Asus Striker Extreme (680i) Questions

guptasa1

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Hey all, have some questions regarding the Asus Striker Extreme board, or really any 680i board...

1.) If I'm planning to go SLI with the latest generation GeForce cards, should I expect to be able to use the other PCI slots (wow...it seems not many are on these boards), or will there be no space available to do so? Things like physics cards, sounds cards, modems, etc...

2.) Any issues fitting this mobo into the Lian Li PC-V1200A case?

3.) I know it comes with a sound card. Is this a nice one? I was thinking about the Creative X-Fi board...how does this compare to that? (I know there were some compatibility issues initially with the X-Fi and this board, but I hear they're resolved).

Thanks all!
 

Idontcare

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I have a striker. To recollection you can use the lowest PCI slot if you occupy both x16 PCIE slotswith graphics cards that need dual-slot for their cooling solutions. It is not pretty.
 

guptasa1

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Hmmm. Thanks. Pfew...Only one expansion slot doesn't sound the best. I'll have to think about whether going SLI will actually be worth it to me.