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Question about spacing on the Maximus 6 Hero in 2 way sli

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January 21, 2014 3:40:47 PM

Hello i am concerned about this i recently bought a maximus 6 Hero Motherboard. The reason why i am concerned is i plan on doing 2 way SLI and i just realised if i wanted to get a dedicated sound card would i have enough room for it when i do 2 way SLI?

yes i know the maximus 6 hero comes with a on board sound card but if i wanted in the future to get a sound card i would like to know that it will fit when i do my 2 way SLI

http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1150/MAXIMUS-VI-...
Manual so you can see spacing
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681...
pictures of motherboard from newegg



Thank you in advanced for any help and information its much appreciated!

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a c 91 V Motherboard
January 21, 2014 5:30:11 PM

You can put an PCIE X1 sound card on the top, below the first PCIE 3.0 X16 and the PCIE 2.0 X16 (black)I do have the same motherboard as yours hope this helps.
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January 21, 2014 5:55:27 PM

sweenytodd said:
You can put an PCIE X1 sound card on the top, below the first PCIE 3.0 X16 and the PCIE 2.0 X16 (black)I do have the same motherboard as yours hope this helps.


Do you do 2 way sli? and i was asking if there would be enough room when i am doing 2 way SLI on the maximus 6 Hero if i wanted to add a dedicated sound card

Will the spacing be too thin to add a sound card will it cause problems with heating on gpus / sound card just wondering about this

Also when i do 2 way SLI + sound card the GPU's will still stay x8x8 in pcie 3.0 and the sound card will be x1 ?

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a c 91 V Motherboard
January 21, 2014 6:06:45 PM

No I don't but I have a Asus GTX 780 Ti and a Asus HD 7790 plug both in at one time (never ran it though). I can still put PCIE X1 expansion cards.

Yes when doing multiple graphic cards setup the PCIE 3.0 X16 lanes will do at X8/X8 configuration.
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January 21, 2014 6:13:04 PM

sweenytodd said:
No I don't but I have a Asus GTX 780 Ti and a Asus HD 7790 plug both in at one time (never ran it though). I can still put PCIE X1 expansion cards.

Yes when doing multiple graphic cards setup the PCIE 3.0 X16 lanes will do at X8/X8 configuration.


I plan on doing 2 780 ti's in 2 way SLI and i am worrying if i wont have to option to put a sound card in while doing 2 way sli

here is the card i plan on getting http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681...

So you are saying that i can do 2 780 ti's at the same time in 2 way SLI and still have room to put a 1x sound card in and it wont effect anything like to much heat from the GPUs or to much heat on the sound card? i am just worrying about the space i will have i have never installed a GPU into a motherboard before so i don't know how much space a 780 ti would leave after doing 2 way SLI on the hero.

If you could help explain how much room i would have when doing 2 way SLI and a 1x sound card on the hero that would be awesome and much appreciated Thanks for information

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a c 91 V Motherboard
January 21, 2014 6:20:25 PM

You can put the sound card on top of the first PCIE 3.0 X16 slot. Sound cards today are mostly single slot and PCIE X1.
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January 21, 2014 6:29:15 PM

sweenytodd said:
You can put the sound card on top of the first PCIE 3.0 X16 slot. Sound cards today are mostly single slot and PCIE X1.


yes i understand that but wont i have to put 1 780 ti in the PCIEx16/x8_1 Slot and another 780 ti in the PCIE_x8_2 which is both the red PCIE 3.0 slots and that means there would be very little space for the PCIE express x1 slot on the top to put a sound card in and that's what i am worrying about will there be issues installing the sound card in the top PCIE x1 express slot will it cause heating issues with the sound card / GPU any problems like that
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a c 91 V Motherboard
January 21, 2014 6:31:55 PM

No heat problems with good air flow and its depends on your case too.
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a c 91 V Motherboard
January 21, 2014 7:03:28 PM

Front 1 x 200 or 2 x 140mm( 1 x 200mm included ) 800rpm
It will fit.

http://www.nzxt.com/product/detail/118-phantom-630.html

Top 2 x 200 or 2 x 140 or 3 x 120mm ( 1 x 200mm included) 800rpm
Side 1 x 200mm (Included) 800 rpm
Rear 1 x 140mm (1 x 140mm included) 1,000rpm
Bottom 2 x 140mm
HDD Pivot 1 x 140mm
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January 21, 2014 7:06:30 PM

sweenytodd said:
Front 1 x 200 or 2 x 140mm( 1 x 200mm included ) 800rpm
It will fit.

http://www.nzxt.com/product/detail/118-phantom-630.html

Top 2 x 200 or 2 x 140 or 3 x 120mm ( 1 x 200mm included) 800rpm
Side 1 x 200mm (Included) 800 rpm
Rear 1 x 140mm (1 x 140mm included) 1,000rpm
Bottom 2 x 140mm
HDD Pivot 1 x 140mm


Hmmmm ok thanks! so i have nothing to worry about 2 way SLI on my maximus 6 hero and if i wanted to put a dedicated sound card in the top PCIE express x1 slot it would not be a problem and both GPU's will run at x8x8 in PCIE 3.0? im just being paranoid.

Do you think the nzxt 630 phantom is a good case for what i am doing?

Thank you for information and you're time its much appreciated

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