Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Hero - is it possible to have 2 x PCie5.0 SSD's?

[MnsoonMally]

Yes, this board is also a consideration. It actually offers more USB; but slightly slower LAN.

Still a good option though. One of the other better ones I've looked at.

 

[oweneades]

Just as a note the Strix 870E-E board does have the 3 Gen 5 slots but per the tech specs they share bandwidth with the X16 Gen slot (GPU).

ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI | Gaming motherboards｜ROG - Republic of Gamers｜ROG United Kingdom

The ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi elevates builds with 18 power stages, DDR5 slots and extensive PCIe 5.0 connectivity. It features five M.2 SSD slots with heatsinks, USB4® support, WiFi 7, AI Overclo

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Won't really matter in the real world (right now) but something to factor in.

 

[SpellowHouse]

Just as a note the Strix 870E-E board does have the 3 Gen 5 slots but per the tech specs they share bandwidth with the X16 Gen slot (GPU).

ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI | Gaming motherboards｜ROG - Republic of Gamers｜ROG United Kingdom

The ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi elevates builds with 18 power stages, DDR5 slots and extensive PCIe 5.0 connectivity. It features five M.2 SSD slots with heatsinks, USB4® support, WiFi 7, AI Overclo

rog.asus.com

Won't really matter in the real world (right now) but something to factor in.

Yes, given the choices here, the better one for me would be the ASUS ROG Strix X870-F Gaming WiFi. The reason is that I would ignore M2 slot 2, which compromises the main GPU slot, and use M2 slots 3 and 4 which compromise the unused second GPU slot.
Not that this is my thread - just sayin!

 

[oweneades]

Ah if only HEDT was available at prices that don't selling more than one organ we could all have USB4, PCI-E and M2 drives for days.