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ben805 · 11-19-2005, 07:46 AM

hehe....the PCI slot clearance is everyone's #1 concern, same as mine when I bought it so the first thing I did was to measured the spacing, I do not have the 2nd video card yet but as I said there is plenty of room for 1 PCI if you install it onto PCI slot# 2, now...just to show you what I'm talking about, I have an XFX 7800GT with stock heatsink on PIC-X 1, I put in SoundBlaster soundcard on PCI Slot#2 and you can clearly see there's more than enough room for the video card to breath, keep in mind that many pc case also have the side panel blow-hole but even if the case doesn't come with one, I still don't forsee any problem with that much room to spare, well...lookie here.....

the SLI bridge is longer than the DFI so this motherboard definitely do NOT have an issue with 1 PCI card

IF...just IF...for whatever reason I need to install 2 PCI cards, all I need to do is beef up the side panel fan to blow cool air directly on top of all those cards, this motherboard generate less heat than DFI plus if you have a good case ventilation then you shouldn't worry about packing 2 PCI cards in there if needed. Keep in mind that most pc case already came with the side panel blow hole aiming at the video card so they'll be fine

For the time being, here's more benchie

more to follow later...

11-19-2005, 07:46 AM	#58
ben805 Xtreme Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 1,836	hehe....the PCI slot clearance is everyone's #1 concern, same as mine when I bought it so the first thing I did was to measured the spacing, I do not have the 2nd video card yet but as I said there is plenty of room for 1 PCI if you install it onto PCI slot# 2, now...just to show you what I'm talking about, I have an XFX 7800GT with stock heatsink on PIC-X 1, I put in SoundBlaster soundcard on PCI Slot#2 and you can clearly see there's more than enough room for the video card to breath, keep in mind that many pc case also have the side panel blow-hole but even if the case doesn't come with one, I still don't forsee any problem with that much room to spare, well...lookie here..... the SLI bridge is longer than the DFI so this motherboard definitely do NOT have an issue with 1 PCI card IF...just IF...for whatever reason I need to install 2 PCI cards, all I need to do is beef up the side panel fan to blow cool air directly on top of all those cards, this motherboard generate less heat than DFI plus if you have a good case ventilation then you shouldn't worry about packing 2 PCI cards in there if needed. Keep in mind that most pc case already came with the side panel blow hole aiming at the video card so they'll be fine For the time being, here's more benchie more to follow later... Attached Images __________________ Core i7 920 D0 3844A717 4.40Ghz HT on @1.36v (LinX/Prime/3D stable), Corsair 850W, 12GB OCZ Platinum 1600, P6T Deluxe V2, EVGA GTX 285 SS, OCZ Vortex SSD 30GB x3 RAID0, HAF 932. Water Cooling Setup: XSPC RX360, MCP355 + XSPC Res Top, Swiftech GTZ, 1/2" Tygon, Scythe S-Flex SFF21F push, 20mm yateloon D12SL-12C pull. Opteron 148 CABNE 0528 GPMW 3.1Ghz @1.6v Prime Stable. Westy 37" LVM-37W3, DFI Venus 975, 2GB TeamX Cronus Micron, GSkill HZ, Sapphire X1900XTX, Zippy 700W, X-Fi Xtrememusic, 36GB Raptors x2 @Raid-0. WC Setup: PA120.3 +Shroud, MCP655, STORM, MCW60, 1/2" Tygon, mini res, Yate Loon.