R racerzx Prominent Aug 19, 2017 4 0 510 Aug 19, 2017 #1 I have a Asus m5a97 r2.0 motherboard and recently found out that on the black PCI express slot there is something called 4x mode. Does anyone know what that means?
I have a Asus m5a97 r2.0 motherboard and recently found out that on the black PCI express slot there is something called 4x mode. Does anyone know what that means?
Solution jpe1701 Aug 19, 2017 That just means that that slot has 4 pcie lanes. So anything in that slot will run with x4 bandwidth. Nvme ssds are x4. Graphics cards are x16.
That just means that that slot has 4 pcie lanes. So anything in that slot will run with x4 bandwidth. Nvme ssds are x4. Graphics cards are x16.
jpe1701 Honorable Mar 13, 2015 1,385 47 11,990 Aug 19, 2017 Solution #2 That just means that that slot has 4 pcie lanes. So anything in that slot will run with x4 bandwidth. Nvme ssds are x4. Graphics cards are x16. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
That just means that that slot has 4 pcie lanes. So anything in that slot will run with x4 bandwidth. Nvme ssds are x4. Graphics cards are x16.
bignastyid Titan Moderator Jun 19, 2011 33,463 1,607 159,590 Aug 19, 2017 #3 It means that 16x port runs at 4x pci-e speeds not 16x like the blue 16x port above it. Upvote 1 Downvote