d00

Faulting application name: vlc.exe, version: 2.1.5.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 6.1.7601.18247, time stamp: 0x521eaf24
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0000000000018e5d
Faulting process id: 0x11e8
Faulting application start time: 0x01cfd18a7089be81
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
Report Id: 16abcb53-3d8b-11e4-98d5-c6a0c6f23e24

 

[blackcat762]

None of that really says a faulty PCIe slot to me. If you are just experiencing "APPCRASH" w/ various software, it could be faulty memory or perhaps Windows has bugged out and it's time for a clean reload.
First I would test my memory with memtest_x86, it's best if you can let it run overnight for an accurate reading. You can also run Windows scan tool and see if the problem is in Windows. Open the command prompt with admin privileges and type in the following (no parenthesis)

• 
  "sfc /scannow"
  Press "Enter".
  Let it scan, it will find faults in the Windows file structure and repair, if possible.

If you really think it's a PCIe slot, you can always move your card to another slot, make sure it's PCIe_x16 though, and not 8. Otherwise it'll take a performance hit.
Try these first and then see where you stand afterwards.