Hi everyone,
I'm going to ask a bit of a noob question here potentially.
I'm likely going to get this motherboard: Asus ROG Maximus IX Hero.
It has Dual M.2 Socket 3 Type M
1 x 2242~2280 (PCIe 3.0 x 4 + SATA)
1 x 2242~22110 (PCIe 3.0 x 4)
and
Multi-GPU SLI / CFX support
2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 SafeSlots (CPU)
1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot(PCH)
3 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots(PCH)
I was therefore thinking about getting 2 compatible NVME M.2 drives (a 500GB and 1TB one). I also plan to have a GTX 1080 (or even 1080Ti).
3 questions:
1. Can I install my OS on the 500GB drive and separately install other programs (games etc) on the 1 TB?
2. M.2 drives use PCIe slots if I'm not mistaken (I don't quite understand this) - does this have an effect on the GPU performance? Am I using up too many PCIe slots?
3. Would these drives perform at NVME speeds:
Samsung 960 EVO Series - 500GB PCIe NVMe
Samsung 960 EVO Series - 1TB PCIe NVMe
I'm trying to get my head around these newer terms and would be grateful for any guidance.
Many thanks
James
I'm going to ask a bit of a noob question here potentially.
I'm likely going to get this motherboard: Asus ROG Maximus IX Hero.
It has Dual M.2 Socket 3 Type M
1 x 2242~2280 (PCIe 3.0 x 4 + SATA)
1 x 2242~22110 (PCIe 3.0 x 4)
and
Multi-GPU SLI / CFX support
2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 SafeSlots (CPU)
1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot(PCH)
3 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots(PCH)
I was therefore thinking about getting 2 compatible NVME M.2 drives (a 500GB and 1TB one). I also plan to have a GTX 1080 (or even 1080Ti).
3 questions:
1. Can I install my OS on the 500GB drive and separately install other programs (games etc) on the 1 TB?
2. M.2 drives use PCIe slots if I'm not mistaken (I don't quite understand this) - does this have an effect on the GPU performance? Am I using up too many PCIe slots?
3. Would these drives perform at NVME speeds:
Samsung 960 EVO Series - 500GB PCIe NVMe
Samsung 960 EVO Series - 1TB PCIe NVMe
I'm trying to get my head around these newer terms and would be grateful for any guidance.
Many thanks
James