PCI slots on aSUS P8Z77-V LK

sydthedingo

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Nov 7, 2013
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Hello there,

I have an interesting issue i didnt even see myself having but hopefully you guys can help.

I have an ASUS P8Z77-V LK mobo, a msi gtx 660 ti oc/pe, and an avermedia video capture card. The first pcie slot(the short stubby one) if you're looking at the mobo from the back of the pc, has the video capture card, the next slot down is a pcie x16 which i have my gpu connected to. Below that is another mini pcie slot. I want to put a soundcard there , but my gpu is a double slotter. Can i move my gpu down to the white pci slot to free up the space or will this give me issues? the reason i need a sound card is because im upgrading my speakers to very high qualtiy speakers and need the card to get the most out of it.
 

sydthedingo

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Nov 7, 2013
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Ok so i got my terms sorted out! Sorry. The video capture card is in the first pcie x1 slot, then its my gpu which takes up 2 slots. Unfortunately it blocks my second pcie x1 slot. can i move my gpu down to the second pcie x16 slot, and will it work like normal? Will it detect it as a non primary card?