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Will the Xonar ST fit in my PC?

post #1 of 4
2/9/12 at 2:08pm
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I have a DH61WW MoBo.

You can find a picture of the mobo here : http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/dh61ww/sb/CS-032198.htm

I am already using a graphics card for the PCI Express x16 slot. Would the Xonar fit in the Conventional PCI bus add-in card connector?

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post #2 of 4
2/9/12 at 2:33pm

Its a PCI card, which means yes, if you have the bottom slot free, it will fit.

 

Edit: Wanted to clarify more.

 

A typical low-mid quality sound card would just fit in a PCI Express x1 slot, which is that tiny (Usually black) slot.


PCI is longer (still shorter than a graphics card (PCI express x16) slot), usually higher end cards use this slot.


Edited by TabooPc - 2/9/12 at 2:37pm
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post #3 of 4
2/9/12 at 2:46pm

The ST will fit fine in the PCI slot if it's not blocked by anything.

 

The STX uses PCI-E x1. If you have that slot open you can use it, if your GPU or chipset heatsink (V in your diagram) isn't large enough to block it.

 

Interesting fact: PCI-E x1 still has twice the bandwidth of PCI. That doesn't typically matter for sound cards, as long as they're designed to work with the right slot.


Edited by Head Injury - 2/9/12 at 2:50pm
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post #4 of 4
2/9/12 at 5:04pm

Very true. PCI actually has a bandwidth of 133 MB/s, when PCI-E has 500 MB/s.

 

By express they do mean quicker. xD

 

(PCI-e x16 @ 8000 MB/s)

 

Also: This should be in the source section, not the amp section!

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