Need some advice regarding PCIe lanes?

[Space Monkey]

Hi guys,

I'm looking at getting an Aqua Computer M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 adapter card for my Samsung 960 Pro M.2 NVMe SSD to use in my Asus Crosshair VI Extreme motherboard and I'm concerned that the only slot that will give the full PCIe 3.0 x4 bandwidth is shared with my GPU (GTX 1080).

(I'm using a Ryzen 7 1800X CPU)

Here is the relevant page from the Asus manual:






Here is the Aqua Computer adapter card:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aqua...sd-m-key-with-passive-heatsink-cc-000-aq.html

Here is the Samsung M.2 NVMe SSD:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sams...-3.0-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-hd-22j-sa.html


So will I lose half the bandwidth to my GPU if I use the other PCIe 3.0 socket or is it only reduced if I use a 2nd GPU?

Will I loose a lot of bandwidth if the SSD had to go in a PCIe 2.0 lane?

 

[Space Monkey]

Is there a reason that your not using the M2 slot on the board for this drive?

Yeah sorry forgot to say, I'm interested in buying the water cooling block setup for the Aqua Computer adapter to integrate into my custom loop

 

[Space Monkey]

Thanks guys, that's good to know, think I'll chance it and get the adaptor

 

[Space Monkey]

Good idea, gives me another option, I'll likely use this as I'll probably not notice a slight drop in the NVMe speeds but I want all me frames with my 1080, especially considering how much frames cost these days