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i have a i7-6700k and have been thinking about getting an m.2 ssd, eventually. i read the specs for the 6700k and it only has 16 pci-e lanes. i already have a graphics card using all of it. im told m.2 uses 4 more. what happens if i do buy the ssd? will it not work, or will it lower performance on the graphics card? if it slows up the gpu, i dont think that would be worth it. ive never had an ssd before, so im sure a sata ssd would be a significant upgrade for me. im also jsut distraught my new build wasnt as perfect as i first thought. thanks in advance, and sorry if im missing something obvious
http://ark.intel.com/products/88195/Intel-Core-i7-6700K-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-4_20-GHz
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>>358829
I use a 6700k with 2x 980TIs and an m.2. You'll be fine for PCI-e lanes.
I don't recommend getting a pcie drive, it won't be any faster for gaming or other typical usage scenarios. Buy a samsung 850 evo and call it a day.
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>>358832
>samsung 850
thats what i was looking at before i realized i had an m.2 slot on the back of my motherboard. thanks for the timely reply.
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>>358829
That's just the lanes provided by the chip itself.
There's a whole bunch more provided by the PCH, that the processor accesses over its FSB. The exact number depends on your motherboard chipset.
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>>358829
Read the manual of your motherboard - it will tell you how the m2 slot is attached and if it shares lanes with PCIe slots.
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>>358946
thanks. i dug out the manual and it didnt say anything about sharing lanes with the pcie slot or not. i also did some reading and found out that if it does share, it would lower my graphics card to 8 lanes, which makes less than a 1 fps difference. i wouldnt be bothered by that and i dont imagine anyone would be. i'll proably pull the trigger on the m.2 ssd in a few weeks
heres the site for my motherboard if i read anything wrong.
https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/Z170I-PRO-GAMING/
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>>359084
It doesn't say anything, but reading between the lines, the three x16 sockets are connected to the CPU, and everything else is connected to the PCH.
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