pci/soundcard questions

[Wiff]

1. Can I put a PCIe x1 soundcard on a PCI lane?

2.If the lane is just 2.0, will there be problems?

Asus Xonar DGX 5.1

[Peter Vaughan Truslow]

PCIe and PCI are very different. a piece of hardware is made for one or the other. not both

[Peter Vaughan Truslow]

a PCIe 1x sound card will function in anything from a PCIe 3.0x16 slot to a PCIe 1.0x1 slot, but it has to be PCIe

[Sharif]

its fine i have mine in a 4x slot i think*

it doesn't require that much bandwidth 

[Wiff]

a PCIe 1x sound card will function in anything from a PCIe 3.0x16 slot to a PCIe 1.0x1 slot, but it has to be PCIe

wut?

i have a mobo with x1 x8 and x16 , thr soundcard will be x1, so can I put the soundcard on the x8 lane.

everything is 2.0

[Peter Vaughan Truslow]

the sound card will function in any of these lanes. if you have a Graphics card in the x16 lane, using the x8 lane will probably make your x16 lane function with the bandwidth of the x8 lane. install it in the x1 lane if you can. if you cannot, then install it in the x8 lane.

[Wiff]

the sound card will function in any of these lanes. if you have a Graphics card in the x16 lane, using the x8 lane will probably make your x16 lane function with the bandwidth of the x8 lane. install it in the x1 lane if you can. if you cannot, then install it in the x8 lane.

ok, thanks, but if I buy the x8 version and put it in the x8 slot of the mobo, will the x16 lane get a bottleneck?

[Peter Vaughan Truslow]

the 16x slot will likely run with the bandwidth of an 8x slot. that being said, all but the highest end cards will run just fine on 8x

[Sauron]

I think you're a bit confused: a PCIe card won't work in a PCI (non-e) lane. It will work in any generation and size of PCIe though.

[Wiff]

I think you're a bit confused: a PCIe card won't work in a PCI (non-e) lane. It will work in any generation and size of PCIe though.

....i mean these long lanes on the mobo

the mobo is the ASUS A88XM-A, can you tell me if the 8x soundcard would work there

[79wjd]

the 16x slot will likely run with the bandwidth of an 8x slot. that being said, all but the highest end cards will run just fine on 8x

are there single chip cards that even saturate a x8 lane? The only reason for PCIe 3.0 is that multi gpu setups saturated PCIe 2.0, but I didn't think 3.0 vs 2.0 showed much of a difference until 3+ cards.

....i mean these long lanes on the mobo the mobo is the ASUS A88XM-A, can you tell me if the 8x soundcard would work there

You'll be fine.

[EmoRarity]

If only this was made simple and easy with two things that function identically, onboard or an external solution. What headphones do you have that would require anything more then onboard.

[79wjd]

If only this was made simple and easy with two things that function identically, onboard or an external solution. What headphones do you have that would require anything more then onboard.

I wouldn't exactly call a PCIe card complicated or difficult.

But onboard audio should be more than enough, even on shitty boards.

[Wiff]

I wouldn't exactly call a PCIe card complicated or difficult.

But onboard audio should be more than enough, even on shitty boards.

ok

[79wjd]

@Wiff

Actually, I just looked at your board, if you have a dual slotted gpu then you can't fit the audio card.

Your board has a 2.0x16 slot, 2.0x1 slot, and PCI (non-e) slot. You would have to put the audio card in the x16 or x1 slot, both of which are covered by a dual slot gpu.

[EmoRarity]

I wouldn't exactly call a PCIe card complicated or difficult.

But onboard audio should be more than enough, even on shitty boards.

Actually, I just looked at your board, if you have a dual slotted gpu then you can't fit the audio card.

USB tho, its relatively complicated. And really there is no point to getting something if onboard works.

[79wjd]

USB tho, its relatively complicated. And really there is no point to getting something if onboard works.

but who wants that crap on your desk when it can be slotted right onto the mobo. And it's really not anymore complicated.

You'd have to figure out what USB spec it is and plug it into the appropriate one as sound cards often have compatibility issues between 2.0 and 3.0. It's really no simpler than a PCIe based card.

[Wiff]

ok

[EmoRarity]

but who wants that crap on your desk when it can be slotted right onto the mobo. And it's really not anymore complicated.

You'd have to figure out what USB spec it is and plug it into the appropriate one as sound cards often have compatibility issues between 2.0 and 3.0. It's really no simpler than a PCIe based card.

Only a very poorly designed solution will have compatibility issues, and while I will concede the desk space, onboard tho...

[91Chris]

Back to one of the original questions... You can buy PCI to PCIe adapters. No idea if they work with sound cards but I've seen them used with GPU's, so I'd imagine they work with sound cards too.

[mr moose]

Back to one of the original questions... You can buy PCI to PCIe adapters. No idea if they work with sound cards but I've seen them used with GPU's, so I'd imagine they work with sound cards too.

pcie to pci

 

http://www.startech.com/Cards-Adapters/Slot-Extension/PCI-Express-to-PCI-Adapter-Card~PEX1PCI1

 

pci to pcie

 

http://www.startech.com/Cards-Adapters/Slot-Extension/PCI-to-PCI-Express-Adapter-Card~PCI1PEX1

[79wjd]

Back to one of the original questions... You can buy PCI to PCIe adapters. No idea if they work with sound cards but I've seen them used with GPU's, so I'd imagine they work with sound cards too.

or he can just get a PCI sound card.

[EmoRarity]

or he can just get a PCI sound card.

Or not spend if he doesn't need to, but if OP is bent on spend money wastefully, get the cheapest thing.

[Guest]

Yeah cause a desktop amp/DAC takes up sooo much precious desk space. Just use Velcro to stick it to the side of your face if it bothers you that much.

[79wjd]

Or not spend if he doesn't need to, but if OP is bent on spend money wastefully, get the cheapest thing.

pci isn't anymore expensive than PCIe