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Does filling every M.2 port on a Gigabyte x570 Aorus Master influence GPU speed?

Does filling every M.2 port on a Gigabyte x570 Aorus Master influence GPU speed?

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ForDuckSakes
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03-12-2022, 11:52 AM
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Hello everyone, I have a Gigabyte X570 Aorus Master motherboard with all M.2 slots filled. The first slot holds a Samsung 970 EVO Plus (OS), the second is a Kingston A2000 1 TB for games, and the third is another Kingston A2000 1 TB for storage. All are Gen 3 NVMe SSDs. I currently have an RTX 3070 and plan to upgrade to a 4090 soon. I don’t have any other SATA SSDs, sound cards, or extra components on the board—just the three M.2 NVMe drives and the GPU. My main question is: does using all the M.2 slots impact GPU performance?
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ForDuckSakes
03-12-2022, 11:52 AM #1

Hello everyone, I have a Gigabyte X570 Aorus Master motherboard with all M.2 slots filled. The first slot holds a Samsung 970 EVO Plus (OS), the second is a Kingston A2000 1 TB for games, and the third is another Kingston A2000 1 TB for storage. All are Gen 3 NVMe SSDs. I currently have an RTX 3070 and plan to upgrade to a 4090 soon. I don’t have any other SATA SSDs, sound cards, or extra components on the board—just the three M.2 NVMe drives and the GPU. My main question is: does using all the M.2 slots impact GPU performance?

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Beavz
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04-02-2022, 01:34 PM
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The M.2 slots on your motherboard don't affect the operation of the PCIe slot. However, an NVME M.2 drive in the lower M.2 slot can turn off SATA ports SATA3_4 and SATA3_5.
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Beavz
04-02-2022, 01:34 PM #2

The M.2 slots on your motherboard don't affect the operation of the PCIe slot. However, an NVME M.2 drive in the lower M.2 slot can turn off SATA ports SATA3_4 and SATA3_5.

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wintery_kid13
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04-05-2022, 10:54 AM
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Thank you for the clarification, I understood that employing an NVME M.2 drive in the M2_C_Socket configuration turns off two SATA ports, while the GPU details were unclear.
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wintery_kid13
04-05-2022, 10:54 AM #3

Thank you for the clarification, I understood that employing an NVME M.2 drive in the M2_C_Socket configuration turns off two SATA ports, while the GPU details were unclear.