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Maximus V Formula CF and PCIe-Soundcard

Revan
Level 7

‎08-20-2012 01:07 AM - last edited on ‎03-06-2024 07:45 PM by Community Admin

Hello,

What is the PCIe-Link when i plug one gfx-card in PCIe-x16 Slot 1, another gfx-card in PCIe-x16 Slot two and a PCIe-x1 Soundcard in PCIe-x16 Slot three?

Do i get 8x8x1 or is it 8x4x1?

Thanks and Greetings

Revan
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apocalypzez
Level 10

‎08-20-2012 01:24 AM

It's better to use the first x4 slot for the sound card, presuming that you've a x1 sound card. I've it setup as x4 (first slot) for sound card, x16/x8 slot (second) for gpu1 and x8 slot (fifth physical or second long slot) for gpu2.
ASUS Maximus IX APEX || Core i7 7700K || Corsair H150i Pro || EVGA RTX 2080 Ti B.E. || G.Skill Trident Z RGB F4-3000C15D-16GTZR 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 @ 15-16-16-35-2N || ADATA SX8200 Pro 1TB x 2 (RAID0) || WD RED 3TB x 2 || Corsair AX1200i || NZXT H700i (without the smart hub) || Dell U3011 || Windows 10 Pro x64 || Logitech Z2300 THX Certified 2.1 & Corsair Vengeance 2000 ||
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Revan
Level 7
In response to apocalypzez

‎08-20-2012 02:06 AM

I would do that too but the connection from the hose and the hose itself interfere with the card (Xonar D2x).
I can plug in the Soundcard first but i have to replace the gfx-cards every time i want to plug out the soundcard.
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apocalypzez
Level 10

‎08-21-2012 12:01 AM

There's another way, i.e., to use the forth expansion slot (I think that'll be third PCIe x1 slot). It will be sandwiched in b/w but it should work fine. If you use the last slot, I think your second GPU's lane bandwidth will drop to x4; making it x8/x4/x4 (technically that should be your result for using the last slot).
ASUS Maximus IX APEX || Core i7 7700K || Corsair H150i Pro || EVGA RTX 2080 Ti B.E. || G.Skill Trident Z RGB F4-3000C15D-16GTZR 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 @ 15-16-16-35-2N || ADATA SX8200 Pro 1TB x 2 (RAID0) || WD RED 3TB x 2 || Corsair AX1200i || NZXT H700i (without the smart hub) || Dell U3011 || Windows 10 Pro x64 || Logitech Z2300 THX Certified 2.1 & Corsair Vengeance 2000 ||
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