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Thread: X1 sound card in x4 slot

  1. #1
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    X1 sound card in x4 slot

    hello,
    on my motherboard i have 1 pci-e 16x card which i have utilized for my graphics card now another small slot pcie is present with x4 and its one end is open, so can i use it for a pci-e x1 audio cards?
    thank you.

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    put X16 card in x4 slot

    i have read about video card that says you can utilize a x4 slot to insert a x16 card. It would work but for audio i dont know basically you have 4x so i think that must capable to support 1x.

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    Re: X1 sound card in x4 slot

    basically x1 , x4 is clock pulses to work for cards if your sound card is pci-e x1 you can insert it into pci-e x4 it will perform better check here What is PCIe x1 slot used for?

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