Current setup i5-4690k @4.5ghz
Arctic Cooling AIO CLC 120mm
EK-Vardar F4-120ER (2200RPM) to replace stock AIO CLC fans with
ASRock Z97M OC Formula
SeaSonic X650 80 PLUS GOLD
SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 250GB
SilverStone Temjin Series TJ08B-E
Hitachi Ultrastar 2TB 7200RPM 64MB
PNY GTX 760 2GB 256-Bit
16GB 1866 Crucial ram 9-9-9-27
27" Pixio 2560x1440 IPS monitor
Games played are Battle of the Immortals x3 clients and 3 more in VMWare all the time 24/7
WOW
Overwatch
Heroes of the storm
Starcraft
Diablo 3
Minecraft with 115+mods
Torchlight 2
Rocket League
Borderlands 2
Hand of Fate
Xcom 2
Dead Island Def Ed.
Heavy photo editing
a lot of multitasking (browser 15 tabs), streaming.
on average i get about 30c idle on cpu and 40-50c gaming
i keep all my fans on high, front 180mm and push pull cooler.
Noise is not an issue. Cool room too.
So here is the situation. I am down to a couple gigs on my SSD and am starting to need more space. I'm looking into getting a 512gb SSD and would like to step up to M.2 or PCIE slot. My question is should I get an M.2 since it's only gen 2, or get a PCIE slot one with daughter card but that would mean my gpu and hd would go down to x8/x8.
Or leave the gpu at x16 and put the SSD gen 2 x2 (10gb/s) which is PCIE 2.0 x2 speeds.
I need the 500, 512, or 480gb option in size for sure, just need to know where to put it in my existing config.
THIS IS ALL THE TECHNICAL INFO I COULD FIND ON MY MB
My MB says the following: 3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16, x8/-/x8, x8/x4/x4)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x4
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1
6 x SATA 6 Gbps,
RAID 0/1/5/10
2 x SATA 6 Gbps (ASMedia)
1 x SATA Express 10 Gb/s Connector (shared with SATA3_4, SATA3_5 and M.2 Socket)*
1 x M.2 x2 * M.2 and SATA Express share bandwidth
The PCIe layout is the standard Z97 pitch for 4-way AMD GPUs without a PLX chip:
1 GPU: x16
2 GPU: x8/0/x8 (also for SLI)
3 GPU: x8/x4/x4
4 GPU: x8/x4/x4 + x4 from chipset
Those final x4 lanes from the chipset are rated at PCIe 2.0, and are available in any configuration for add-in cards such as audio cards or additional connectivity.
1 x M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3, supports M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen2 x2 (10 Gb/s)
In between the first two PCIe slots is an M.2 connector, supporting 2230 to 22110 sized drives at PCIe 2.0 x2 speeds.
This allows M.2 to be part of Intel RST from the chipset, but it does share lanes with the SATA Express port.
Arctic Cooling AIO CLC 120mm
EK-Vardar F4-120ER (2200RPM) to replace stock AIO CLC fans with
ASRock Z97M OC Formula
SeaSonic X650 80 PLUS GOLD
SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 250GB
SilverStone Temjin Series TJ08B-E
Hitachi Ultrastar 2TB 7200RPM 64MB
PNY GTX 760 2GB 256-Bit
16GB 1866 Crucial ram 9-9-9-27
27" Pixio 2560x1440 IPS monitor
Games played are Battle of the Immortals x3 clients and 3 more in VMWare all the time 24/7
WOW
Overwatch
Heroes of the storm
Starcraft
Diablo 3
Minecraft with 115+mods
Torchlight 2
Rocket League
Borderlands 2
Hand of Fate
Xcom 2
Dead Island Def Ed.
Heavy photo editing
a lot of multitasking (browser 15 tabs), streaming.
on average i get about 30c idle on cpu and 40-50c gaming
i keep all my fans on high, front 180mm and push pull cooler.
Noise is not an issue. Cool room too.
So here is the situation. I am down to a couple gigs on my SSD and am starting to need more space. I'm looking into getting a 512gb SSD and would like to step up to M.2 or PCIE slot. My question is should I get an M.2 since it's only gen 2, or get a PCIE slot one with daughter card but that would mean my gpu and hd would go down to x8/x8.
Or leave the gpu at x16 and put the SSD gen 2 x2 (10gb/s) which is PCIE 2.0 x2 speeds.
I need the 500, 512, or 480gb option in size for sure, just need to know where to put it in my existing config.
THIS IS ALL THE TECHNICAL INFO I COULD FIND ON MY MB
My MB says the following: 3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16, x8/-/x8, x8/x4/x4)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x4
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1
6 x SATA 6 Gbps,
RAID 0/1/5/10
2 x SATA 6 Gbps (ASMedia)
1 x SATA Express 10 Gb/s Connector (shared with SATA3_4, SATA3_5 and M.2 Socket)*
1 x M.2 x2 * M.2 and SATA Express share bandwidth
The PCIe layout is the standard Z97 pitch for 4-way AMD GPUs without a PLX chip:
1 GPU: x16
2 GPU: x8/0/x8 (also for SLI)
3 GPU: x8/x4/x4
4 GPU: x8/x4/x4 + x4 from chipset
Those final x4 lanes from the chipset are rated at PCIe 2.0, and are available in any configuration for add-in cards such as audio cards or additional connectivity.
1 x M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3, supports M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen2 x2 (10 Gb/s)
In between the first two PCIe slots is an M.2 connector, supporting 2230 to 22110 sized drives at PCIe 2.0 x2 speeds.
This allows M.2 to be part of Intel RST from the chipset, but it does share lanes with the SATA Express port.
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