18 Jun 2024 at 10:23 #1 wizard wizard Associate Joined 19 Oct 2018 Posts 372 Assuming I only want to use one M.2 stick, does it matter which slot (1 or 2) I use? I prefer 2 as it is away from the GPU / CPU for heat purposes.
Assuming I only want to use one M.2 stick, does it matter which slot (1 or 2) I use? I prefer 2 as it is away from the GPU / CPU for heat purposes.
18 Jun 2024 at 11:40 #3 wizard wizard Associate OP Joined 19 Oct 2018 Posts 372 Armageus said: Depends entirely on the motherboard and the M.2 stick as to what lanes and speeds are available to each slot. E.g. if you've bought a PCI-E 5.0 nvme drive, then you may find only slot 1 supports those speeds. Click to expand... Mine is older ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1TB. Currently in slot 2 in my board but wanting to swap board to B550 and wondered about the slot then
Armageus said: Depends entirely on the motherboard and the M.2 stick as to what lanes and speeds are available to each slot. E.g. if you've bought a PCI-E 5.0 nvme drive, then you may find only slot 1 supports those speeds. Click to expand... Mine is older ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1TB. Currently in slot 2 in my board but wanting to swap board to B550 and wondered about the slot then
9 Jul 2024 at 19:12 #12 wizard wizard Associate OP Joined 19 Oct 2018 Posts 372 MeatLoaf said: I tend to use the one furthest from the GFX card. Click to expand... I have done the same now and works just fine.
MeatLoaf said: I tend to use the one furthest from the GFX card. Click to expand... I have done the same now and works just fine.
