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Sorry for repeat thread guys. Posted in memory forum by.mistake and couldn't delete it or it. Please delete or close thread there foum mods. Again sorry.
Basically I'm looking if some of you genius guys could give me some help. What it is...
I have a Asus 170 PRO gaming motherboard. From what I read on the manual and going by what I find online the M.2 slot disables the SATA 1 port yes? Also the board has 16 PCIE lanes? Anyhow this is where I get lost.
I was thinking on purchasing a 512GB Samsung SM951 but I'm unsure on what way it will affect me. Is it that because my board has 16 lanes, this M.2 drive will share some of my PCIE lanes? e.g. 8 lanes to my GPU (Asus 970) and 8 to my M.2 drive? or am I getting mixed up and slightly lost? I know the SM951 is supposed to be a rapid fast drive and would like it to run as full speed but I also don't want it to affect my graphics card too. If anyone can shed some light on this for me it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
p.s in case it matters here is my spec (currently not built but is sitting here)
Asus 170 PRO Gaming
i7 6700k
32gb G.Skill 3000mhz
Asus FTW+ 970
512 Samsung Evo SSD
3TB + 5TB 7200rpm drives
Basically I'm looking if some of you genius guys could give me some help. What it is...
I have a Asus 170 PRO gaming motherboard. From what I read on the manual and going by what I find online the M.2 slot disables the SATA 1 port yes? Also the board has 16 PCIE lanes? Anyhow this is where I get lost.
I was thinking on purchasing a 512GB Samsung SM951 but I'm unsure on what way it will affect me. Is it that because my board has 16 lanes, this M.2 drive will share some of my PCIE lanes? e.g. 8 lanes to my GPU (Asus 970) and 8 to my M.2 drive? or am I getting mixed up and slightly lost? I know the SM951 is supposed to be a rapid fast drive and would like it to run as full speed but I also don't want it to affect my graphics card too. If anyone can shed some light on this for me it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
p.s in case it matters here is my spec (currently not built but is sitting here)
Asus 170 PRO Gaming
i7 6700k
32gb G.Skill 3000mhz
Asus FTW+ 970
512 Samsung Evo SSD
3TB + 5TB 7200rpm drives