2 or 3 slot?

[ehwall]

If I'm using an asus 990fx with 2 GTX470's, using slots PCIe 1 and PCIe 3, do I use a 3 slot connector for the water block's I'm installing? From the top it's PCIex16_1 - PCIex1 - PCIex16_2 - PCIex16_3 - PCI1 - PCIex16_4

 

[boiler1990]

The size of the connector should be the number of slots between them (in this case, I believe 2).

The simple way to be certain is to get the measurements for the connectors and measure the spacing between the blocks.

A cheaper way to do this is use regular fittings and tubing (what I did).

 

[ehwall]

I'd like to use a hard fitting, like a tube with compression fittings. So a 2 slot fitting due to 2 empty slots? It's not a 3 slot? As I am going from the first slot, to one (technically) three slots away?

 

[ehwall]

this is the board
http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af65/ehwall/board.jpg

 

[boiler1990]

The fitting size should be the length it spans between cards, not how far away the cards are. Since it's going over 2 slots (PCI-e x1 and the other x16), it should be a 2 slot connector.

Like I said before, the easy way to confirm this is to measure the approx. length and compare with the dimensions of the connectors. I would recommend this if you're not 100% confident in the one you're looking at purchasing.

 

[ehwall]

Thank You sir