PCI Slots

[KillerWolf17]

When installing my R9 380 4gb into my ASUS 970 Pro Gaming/Aura mobo, the card blocks the LEDs and "Pro Gaming" label, it wont if I lower the card to the second PCI slot, does the card have to go in the top slot?

 

Thanks

 

Planned Build:

 

AMD FX 8370 with Wraith Cooler

12gb DDR3 Memory

2tb Seagate HDD

TP-Link N900 Wireless adapter

XFX R9 380 4gb

EVGA 700B PSU

 

All in the Corsair Carbide SPEC-01 ATX case.

 

[TheRandomness]

Have you already bought those parts? If not, please don't get an AMD CPU or that PSU.

[RadiatingLight]

If you aren't plugging anything else into your PCIE slots and using up lots of lanes, it should be fine. putting your card in the top slot will make it communicate more efficiently with the CPU, but unless you care about a tiny delay, it should be fine.

[Divide_By_0]

Just now, TheRandomness said:

Have you already bought those parts? If not, please don't get an AMD CPU or that PSU.

What's your problem with the AMD CPUs? I am an Intel Fanboy, and even I can see the worth in an AMD CPU

(though you could upgrade that Wraith cooler to something a bit more , not wraith cooler, even though the wraith isn't as bad as the previous stock coolers, you know, 212 EVO? )

 

But to answer the question of OP, It should be fine.

 

[LabRat]

the board has 2 pci-e 2.0 slots.......... so it should work. whether you have to make that second slot the "main" slot in the bios I don't know. I have a similar board and I never looked................ but in the past there were asus motherboards you had to set up by choosing what slot was #1.

[KillerWolf17]

5 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

Have you already bought those parts? If not, please don't get an AMD CPU or that PSU.

The processor will be fine for me, and what is wrong with the PSU? Also, I have not bought the parts yet.

[TheRandomness]

3 minutes ago, Divide_By_0 said:

What's your problem with the AMD CPUs? I am an Intel Fanboy, and even I can see the worth in an AMD CPU

(though you could upgrade that Wraith cooler to something a bit more , not wraith cooler, even though the wraith isn't as bad as the previous stock coolers, you know, 212 EVO? )

 

But to answer the question of OP, It should be fine.

 

Because it's a 5 year old architecture and the octocores are outperformed by i5s whilst costing the same whilst not being on a dead platform. The only AMD CPUs I'd recommend atm are the X4 860k/845.

Just now, KillerWolf17 said:

The processor will be fine for me, and what is wrong with the PSU? Also, I have not bought the parts yet.

An i5-4460 outperforms it. Low quality PSU. What's your budget and location and I should be able to put a list together for you.

[M477430]

check to see how the pci-e slots are wired the bottom slot might only be wired for 8x, i personally don't know if if it makes a difference but a lot of YouTubers worry about there cards being in a 16x slot

[KillerWolf17]

Just now, TheRandomness said:

Because it's a 5 year old architecture and the octocores are outperformed by i5s whilst costing the same whilst not being on a dead platform. The only AMD CPUs I'd recommend atm are the X4 860k/845.

An i5-4460 outperforms it. Low quality PSU. What's your budget and location and I should be able to put a list together for you.

my budget is around 420, maybe a little less

[Divide_By_0]

Just now, KillerWolf17 said:

my budget is around 420, maybe a little less

Well, honestly, I assumed the CPU was free / gifted to you, if you have a budget and want to build with all new parts, just, save up a little while longer and get a good CPU.

[KillerWolf17]

Just now, Divide_By_0 said:

Well, honestly, I assumed the CPU was free / gifted to you, if you have a budget and want to build with all new parts, just, save up a little while longer and get a good CPU.

I already have the case and GPU, the wifi card I don't want to change because many of my friends have it and I know it is good. I was looking at an i5 6500 but then I would have to get the Hyper 212 and a mobo for that. I don't know much with intel parts

[TheRandomness]

Just now, KillerWolf17 said:

I already have the case and GPU, the wifi card I don't want to change because many of my friends have it and I know it is good. I was looking at an i5 6500 but then I would have to get the Hyper 212 and a mobo for that. I don't know much with intel parts

420 whats? Elephants? Dollars? Pounds?

[Divide_By_0]

Just now, TheRandomness said:

420 whats? Elephants? Dollars? Pounds?

I'm not sure, he joined that day...

[M477430]

save up for an i5 its gonna last you a lot longer then the 8370 and if you do end up getting an i5 it'll probably have a lot more features than the 970 chipset, i would say save up a little more and you could have a pretty kickass rig, or wait for AMD to refresh their CPU line and get your rig then. 

[KillerWolf17]

2 hours ago, TheRandomness said:

420 whats? Elephants? Dollars? Pounds?

sorry, USD. The build must be compatible with DDR3 memory