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Im looking to buy 2 new ssds for my system, a 850 evo 1tb for my games and a 960 m.2 evo for my new boot drive. I have a asrock z97 motherboard extreme 6, i5 4690k and a gtx 1070. When reading to install the 960 m.2 evo on my motherboard it states "*if M2_1 slot is occupied, PCIE2 slot will run at 8x mode, and PCIE4 slot will run at 4x mode". My first question is will installing the 960 evo decrease graphics card performance as the my graphics card slot now runs at 8x mode compared to 16x.
Now what I also dont understand is do I have to install the m.2 in the first m.2 slot, could I possibly install it in the other m.2 slot and not lose performance on the graphics card slot. Here is the paragraph from my motherboards manual
"M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide
The M.2, also known as the Next Generation Form Factor (NGFF), is a small size and versatile card edge connector that aims to replace mPCIe and MSATA. The Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M.2 PCi Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32Gb/s). The M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3 (M2_2) can accommodate either a M.2 SATA 3 6.0 Gb/s module or a M.2 PCi Express module up to Gen 2 2x (10Gb/s). Please be noted taht the M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3 (M2_2) is shared with the SATA Express connector: you can only choose either the M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3 (M2_2) or the SATA express connector to use.
*The M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3 supports SSD drives. Please note that the WiFi or other non-SSD M.2 modules are not supported."
Im really a noob at these kind of things and would really appreciate someones advice. Please help!
Now what I also dont understand is do I have to install the m.2 in the first m.2 slot, could I possibly install it in the other m.2 slot and not lose performance on the graphics card slot. Here is the paragraph from my motherboards manual
"M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide
The M.2, also known as the Next Generation Form Factor (NGFF), is a small size and versatile card edge connector that aims to replace mPCIe and MSATA. The Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M.2 PCi Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32Gb/s). The M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3 (M2_2) can accommodate either a M.2 SATA 3 6.0 Gb/s module or a M.2 PCi Express module up to Gen 2 2x (10Gb/s). Please be noted taht the M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3 (M2_2) is shared with the SATA Express connector: you can only choose either the M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3 (M2_2) or the SATA express connector to use.
*The M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3 supports SSD drives. Please note that the WiFi or other non-SSD M.2 modules are not supported."
Im really a noob at these kind of things and would really appreciate someones advice. Please help!
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