Not sure if my GPU is blocking my slot - PC

Yes, a graphics card can block a PCIe slot if it is too large or if other components on the motherboard obstruct the slot Some graphics cards are designed with

but my problem now is i want to add an X-Fi sound card , but my GPU is blocking my PCIe 1x slot so will populating all those slots

gpu with nvme slot It's worth noting that the PCIe standard is backwards compatible, so you can, for instance, use a PCI-e graphics card in a PCI-e slot without issue,

gpu slot My GPU blocks my tiny PCI-E slot beneath the GPU slot that I am needing to install a USB card into Is there a work around some how?