Fitting a PCI card

dancook · 3 Oct 2009 at 19:48

I've been lookin at either the Rampage II extreme X58 or Gigabyte EX58 UD5, considering running crossfire 5870's.

BUT
I have two PCI cards, Fat1lty with front drive and my wireless N adaptor.

I could use onboard sound provided by either motherboard, but i'll need a wireless n adaptor.

Both motherboards look like the PCI slots would be swamped by the graphics card heat sinks.. so I don't think I can use crossfire and a pci card on either of those motherboards, unless I'm missing something?

What options do i have?

Thanks

alex24 · 3 Oct 2009 at 19:51

See if you can squeeze in the sound card, ditch the wireless card for a USB version. Personally I woulnd't want to go back to onboard sound, not having had that card!

dancook · 3 Oct 2009 at 20:22

Thanks, though I only use Hardon Kardon 2.1 it would be nice to be able to use the SB card and also use my sennheisers in the front drive

So I need a motherboard to fit crossfire + pci.... and have good O/C capabilities for i7 920.....

i don't ask for much

JonJ678 · 3 Oct 2009 at 22:50

Could always use single slot graphics cards

Though this probably involves water

dancook · 3 Oct 2009 at 23:08

JonJ678 said:
Could always use single slot graphics cards

Though this probably involves water

Had me just looking up 'watercooled 5870' ... might just have to bite the bullet.. and ditch the pci cards