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Am i out of room for a sound card?

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  • 20-11-2008 7:10pm
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    Hogzy
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    I have a Gigabyte GA-N680SLI-DQ6 http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2460

    Im running 2x 8800gtx in sli!

    I want to install a sound card aswell though,I dunno if this is a stupid question and i am quite ashamed of myself for having to ask someone else as i wouldnt regard myself as a novice, Anyway each car takes up 2 slots so do i have room to install a sound card? If not are the usb sound cards just as good as the PCI ones


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    PogMoThoin
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    You've got 3xPci-e and 3xPci slots, where's the problem?


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    Hogzy
    Registered Users Posts: 7,544 ✭✭✭Hogzy


    The only free slots are underneath the SLI bridge... will a card fit between the 2 graphics cards and under the sli...
    Look at the pic of the mobo on the website, my graphics cards are in the blue slots and because there dual cards they take up the white slots to their left, im stuck with one white slot and the orange slot but the bridge crosses the slots, i dunno if ill have enough room under the bridge!!!

    iv so many regrets with going sli!!!!


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    PogMoThoin
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    It'll fit, its designed to. You do kno there are Pci-e X-fi's available now as well? I presume its an X-fi your intending buying.................trying not to promote them here after the Daniel-K thingy, I've sworn I'll never buy another Creative product, no matter how good.


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    Hogzy
    Registered Users Posts: 7,544 ✭✭✭Hogzy


    to be honest i havent started researching what to buy yet. what is an x-fi card tho?


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    the_syco
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    Hogzy wrote: »
    to be honest i havent started researching what to buy yet. what is an x-fi card tho?
    X-Fi is a Creative Labs sound card. See http://www.komplett.ie/k/kl.aspx?bn=10228


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    KamiKazi
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    I have an xfi and had a 8800gtx, the xfi should fit underneath the pci bridge.


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