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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with AMD processors => Topic started by: tom_uk_1 on August 17, 2013, 10:43:45 am

Title: ud5 rev 3 and a Creative OEM PCI-E Sound Blaster Z Soundcard
Post by: tom_uk_1 on August 17, 2013, 10:43:45 am

I am receiving a ud5 on Monday and I am a bit concerened about the pcie slot  to use the sound card in. is the heat sink  going to be in the way   please help

Title: Re: ud5 rev 3 and a Creative OEM PCI-E Sound Blaster Z Soundcard
Post by: absic on August 17, 2013, 10:46:01 am

Which UD5 board are you getting?

Title: Re: ud5 rev 3 and a Creative OEM PCI-E Sound Blaster Z Soundcard
Post by: tom_uk_1 on August 17, 2013, 10:51:30 am

gigabyte 990fxa ud5 rev 3

Title: Re: ud5 rev 3 and a Creative OEM PCI-E Sound Blaster Z Soundcard
Post by: absic on August 17, 2013, 10:57:31 am

You will probably have an issue if you try to use the PCIe x1 slot as the heatsink can cause a problem. Have a look at this thread: http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php/topic,5704.0.html and you will see what I mean.

That said, you should be able to use one of the PCIe x4 slots without a problem.