apav
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Hey guys,
I got my Sound Blaster ZX today
Here are the installation pics, but I'm not sure about the PCI-E slot I installed it in and I have some questions.
1.) I would of installed it into the gray slot, but as you can see it would of blocked my GPU's fan. So I installed it on my bottom PCI-E slot. It runs max at x4. Would that make a difference than the gray one that runs at x8?
2.) Is it normal that the card is wobbly in the PCI-E slot, even screwed down? I know it doesn't take up the whole length of the slot, but man does this thing feel unsecure.
3.) In the second image you can see I have some wires touching the card. You can't see it, but it's right up against a connecter that looks like the blue one you see to the right of the card. It's also super close to the PSU. Will these wires touching my sound card or the PSU being so close create interference (static noise)? I wouldn't think so but I just want to make sure.
So basically I am just wondering if it's fine where it is, or if I should move it to the gray slot. Thanks!
I got my Sound Blaster ZX today
1.) I would of installed it into the gray slot, but as you can see it would of blocked my GPU's fan. So I installed it on my bottom PCI-E slot. It runs max at x4. Would that make a difference than the gray one that runs at x8?
2.) Is it normal that the card is wobbly in the PCI-E slot, even screwed down? I know it doesn't take up the whole length of the slot, but man does this thing feel unsecure.
3.) In the second image you can see I have some wires touching the card. You can't see it, but it's right up against a connecter that looks like the blue one you see to the right of the card. It's also super close to the PSU. Will these wires touching my sound card or the PSU being so close create interference (static noise)? I wouldn't think so but I just want to make sure.
So basically I am just wondering if it's fine where it is, or if I should move it to the gray slot. Thanks!