Question about GA-X58A-UD3R

[crumble114]

Anyone who has this motherboard? I have a 480 GTX in the PCI-E slot nearest the processor and was wondering if I would be able to fit that, a PCI network card and a PCI-E sound card into the PCI-E x1 slot in the motherboard with no problems?
Thanks.

[Dark Mantis]

There should be no problem from what you described. The 480 goes in the 16x PCIe the PCI card goes in the PCI slot and the PCIe x1 will fit in any of the other PCIE slots available.

[crumble114]

There should be no problem from what you described. The 480 goes in the 16x PCIe the PCI card goes in the PCI slot and the PCIe x1 will fit in any of the other PCIE slots available.

Yeah but what I'm worried about is the sheer size of the 480 takes up the second PCIe 16x slot and that means I'm only left with the PCIe x1 which I shall be fitting in a Asus Xonar D2X (is this okay to place in a 1x slot, does it make a difference on performance?)
The PCI slot is right next to the PCIe 1x, will there be enough space there for the PCI network card and the Asus Xonar D2X (I heard it's pretty big)
Thanks.

[Peteruk]

The Asus Xonar D2X is a single slot card so it will fit behind the 480 GTX.

PCIe x1 < Asus Xonar D2X to long to fit here
PCIe x1 < Asus Xonar D2X
PCIe x16 < 480 GTX
PCIe x16 < taken up by 480 GTX
PCIe x16
PCI < network card 
PCIe x16

[Dark Mantis]

Check the page and make sure we are looking at the same motherboard: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3449&dl=1#ov

If we are there shouldn't be any problem. The little PCIe x1 slots are at the top of the board, then the PCIe x16 for the 480(as you say will cover the next two slots) , then there's two PCIe and a PCI slot below empty.

[crumble114]

I think I'm getting confused here with the 1x.. looking in that picture (yeah that's my motherboard)

PCI-E 1x   PCI     3x  PCI-E x16

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|                            |        |          |
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Isn't that right? Or am I totally wrong here..

[Dark Mantis]

If you check out peteruk's list that is how it would be from the top(CPU) down. The little white slots are PCIe x1, the blue slots are PCIe x16 and the white longer slot is PCI.
In case you are not aware you can put a PCIe x1 card in a PCIe x16 slot also.

[crumble114]

Ah yeah I'm being stupid here and just looked at the motherboard layout in the manual again, haha I thought the PCI-e 8x was the PCI-e 1x.
Oh well we learn something new each day! Thanks a lot for the help, looks like it should fit fine.

[Dark Mantis]

Yes, you shouldn't have any problem.

[crumble114]

On second thought, just had a closer look at the motherboard and it doesn't look like I will be able to fit in any PCI-E 1x card at all, look at the following picture


As you can see the right most PCI-E 1x is completely blocked by the GIGABYTE thing (is that the northbridge? not sure, whatever)
and the second one looks like it's blocked as well, what do you guys think?
If you look at the D2X it's actually quite thick, anyone know for certain whether it will fit or not,


Don't really wanna order the D2X if it's not gonna fit (what's the point in adding in two 1x sockets if you can't even fit anything in??)

[Peteruk]

The ASUS XONAR D2X in the second slot down being a PCI-e x1 WILL fit behind the 480 GTX.

[Dark Mantis]

As peteruk says it will fit in PCIe x1_2 slot or any of the other PCIe x8 or x16 slots.

[jsyi]

I will just repeat what the two gents have said, you should have no problem.

I have a large TV tuner card installed on my motherboard in the second PCIe x1 slot above a GTX 480---no problem at all. Unless you have horrendously long contacts sticking out the bottom of the PCB through the solder points you should be fine 

And of course, to repeat, a PCIe x1 card can be installed in any PCIe slot: 1x, 4x, full length doesn't matter.

[crumble114]

Okay sorry for repeating myself, just needed to be certain it would fit fine.
Thanks a lot for the help all.

[Dark Mantis]

No problem. It is better to ask twice than make a costly mistake once!