ROG STRIX Z790

I use a 7.1 surround sound card from ASUS that plugs into the PCIE 3.0 X1 port onto the motherboard, on my old motherboard this was fine however I just upgraded to the Z790-F and the graphics card is blocking the port. I can't even use a riser/extension if I wanted to. I could move the graphics card down a couple of slots to reveal the port but wouldn't that increase temperatures? And I'd also be losing the benefits of the PCIE 5.0 slot.

Tough situation, any help would be appreciated!