GPU Placement

[mbiggs]

Dumb question...

OK. I recently added a Firewire card to my computer. My MOBO is the M2N-E (Asus). Well.. the way the pci slots are setup is like this. The top one is x16 the 2nd one is x1 and the third one is just regular old pci. with a few other pci slots below it.

Well the problem I am wondering is.... is if I add an 8800GTX in the PCI x16 slot in my computer. Will the firewire card that is in the PCI slot below it interefere with heat dissipation with the GPU or would it run good? I couldn't imagine a card like that putting off much heat if any. Let alone block the air flow into the card (GPU).

The reason I am wondering is the card (FIREWIRE) was a little fluky on the PCB and it wouldn't fit in any other PCI slot other then the one I got it in now because it wasn't filed down good enough I don't believe.

[Alaron]

The 8800GTX cards are double slotted, meaning it will take up the space over the x1 slot with the extra large cooler. The only issue you'll have is clearance around the fan on the 8800 card. Your firewire card below that could block some of the airflow to the fan, depending on how long the firewire card is. But if that fan was clear, having the firewire under the video card should not be an issue, since the air from the fan gets pushed through the shrouded cooler and out of the case.