mITX board question?

[JaKiNaBoX]

So I was wondering if there are any mITX boards out there with 2 pci slots, a 16x and a 1x for a gpu and a sound card? if not is there any way of this being possible?

[nsyedhasan]

The Asus ROG Impact has a good audio solution on-board.

[LogicDeifying]

mITX boards only have one 16x slot.

[Grape Guild]

The Impact is good, but it doesn't have the two PCI slots that you want.

I doubt there are any ITX form-factor boards out there with more than one.

[JaKiNaBoX]

No. ITX only has one expansion slot by design.

 

DTX has 2 slots and can fit into most ITX form factor cases but also has the issue of the GPU being dual slot and therefore you won't be able to fit a sound card next to it.

 

Your going to have to either get an external sound solution or up the size of the build to mATX

 

Well with the GPU being dual slot i was going to run a ribbon from the 2nd pci slot to the sound card

[Capitalist Jesus]

Well with the GPU being dual slot i was going to run a ribbon from the 2nd pci slot to the sound card

Which would require an mATX case, in which case an ITX board seems pretty damn pointless...

[91wow]

I'd go for an AMP and DAC if you want MITX or ITX form factors. 

[AMICLG]

AsRock has a motherboard with a m-pcie on the bottom of it that you can run a x1 connection off of (some guy had a build log with one) but I'd really just get an Fiio E10 for and audio solution. 

[JaKiNaBoX]

Which would require an mATX case, in which case an ITX board seems pretty damn pointless...

 

My plan was to mod the case and add a mount on one of the sides for the sound card, as im trying to go for the smallest form factor i can with a dual slot gpu and sound card

[JaKiNaBoX]

AsRock has a motherboard with a m-pcie on the bottom of it that you can run a x1 connection off of (some guy had a build log with one) but I'd really just get an Fiio E10 for and audio solution. 

 

does that work mPICe to PCI 1x cause i tried looking for a adapter and could only find PCI 1x to mPCIe

[JAKEBAB]

there are no mITX that has more than one pcie u should just go mATX i have an sg09 and its like smaller than a prodigy also u should just get a amp/dac any way and then u can get mITX but if you have to have a sound card in your case your only option is to go mATX.

[AMICLG]

My plan was to mod the case and add a mount on one of the sides for the sound card, as im trying to go for the smallest form factor i can with a dual slot gpu and sound card

A guy did this if you look though the build logs . I don't remember the name but I know he was making his own case out of metal.

does that work mPICe to PCI 1x cause i tried looking for a adapter and could only find PCI 1x to mPCIe

Yup it works if you can't find one you can always make one out of a double sided copper clad board and make your own pcbs.

[brob]

does that work mPICe to PCI 1x cause i tried looking for a adapter and could only find PCI 1x to mPCIe

 

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=Z87E-ITX has a "half mini-PCIe" that it uses for its WiFi, but you could replace that.

[AMICLG]

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=Z87E-ITX has a "half mini-PCIe" that it uses for its WiFi, but you could replace that.

There's and AsRock with one on the back made for SSDs and PCI-E devices.

[Stonep11]

So I was wondering if there are any mITX boards out there with 2 pci slots, a 16x and a 1x for a gpu and a sound card? if not is there any way of this being possible?

 

The Asus ROG Impact has a good audio solution on-board.

The Impact doesn't have a slot for a sound card, but the on-board audio is great, and honestly if you care that much about sound, you should have an external solution anyway.

[brob]

There's and AsRock with one on the back made for SSDs and PCI-E devices.

 

The board I linked has an mSATA/miniPCIe on the back.

[JaKiNaBoX]

The Impact doesn't have a slot for a sound card, but the on-board audio is great, and honestly if you care that much about sound, you should have an external solution anyway.

I want to use RCA connectors to hook up to my current sound system hence why I want the sound card. 

[brob]

I want to use RCA connectors to hook up to my current sound system hence why I want the sound card. 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=-1&IsNodeId=1&Description=optical%20spdif%20to%20rca&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=100

 

http://www.ebay.com/bhp/spdif-to-rca-converter

[JaKiNaBoX]

Thanks for the help everyone I really appreciate it