Question I cant fit my WD Black into my second x16 slot anymore

[harrystam]

Long story short: My internal WD black storage device will no longer fit. This specific device :

"WD Black 2TB AN1500 NVMe SSD Add-in-Card"​

Can i pop it into a smaller pciex1 slot or do i need an external enclosure?

I'm using this board:

ASUS ROG Strix B550-A Gaming AMD AM4​

Any input is appreciated
Thanks

 

[SkyNetRising]

Long story short: My internal WD black storage device will no longer fit. This specific device :
"WD Black 2TB AN1500 NVMe SSD Add-in-Card"
Can i pop it into a smaller pciex1 slot or do i need an external enclosure?

Why wouldn't it fit?
Can you show any photos illustrating your problem?
(upload to imgur.com and post link)

Put it in upper PCIE x16 slot of your motherboard.
The card requires PCIE x8 connection for full bandwidth.
So no - it would make no sense putting it into x1 slot.

 

[Lutfij]

I cant fit my WD Black into my second x16 slot anymore

Your board has 2 full length PCIe sots, what's populating them both? As for the shorter slots, no you can't use them for the add-on card.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Or you can disassemble AN1500,
extract two M.2 drives from it and
install them into M.2 slots on your motherboard.

 

[harrystam]

Why wouldn't it fit?
Can you show any photos illustrating your problem?
(upload to imgur.com and post link)

Put it in upper PCIE x16 slot of your motherboard.
The card requires PCIE x8 connection for full bandwidth.
So no - it would make no sense putting it into x1 slot.

I got a 4080 and it covers up the other x16 slot.

 

[harrystam]

Or you can disassemble AN1500,
extract two M.2 drives from it and
install them into M.2 slots on your motherboard.

My board already has 2 m.2 drives installed

 

[harrystam]

I cant fit my WD Black into my second x16 slot anymore

Your board has 2 full length PCIe sots, what's populating them both? As for the shorter slots, no you can't use them for the add-on card.

Yes. Both board slots have a 970 EVO

 

[harrystam]

Why wouldn't it fit?
Can you show any photos illustrating your problem?
(upload to imgur.com and post link)

Put it in upper PCIE x16 slot of your motherboard.
The card requires PCIE x8 connection for full bandwidth.
So no - it would make no sense putting it into x1 slot.

I got a 4080 and it covers up the x16 slot very well.

 

[SkyNetRising]

I got a 4080 and it covers up the x16 slot very well.

Use PCIE x16 riser cable then.

 

[harrystam]

Use PCIE x16 riser cable then.

I have a GIGABYTE 4080 that WELLL overlaps the x16 slot. I can't use it.

 

[SkyNetRising]

I have a GIGABYTE 4080 that WELLL overlaps the x16 slot. I can't use it.

None of that info was in your opening post problem description.
No mention of GPU obstructing PCIE slots.
No mention of use of PCIE riser cables.

This is super frustrating, when no relevant info is provided.
Please show a photo of your system with side panel removed.

 

[harrystam]

None of that info was in your opening post problem description.
No mention of GPU obstructing PCIE slots.
No mention of use of PCIE riser cables.

This is super frustrating, when no relevant info is provided.
Please show a photo of your system with side panel removed.

Picture inbound. I'll post it in a moment

 

[harrystam]

https://imgur.com/a/7hm5qYe

View: https://imgur.com/a/7hm5qYe

 

[SkyNetRising]

Riser cable is bendy.
Should be possible to install.

RTX 4080 is gigabyte model. Right?
Which exactly model?

Either Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING or GAMING OC.

 

[harrystam]

Riser cable is bendy.
Should be possible to install.

RTX 4080 is gigabyte model. Right?
Which exactly model?

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4080 Gaming OC 16G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 16GB 256-bit GDDR6X, GV-N4080GAMING OC-16GD Video Card​

There's not enough bend in the riser to get behind the GPU

 

[harrystam]

It's an extremely large gpu. No riser cable is gonna squeeze behind it. I'm really looking for alternatives like usb adapters or type c adapters or can i use it in a pciex1 port?

 

[harrystam]

Here's a side by side of my 3080 and 4080

https://imgur.com/jq6Onkq

View: https://imgur.com/jq6Onkq

 

[Eximo]

And thus your journey into water cooling begins!

 

[harrystam]

And thus your journey into water cooling begins!

Oh christ. It's terrifying to actually consider that option, but i suppose it would slim it down enough for me to access the 2nd x16 lane.

 

[Eximo]

Or change out your chassis for one with enough room to vertical mount the GPU, and that has space for an additional expansion card.

All quite expensive options, as such cases are about $200 minimum. But a GPU waterblock is about 150+ these days, plus the radiator, pump, res, fittings, and tubing. But once you have it you can re-use them for a good while.

 

[harrystam]

Or change out your chassis for one with enough room to vertical mount the GPU, and that has space for an additional expansion card.

All quite expensive options, as such cases are about $200 minimum. But a GPU waterblock is about 150+ these days, plus the radiator, pump, res, fittings, and tubing. But once you have it you can re-use them for a good while.

I have a phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 full tower. It has a side mount. I'll have to do some testing to see if it fits

 

[Eximo]

Can't think of too many vertical mounts that do well with quad slot cards. Good luck.

 

[harrystam]

Can't think of too many vertical mounts that do well with quad slot cards. Good luck.

I don't even want to uninstall this chungus, but it seems like the most simple solution

 

[Eximo]

Don't feel bad, made the same mistake with a GTX580 back in the day. Triple slot when that was really quite big, worked fine as long as I didn't want to use my other x16 slot. Spacing changed to the 3-slot spacing of today after that, but here we are again with 3.75 slot cards.

 

[harrystam]

Don't feel bad, made the same mistake with a GTX580 back in the day. Triple slot when that was really quite big, worked fine as long as I didn't want to use my other x16 slot. Spacing changed to the 3-slot spacing of today after that, but here we are again with 3.75 slot cards.

https://imgur.com/YQirb4f

View: https://imgur.com/YQirb4f

I honestly dont know if the vertical mount will work