PCIe X1 is covered by RX480. Need way to use a PCIe Network Adapter.

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Hello, I am fixing up a pc that my friend who went off to join the army gave me to give to a friend, and the friend doesn't have the ability to use a ethernet cable. The case is a DIY PC Cuboid R http://www.mydiypcusa.com/products/cases/cuboid-r.html

The motherboard is a Gigabyte GA78LMT USB3 https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-78LMT-USB3-rev-60#ov

The graphics card is a non aftermarket Radeon RX 480 that you would find on AMD's website https://www.amd.com/en/products/graphics/radeon-rx-480

The issue is that when I plug the RX 480 into the PCIe x16 slot, the PCIe x1 Slot is covered by the fan/heatsink housing, and all that is left is a PCI slot. Does anyone know of a way to either use a sata connector or molex connector or use the PCI slot to get a PCIe x1 slot adapter of some sort or a PCI wireless network adapter to make something like this work http://www.rosewill.com/product/rosewill-rnx-ac1300pce-wifi-adapter-wireless-adapter-pci-e-network-card-802-11ac-dual-band-ac1300-pci-express-network-adapter-2-4-ghz-400-mbps-5-ghz-867-mbps-include-low-profile-bracket/ ? PLEASE HELP ASAP!

[KarathKasun]

Get a USB WiFi adapter with external antenna instead?

 

Something like this with a remote stand would also probably work...

https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320216CVF&ignorebbr=1

[suchamoneypit]

As @KarathKasun suggested, I think a USB wifi dongle is your only option (and this is by no means the most ideal network configuration). There are adapters that extend the PCI slot, but the card would be directly up against that port, there is no way anything will plug into that.

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Thank you guys for the help