Author: ojf
Subject: z710m OC Formula PCIe Lane speeds
Posted: 15 Aug 2016 at 5:47pm
Hi,
Subject: z710m OC Formula PCIe Lane speeds
Posted: 15 Aug 2016 at 5:47pm
Hi,
Apologies if this has been answered before; I have researched it but I am still unclear. I have recently purchased a z710m OC Formula (mATX). It comes with 3 full-sized PCIe slots rated at 1x16, 2x8, or 2x8+1x4. I have a NVMe SSD plugged into the M.2 Slot but I believe that does not affect the lanes used by the expansion slots..My case has a PCIe Riser cable for the GPU, and will only reach the 2nd and 3rd PCIe slots furthest from the CPU. I would like it plugged into the 3rd slot (furthest from the CPU). I have three questions -
1. Will I get 16x speed if my GPU is connected to the third slot and the other slots are unused?
2. Will that reduce to 8x if I use any of the other slots?
3. Is the NVMe SSD having any impact on lane usage by the three slots?
Thanks in advance, and apologies if i have inadvertantly broken any forum rules.
Regards,
Ojf
