https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:21:44 +0000 Fri, 30 Dec 2016 12:45:55 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=4126 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=4126&PID=21464&title=z170-oc-formula-gpu-in-any-pcie-slot#21464 Author: wardog
Subject: 4126
Posted: 30 Dec 2016 at 12:45pm

Spacebar wrote: Thanks for the info guys. I'm trying to watercool a Corsair 600q case and there is just not enough room for the pump between the GPU and bottom radiator.

Well, don't put your GPU in the second slot like I had. It was only there temporarily thus I didn't notice the x4 slot.


Interesting, Inverted ATX. Top heavy for my HDD needs though.
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/carbide-series-quiet-600q-inverse-atx-full-tower-case




"".... not enough room for the pump between the GPU and bottom radiator.""

Huh? There looks to be plenty if your rad is mounted at the bottom.




]]> Fri, 30 Dec 2016 12:45:55 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=4126&PID=21464&title=z170-oc-formula-gpu-in-any-pcie-slot#21464 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=4126&PID=21463&title=z170-oc-formula-gpu-in-any-pcie-slot#21463 Author: Spacebar
Subject: 4126
Posted: 30 Dec 2016 at 12:17pm

Thanks for the info guys. I'm trying to watercool a Corsair 600q case and there is just not enough room for the pump between the GPU and bottom radiator.]]> Fri, 30 Dec 2016 12:17:24 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=4126&PID=21463&title=z170-oc-formula-gpu-in-any-pcie-slot#21463 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=4126&PID=21462&title=z170-oc-formula-gpu-in-any-pcie-slot#21462 Author: parsec
Subject: 4126
Posted: 30 Dec 2016 at 11:11am

Spacebar wrote: On the z170 oc formula, with a single GPU card, can any pcie slot be used or does it have to be the slot closest to the CPU?

It looks like the PCIE2 slot is an x8 slot electrically, while it is x16 physically.

The difference between PCIe 3.0 x16 and PCIe 3.0 x8 is said to be about 1% difference in performance.

Only the x16 slot closest to the CPU socket is x16 electrically.

EDIT: The PCIE2 slot is only x4 electrically according to the specs. The PCIE4 slot is x8 electrically, the PCIE2 and PCIE6 slots are x4 electrically.


Edited by parsec - 30 Dec 2016 at 11:22am]]> Fri, 30 Dec 2016 11:11:09 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=4126&PID=21462&title=z170-oc-formula-gpu-in-any-pcie-slot#21462 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=4126&PID=21460&title=z170-oc-formula-gpu-in-any-pcie-slot#21460 Author: wardog
Subject: 4126
Posted: 30 Dec 2016 at 10:34am

So far with my OCF I've had my GTX 1070 in the top TWO slots w/o issue. Mind you, YMMV, yet that is my experience here.
]]> Fri, 30 Dec 2016 10:34:33 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=4126&PID=21460&title=z170-oc-formula-gpu-in-any-pcie-slot#21460 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=4126&PID=21458&title=z170-oc-formula-gpu-in-any-pcie-slot#21458 Author: Spacebar
Subject: 4126
Posted: 30 Dec 2016 at 10:18am

On the z170 oc formula, with a single GPU card, can any pcie slot be used or does it have to be the slot closest to the CPU?]]> Fri, 30 Dec 2016 10:18:44 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=4126&PID=21458&title=z170-oc-formula-gpu-in-any-pcie-slot#21458