Offset PCI-E x4

hornetstinger

hornetstinger

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I might be buying a triple slot GPU sometime, but my soundcard is in the third slot.

Is it possible to use a offset PCI "riser cable" that plugs into the x4 slot and I can put the board in location lower down the board in a empty slot?

ADT-Link PCIe 3.0​


Board is this


The NVME heatsink would get in the way so how would I get to fit? Unless I use a riser for the PCI backplate as well?
 
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I use a Asus xonair, optical digital output to a AVR.

Just a PITA thought I didn't get a motherboard with optical output, as I thought HDMI audio out will work.
 
HDMI audio works but so does video, which means windows sets dual display- which I don't want as it sets 1440p to primary and 1080p on AVR as secondary and limits output to 1080p 1440p. Then with the mouse it scrolls over to the secondary "fake" display. I literally want to use what a BD player 820 has, HDMI 1 for video, with HDMI 2 for audio only.

The only solution would be to find a monitor with optical or ARC/E-ARC output, so I'd go PC--->Displayport---->HDMI ARC/optical out---->AVR

If I knew it would be a problem I would have bought the Asrock Steel Legend 650E instead of my riptide 650e
 
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Meddling-Monk said:
I think given what was said, I think OP probably has fans or something on top of the PSU shroud section at the bottom of the motherboard, so that's probably why they wanted to extend it out and connect that way. Otherwise they likely would have used it already anyway.
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I'm using the bottom slot for another card
 
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