Which sockets can I use?

mogwai · 26 Nov 2009 at 13:20

I have a Gigabyte X58 UD5 motherboard and I a looking ot get a PCI-E sound card. At the moment I have got my eye on the Asus Xonar DX. As this has a small connector can it only go in the small pci-e slots near the cpu socket or can I just put it in one of the full length pci-e sockets?

mdjmcnally · 26 Nov 2009 at 13:25

It will work in any of the PCI-E slots that it will physically connect into.

ie an x1 will work in an x1, x4, x8 or x16 slot, whereas an x8 will not work in an x1.

95thrifles · 26 Nov 2009 at 13:26

It'll fit any, nothing wrong with putting a x1 card in a x16 slot, if you wanted to

mogwai · 26 Nov 2009 at 13:35

That is good. As I can put it the one closest to the bottom of the case and use the power cable that I am using for the hard drives in the bottom chamber in my case (antec p183).