Lower PCI slot for single GPU use on 680i LT?

[collardgreen]

Just wondering if there is a BIOS setting that I can select to enable using my lower PCI slot for single GPU use. I installed two Thermalright heatsinks (passive) to both my northbridge and southbridge chipsets and its getting really cramped. Any thoughts? I'm using the latest Nvidia P07 BIOS.

Mahalos in advance!

[Miker]

You should use the 1st slot from the CPU, the more cards to get, you add them moving out.

[srpeters18]

Have you tried it yet? I believe it'll work without any problems, as that's one of the recommended ways to test your video card/mobo setup when you're having issues.

[collardgreen]

I tried it a few days ago after I installed the heatsinks and the result was, it would not post. The bios startup screen tells me that I need to install the the gpu in the 1st pci slot closest to the cpu. I just thought there might be a bios preference to select to be able to use the lower pci slot but not in an SLI configuration. I could really use the room to take advantage of the rather large chipset heatsinks I recently installed.

Any ideas?