Question: X99 FTW K + New Sound card - SB ZXR

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Mathieas
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2016/11/24 09:48:51 (permalink)
Hey all,
 
I have my new x99FTWK and SB ZXR PCIe sound card coming. On the FTWK there are two possible places i can install the card. Into the small PCIe slot that is routed through the PCH or into a full 16x(@8x) sized slot direct to the CPU. Does anyone have any experience with using the PCH routed PCIe slot for sound? Does this increase latency? I would really prefer to NOT need to disable the m.2 slot for future upgrades.
 
Thanks so much!
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    Re: Question: X99 FTW K + New Sound card - SB ZXR 2016/11/24 21:10:38 (permalink)
    I have the same set up except I have 2 1080s so I cannot use the x1 slot but I have also used the sound card on the PCH when I had the Asus RVE10. Didn't have any issues. Unfortunately, with my current set up. it is sitting in PCIe slot 4 which reduces my second card to x8.... 


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