I'm considering a Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P motherboard for my new build, and I've read some reviews which say that the IDE port is completely blocked when a longer video card is installed into the PCI Express slot. I'm planning on recycling the old IDE DVD-RW drive from my current PC, and would like to avoid dropping an extra $30 on a new DVD-RW drive if I don't need to.
The video card that I want to use is the XFX HD-487A-ZHFC Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card.
I read one review which said that a long video card ends up being seated on the IDE port, but does not inhibit access as an IDE cable can be installed from the side. Looking at the pictures of the board, this looks possible, but if anyone has any experience using a long video card and an IDE drive on the Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P, I'd be grateful to know how it worked out.
Thanks!
The video card that I want to use is the XFX HD-487A-ZHFC Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card.
I read one review which said that a long video card ends up being seated on the IDE port, but does not inhibit access as an IDE cable can be installed from the side. Looking at the pictures of the board, this looks possible, but if anyone has any experience using a long video card and an IDE drive on the Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P, I'd be grateful to know how it worked out.
Thanks!