It's a X1 sized card so it can go into basically any PCIE slot you have available like any PCIE card that is short. So an X1 length card can go into an X4 or X16 slot no problem

Check the Motherboard manual as some PCIE slots will share resources with other things in the board such as the LAN, USB or SATA.

Once such a sound card is installed enter the BIOS and disable the Motherboard onboard audio.

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

It's a X1 sized card so it can go into basically any PCIE slot you have available like any PCIE card that is short. So an X1 length card can go into an X4 or X16 slot no problem

Check the Motherboard manual as some PCIE slots will share resources with other things in the board such as the LAN, USB or SATA.

Once such a sound card is installed enter the BIOS and disable the Motherboard onboard audio.

I have read in various sources that installing x16 in the second slot may reduce the speed of the graphics card to x8. Is it possible?

GPU should always go in top most X16 slot.

Sound card can go any slot.

Audigy too old. Look a more modern card with Creatuve software that actually works in Win10/11. Older cards all you gonna get is a 10 year old Win1 driver and no extra feature functional software

if the board has a x1-x4 slot above its x16 slot, it will have dedicated lanes to it
they are commonly used for wifi/network or sound cards or pci-e ssd

Yes it will fit in that top most PCIE slot it's a small singl3 slot card, no problem

Originally posted by _I_:

if the board has a x1-x4 slot above its x16 slot, it will have dedicated lanes to it
they are commonly used for wifi/network or sound cards or pci-e ssd

Then such a question. Will there be a problem if the capacitors of the sound card are too close above the graphics card itself? After all, the graphics card gives off heat

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

Yes it will fit in that top most PCIE slot it's a small singl3 slot card, no problem

Is it okay if my Rx580, which heats up at 60 degrees, releases heat into the capacitors of the sound card, which is the longest of them, is a couple of millimeters away from it?

What GPU you have?

I've had the same XFI card which is much larger then an Audigy card.... in one system for about 10 years in that top slot above GPU and it's had over time... 1080 Ti, 2080 Super and a 3090... the 3090 pushes near 380+ watts and 80*C not a problem even 24/7 runs

A GPU core might reach 80-90*C under full loads but that is NOT how hot the gou card gets elsewhere l. Just outside the gpu core and vrms in can easily be 20*C cooler

60*C = 140*F

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

What GPU you have?

I've had the same XFI in one system for about 10 years in tbat top slot and it's had a 1080 Ti, 2080 Super and a 3090... the 3090 pushes near 380+ watts and 80*C mot a problem even 24/7 runs

I Have Amd radeon SOYO RX580. Thanks for information

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

What GPU you have?

I've had the same XFI in one system for about 10 years in tbat top slot and it's had a 1080 Ti, 2080 Super and a 3090... the 3090 pushes near 380+ watts and 80*C mot a problem even 24/7 runs

How long has the sound system been working like this and have the sound capacitors melted? It's also located above your graphics card, right?

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

What GPU you have?

I've had the same XFI card which is much larger then an Audigy card.... in one system for about 10 years in that top slot above GPU and it's had over time... 1080 Ti, 2080 Super and a 3090... the 3090 pushes near 380+ watts and 80*C not a problem even 24/7 runs

A GPU core might reach 80-90*C under full loads but that is NOT how hot the gou card gets elsewhere l. Just outside the gpu core and vrms in can easily be 20*C cooler

60*C = 140*F

You have quite impressive video cards, tell me, were there any interference from the electric waves of the video card's power supply in the load? This means that the sound interference that the sound card picks up is electrical fluctuations in the power supply of the video card in the immediate vicinity. ???

Still like new not any issues or heat related problems.

EDIT: That "could" be am issue as far as electronic digital noise within the audio. This is very hit/miss and will most likely depends on your Motherboard grounding to Case, your PSU and also GPU. Like if you ever hear coil whine from your PSU or GPU chances are it can seep into your audio. Usually when recording though more then anything. It's jot really something you can totally avoid in some cases. The chance of it happening to you is pretty random

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

Still like new not any issues or heat related problems.

EDIT: That "could" be am issue as far as electronic digital noise within the audio. This is very hit/miss and will most likely depends on your Motherboard grounding to Case, your PSU and also GPU. Like if you ever hear coil whine from your PSU or GPU chances are it can seep into your audio. Usually when recording though more then anything. It's jot really something you can totally avoid in some cases. The chance of it happening to you is pretty random

It's just that I currently have an asus xonar dg sound card in the lowest old pci slot, but I don't catch any interference. Мaybe this is due to the fact that my sound card is now at the bottom of the case as much as possible? on various forums, the user encounters such a problem when the sound card catches interference from the video card or, as you said, the power supply.
UPD: in general, since the motherboard is very old, it is problematic to install new hardware.
and I want to buy a new sound card because sometimes when I get up from the computer with my wired headphones, it often happens that the wire is stretched too much in the place where the headphone jack is located. I'm afraid I've messed up the headphone jack in the asus xonar dg. Аlthough everything is working.

Whats wrong with that card then? I'd just keep it. An Audigy won't be better ad you risk messing up a good thing.

Yes newer Motherboard wont have PCI slots. Just PCIE but modern Motherboard also have better onboard audio as well compared to Motherboard back when people were using XP/Vista/Win7/8

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

Whats wrong with that card then? I'd just keep it. An Audigy won't be better ad you risk messing up a good thing.

Yes newer Motherboard wont have PCI slots. Just PCIE but modern Motherboard also have better onboard audio as well compared to Motherboard back when people were using XP/Vista/Win7/8

I'm telling you that now, the asus xonar dg sound card is working. Do you think it doesn't cost anything to buy? because, as a perfectionist, it seems to me that periodic wire tension and socket tension in this place will not have a very good effect on the sound card.