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[M9Ra]

Hello,my friend have this MB and cpu cooler that block first pciex16_1 slot,so he have his gtx660 in pciex16_3.Will it impact speed of graphics card? Sorry for my english,i'm CZ

[Wats]

No. the 660 should be in the highest, longest pci-e x16 slot. It'd be the long one under the first little one lol

 

The only slot that will effect performance on that board is the black x16 slot. That slot is wired for x4 but the size is x16.

[M9Ra]

threre is not black x16 slot,two blue,two white x16 slots,graphics card is in third slot from cpu.

 

 

[Wats]

Oh, i was thinking of the wrong board..

 

 

That is a tough call... Go with the one below, the white slot. Even though it's only wired for x8, a 660 doesn't need that much.

 

 

 

 

What cooler?

[M9Ra]

The cooler is noctua nh-c14,i have an idea,could the "builder" of PC mount the cooler wrong way so the first two pciex_16 are inacessible?

[Sfobrien52]

Depends, if the instructions have a specific way they want you to mount it then you should check for that. Otherwise most cpu coolers can be rotated without much issue. Not sure how much luck you'll have with that behemoth of a noctua though

 

In the end though it shouldnt matter where you have the graphics card mounted, if I found the right specs for your mobo every single one of those pci slots are x16 capable and revision 3.0 so speed will not be an issue

[Wats]

I looked at the board. The two blues are x16 wired while the whites are x8 wired. Use any slot you want besides the last one pretty much.

[M9Ra]

I speak to my friend and have come to conclusion that water cooling is the way to go,because this cooler covers too much interior,so which liquid cooler is comparable in performance and prize with noctua nh-c14?

[Wats]

The H100/H100i, H220. Little more costly, generally the same performance.

 

 

Just ea it and at least try the card in a random slot before you give up lol..