No PCI ports available for internal sound card

[jrmspc22]

I have 3x GTX260 video cards blocking my PCI x4 slot, I am looking for external solutions.. What do you guys think would be the best solution? Any suggestions?

 

[jrmspc22]

yeahh... I´m going with the sound blaster x-fi usb because I´m using Logitech Z-5500 speakers so I need 5.1
Anyway.. thanks very much

 

[pheesh]

I have 3x GTX260 video cards blocking my PCI x4 slot, I am looking for external solutions.. What do you guys think would be the best solution? Any suggestions?

what about PCI-express (PCIe) ?
there are great cards for that slot, unless for some other reason you want an external card...

 

[gamerk316]

Ummm...PCI-E?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132006&Tpk=asus%20xonar%20DX

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829271001&Tpk=HT%20Omega%20striker

Nevermind all external USB soundcards just provide input/output for the USB audio stack, and have terrible quality as a result.

 

[gamerk316]

I have 3x GTX260 video cards blocking my PCI x4 slot

I don't see anything about the PCI-E 1x slot being blocked.

I forgot to mention, why not just use the standard built in 7.1? Better quality then using any USB device...

 

[jrmspc22]

I have the EVGA SLI LE motherboard, it has 3 PCI-e 16x(being used by the video cards) + 1 PCI-e 4x (blocked by one of the graphics card) + 1 PCI (also blocked).. unfortunately, there are no pci ports of any type available
Right now, I have a sound blaster x-fi fatality pro series boxed (I used it in my previous pc) but I am unable to use it because there are no pci ports available

 

[MEgamer]

the soundblaster, will slow down the pc a little.

 

[jrmspc22]

Yeahh.. I already made my selection, I think I'm going with the sound blaster usb external sound card 5.1 as dogman_1234 suggested before... Anyway thanks very much for following this thread