Hi all,
As someone who will be building a PC for the first time, I have a question regarding the newer M.2 SSDs and their proximity to other components on the motherboard
Of relevance to my question are these parts I have been purchasing:
ASUS Maximus IX Hero Motherboard - Here's a link to the top-down pic: Link
EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB FTW GAMING Video Card
WD Black M.2 PCIe SSD 256GB (This is a pre-order, it ships on 2/28)
The SSD will be my Windows / core apps drive, with a 1TB HDD handling other data.
The Video Card will be placed on the top PCIe x16 port, and my original plan was to have my SSD on the bottom M.2, further away from the video card. However after more digging (I'm being a bit OCD with my research as this is my first time). I learned that this M.2 port only supports at max PCIe x4...giving me about 4GB/s which would be slower than a 6GB SATA! Whoops!
So if I really want to make the most out of this specific SSD, I would need to plug it into the top M.2 port, and since the SSD is a 2280 form factor, I have a feeling like it will be literally right next to the Video Card. So, two questions:
1.) Are there any concerns regarding fitting or heat issues? This PC is primarily going to be for video editing, so I won't be overclocking anything at all, but I did hear these vid cards run hot, and I'm a bit concerned about having my system data next to something that will be hot. That said Im getting a Corsair Airflow case with 3 fans and a dual fan CPU cooler, but I don't know if that matters as much given how close the 2 components would be.
2.) Concerns aside, do you think it's just overall a better and less riskier option to have a SATA SSD like this? with 6GB SATA, which would be in a separate SSD tray, $20 less, and I could get started more immediately as I wouldn't have to wait for the 28th release? Or is this 8GB M.2 gonna be worth it?
Sorry if this is a silly first-timer question haha, just was a very specific thing I couldn't find previous info on. Thanks!
As someone who will be building a PC for the first time, I have a question regarding the newer M.2 SSDs and their proximity to other components on the motherboard
Of relevance to my question are these parts I have been purchasing:
ASUS Maximus IX Hero Motherboard - Here's a link to the top-down pic: Link
EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB FTW GAMING Video Card
WD Black M.2 PCIe SSD 256GB (This is a pre-order, it ships on 2/28)
The SSD will be my Windows / core apps drive, with a 1TB HDD handling other data.
The Video Card will be placed on the top PCIe x16 port, and my original plan was to have my SSD on the bottom M.2, further away from the video card. However after more digging (I'm being a bit OCD with my research as this is my first time). I learned that this M.2 port only supports at max PCIe x4...giving me about 4GB/s which would be slower than a 6GB SATA! Whoops!
So if I really want to make the most out of this specific SSD, I would need to plug it into the top M.2 port, and since the SSD is a 2280 form factor, I have a feeling like it will be literally right next to the Video Card. So, two questions:
1.) Are there any concerns regarding fitting or heat issues? This PC is primarily going to be for video editing, so I won't be overclocking anything at all, but I did hear these vid cards run hot, and I'm a bit concerned about having my system data next to something that will be hot. That said Im getting a Corsair Airflow case with 3 fans and a dual fan CPU cooler, but I don't know if that matters as much given how close the 2 components would be.
2.) Concerns aside, do you think it's just overall a better and less riskier option to have a SATA SSD like this? with 6GB SATA, which would be in a separate SSD tray, $20 less, and I could get started more immediately as I wouldn't have to wait for the 28th release? Or is this 8GB M.2 gonna be worth it?
Sorry if this is a silly first-timer question haha, just was a very specific thing I couldn't find previous info on. Thanks!
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