Gigabyte F2A88XM-DS2 soundcard info

jamjar · 17 Apr 2015 at 20:36

Hi All I,m after some info , is it possible to put a soundcard and a graphics card on the Gigabyte F2A88XM-DS2 micro atx motherboard ? if so what ones ?

stulid · 17 Apr 2015 at 20:49

You can fit a GFX card and sound card.

If you have an APu you may be able to crossfire a certain gpu with the GFX core built-in to the APU.

Or you can disable the APU GFX core and just use the gfx card.

Assuming the gfx card is double width that leaves a PCI slot to fit a sound card, if the gfx card is a thin single slot style then you can fit a PCI-E sound card.

jamjar · 17 Apr 2015 at 20:58

stulid said:
You can fit a GFX card and sound card.

If you have an APu you may be able to crossfire a certain gpu with the GFX core built-in to the APU.

Or you can disable the APU GFX core and just use the gfx card.

Assuming the gfx card is double width that leaves a PCI slot to fit a sound card, if the gfx card is a thin single slot style then you can fit a PCI-E sound card.

well i have a ZOTAC GeForce GT 740 DDR5 LP and the fan goes over the PCI-E slot ,its a single slot card

stulid · 17 Apr 2015 at 20:59

You have this - http://www.zotac.com/en/products/gr...uct/gt-740/detail/geforce-gt-740-ddr5-lp.html

?

jamjar · 17 Apr 2015 at 21:05

stulid said:
You have this - http://www.zotac.com/en/products/gr...uct/gt-740/detail/geforce-gt-740-ddr5-lp.html

?

yes this it the card

stulid · 17 Apr 2015 at 21:07

That will cover the 1X PCI-E slot, means you will have to use a PCI and not PCI-E sound card.

jamjar · 17 Apr 2015 at 21:12

stulid said:
That will cover the 1X PCI-E slot, means you will have to use a PCI and not PCI-E sound card.

whats the difference in performance ?

stulid · 17 Apr 2015 at 21:12

PCI-E is newer tech.

jamjar · 17 Apr 2015 at 21:20

stulid said:
PCI-E is newer tech.

well i,m not a gamer , so maybe go down the usb headset route .

stulid · 17 Apr 2015 at 21:29

If you dont play games then do you need to fit the GFX card?

jamjar · 17 Apr 2015 at 21:31

stulid said:
If you dont play games then do you need to fit the GFX card?

yes thats true , not sure whats best great sound or great graphics , problem is i have a 3d monitor and blu ray player

stulid · 17 Apr 2015 at 21:53

If you get a sound card then you also need good speakers or headphones to do justice.

jamjar · 17 Apr 2015 at 22:11

stulid said:
If you get a sound card then you also need good speakers or headphones to do justice.

yes i agree i,m looking at the hyperx cloud headsets , if i get a 7.1 soundcard will these headsets be 7.1 ?

stulid · 17 Apr 2015 at 22:28

They are virtual surround sound, so possibly some sort of wizardry going on in the actual headset from a stereo source.

jamjar · 17 Apr 2015 at 23:01

stulid said:
They are virtual surround sound, so possibly some sort of wizardry going on in the actual headset from a stereo source.

so you would say they are good ? i also hear the Asus Xonar D1 7.1 PCI Sound Card is a better pci card than the Creative Lab cards any info ?

stulid · 17 Apr 2015 at 23:09

I like the Soundblaster Z (oem or retail) but that is PCI-E.

The HyperX headset are well rated on review/gamer sites.

jamjar · 17 Apr 2015 at 23:12

stulid said:
I like the Soundblaster Z (oem or retail) but that is PCI-E.

The HyperX headset are well rated on review/gamer sites.

thaks for the onfo , so what is the best pci card i could get ? in your view

stulid · 17 Apr 2015 at 23:15

Xonar DS and its an ok price.

Monkeynut · 17 Apr 2015 at 23:35

If you are desperate for a PCIE card and have the spare space in the case you could use a PCIE riser cable and move the card somewhere along.

jamjar · 18 Apr 2015 at 00:07

Monkeynut said:
If you are desperate for a PCIE card and have the spare space in the case you could use a PCIE riser cable and move the card somewhere along.

into what slot i only have a pci slot to use ?