Maximus V Formula CF and PCIe-Soundcard

[Revan]

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

[apocalypzez]

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.

[Revan]

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]

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).