-[Q]- PCIe slots question

[iWearKiltz]

Hey guys,

 

I'm the kinda guy that likes to know about everything, not in a social sense, but in a knowledge sense.. some would call me a knowledge whore I suppose..

Now anyways, I'm creating this topic so that I can ask this question:

 

I own the ASUS M5A97 Mobo (1st revision), these are the PCIe ports it has

-1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (blue) 
-1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black) 
-2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 
-2 x PCI

 

Now obviously, My GPU takes up two slots and I also have a sound card taking up the only available PCIe 2.0 x1 slot..

 

http://www.ixbt.com/mainboard/asus/m5a97-evo/board.jpg

 

 

My question is, given the fact that there are other slots available (none of them being the exact same pin number/layout - see picture), would my Soundblaster recon 3d card work with any of the other ports given that the top two ports are occupied and the 3rd port is where its at already? (refer to mobo link above)

 

thanks for reading/answering

iWearKiltz

 

[FloRolf]

you can trow it in one of the first 4 slots.

[iWearKiltz]

you can trow it in one of the first 4 slots.

so in my case, the other PCIe slot running @ x4?

[FloRolf]

so in my case, the other PCIe slot running @ x4?

 

Yeah, you can run it in the pcie 16x and 1x slots. But the second pcie 16x is only wired 8x but you aswell only need 1x (like the 2slots between the 16x)

[iWearKiltz]

Yeah, you can run it in the pcie 16x and 1x slots. But the second pcie 16x is only wired 8x but you aswell only need 1x (like the 2slots between the 16x)

confirmed :)

i've just switched it and now my graphics card's 2nd fan can breathe! 8degress difference :)

windows ID'd the PCI and it automatically configured to the software I had already installed for the sound card.. thanks alot!

[FloRolf]

confirmed :)

i've just switched it and now my graphics card's 2nd fan can breathe! 8degress difference :)

windows ID'd the PCI and it automatically configured to the software I had already installed for the sound card.. thanks alot!

 

no problem bro! glad it works fine! ;)