Help
cancel
Turn on suggestions
Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type.
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

R4E – Card clearance in last PCIE slot?

Psychor
Level 7

‎12-01-2013 11:40 AM - last edited on ‎03-06-2024 06:45 PM by Community Admin

This is a question for those running x4 CF or SLI on a R4E motherboard.

Does the bottom card interfere with the USB 2.0, 3.0 and System Panel Connector at the bottom of the motherboard? I'm looking at the motherboard now and I don't see how it's possible to install a 4th card and not block these ports.

Thanks.
Labels:
0 Kudos
6,442 Views
4 REPLIES 4

HiVizMan
Level 40

‎12-01-2013 01:27 PM

It does mess with them yes. You can work round it of course but it is a pain.
To help us help you - please provide as much information about your system and the problem as possible.
0 Kudos

Lokiey
Level 7

‎12-01-2013 01:53 PM

I personally made a suggestion and hope it was passed along that all the bottom plugs be put at a 90 degree angle or have the next one be extended by an inch and a 1/2. The idea is that with the next generation being default pci-e 3.0 and more bandwidth by default more will be inclined to run 4 cards in a rig. When i put my replacement board in after rma'ing last one for dead memory slots and never put my 4th card back in just for that reason. I decided that once i water cool in the my soon to be finished "Red Storm" build early next year ill put the 4th card back in now having the room via the water block.
0 Kudos

Psychor
Level 7
In response to Lokiey

‎12-01-2013 03:31 PM

Lokiey wrote:
I personally made a suggestion and hope it was passed along that all the bottom plugs be put at a 90 degree angle or have the next one be extended by an inch and a 1/2. The idea is that with the next generation being default pci-e 3.0 and more bandwidth by default more will be inclined to run 4 cards in a rig. When i put my replacement board in after rma'ing last one for dead memory slots and never put my 4th card back in just for that reason. I decided that once i water cool in the my soon to be finished "Red Storm" build early next year ill put the 4th card back in now having the room via the water block.


I have three GTX 680 under water now and I don't think that I could fit a fourth on the R4E even with a waterblock. Hopefully someone who has installed four watercooled cards on a R4E can chime in to let us know what they did. I tried to find 90 degree adapters online for the USB ports and the System Panel Connector but could not find any.
0 Kudos

Lokiey
Level 7

‎12-01-2013 06:52 PM

they dont exist and honestly shocked given this mobo being built for quad sli that this is even a topic of discussion , i just hope the R5E doesnt bring these issues into play, live and learn.
0 Kudos