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Maximus V Formula CF and PCIe-Soundcard

Revan
Level 7
Hello,

What is the PCIe-Link when i plug one gfx-card in PCIe-x16 Slot 1, another gfx-card in PCIe-x16 Slot two and a PCIe-x1 Soundcard in PCIe-x16 Slot three?

Do i get 8x8x1 or is it 8x4x1?

Thanks and Greetings

Revan
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apocalypzez
Level 10
It's better to use the first x4 slot for the sound card, presuming that you've a x1 sound card. I've it setup as x4 (first slot) for sound card, x16/x8 slot (second) for gpu1 and x8 slot (fifth physical or second long slot) for gpu2.
ASUS Maximus IX APEX || Core i7 7700K || Corsair H150i Pro || EVGA RTX 2080 Ti B.E. || G.Skill Trident Z RGB F4-3000C15D-16GTZR 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 @ 15-16-16-35-2N || ADATA SX8200 Pro 1TB x 2 (RAID0) || WD RED 3TB x 2 || Corsair AX1200i || NZXT H700i (without the smart hub) || Dell U3011 || Windows 10 Pro x64 || Logitech Z2300 THX Certified 2.1 & Corsair Vengeance 2000 ||

I would do that too but the connection from the hose and the hose itself interfere with the card (Xonar D2x).
I can plug in the Soundcard first but i have to replace the gfx-cards every time i want to plug out the soundcard.

apocalypzez
Level 10
There's another way, i.e., to use the forth expansion slot (I think that'll be third PCIe x1 slot). It will be sandwiched in b/w but it should work fine. If you use the last slot, I think your second GPU's lane bandwidth will drop to x4; making it x8/x4/x4 (technically that should be your result for using the last slot).
ASUS Maximus IX APEX || Core i7 7700K || Corsair H150i Pro || EVGA RTX 2080 Ti B.E. || G.Skill Trident Z RGB F4-3000C15D-16GTZR 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 @ 15-16-16-35-2N || ADATA SX8200 Pro 1TB x 2 (RAID0) || WD RED 3TB x 2 || Corsair AX1200i || NZXT H700i (without the smart hub) || Dell U3011 || Windows 10 Pro x64 || Logitech Z2300 THX Certified 2.1 & Corsair Vengeance 2000 ||