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I'm doing some research on motherboards for my new Ci7 PC but can't seem to find any which would have enough space for 2 double slot GFX cards (nVidia GTX's) as well a third GFX card (nVidia 8800GT or so) and a soundcard.
I'm not fussy on whether it is a PCI or PCI-e x1 soundcard, but I just can't find any motherboards where the double slot GFX cards don't block all the other available expansion slots.
Does anyone know of a mobo which can take 2 double slot cards, a third single slot card AND a soundcard?
Name: 1stepbeyond Date: August 16, 2009 at 07:39:41 Pacific
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Hi
I looked at the x58's yesterday, it depends on your graphics cards width , there may be the last pci slot available on the Asus P6T (last pci ,slot may be free in sli)
have a look at the Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R, its slightly cheaper than the asus.
they both have onboard sound leaving you with a spare pci slot.
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Response Number 2
Name: Randomtask Date: August 16, 2009 at 14:00:40 Pacific
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Well, if you had actually read my question you would realise the Gigabyte you link to is no use whatsoever as it only has two PCIe x16 slots when I specifically stated I would be using three GFX cards...
Onboard sound is a no go, again hence the request for a motherboard which would support a PCI or PCIe x1 soundcard.
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