GPU in second PCIe x16 slot

Hisao Z

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Jul 19, 2014
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Probably a stupid question, but this is my first build and my ASUS Sabertooth 990fx R.2 has 4 PCIe x16 slots which two of them are crossfire compatible. I'm only using one GPU, so I was wondering if I could put my gpu in the seconds slot instead of up the top because my gpu would cover the PCIe x1 slot which I want to use for my soundcard and I also don't want the gpu above my soundcard because the heat from the gpu will be sent down to it.