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Mixing up M.2, PCIE and SATA connections.

Mixing up M.2, PCIE and SATA connections.

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06-30-2020, 12:29 PM
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I’ve been studying my motherboard manual, online communities, and YouTube videos to understand this situation. My current setup includes a ROG Maximus XIII Hero CPU with 10900K, memory slots M.2_3 and M.2_4 are in use, and the PCIe slot PCIEX16_1 is occupied by a 3090FE. I know SATAG_5/6 are disabled when M.2_4 is used. I’m considering adding another M.2 slot if possible without affecting PCIEX16_1.

Here are my questions:
1. Adding M.2_2 would it change PCIEX16_1 to x8? I want to maintain x16 performance.
2. Do the unused M.2 sticks (1TB and 500GB) really matter if I use enclosures? Should I prioritize Thunderbolt or USB3.2? Is there a way to connect motherboard headers with an enclosure? I’ve seen one SATA enclosure before.

Thanks ahead for your help!
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RageGlitch
06-30-2020, 12:29 PM #1

I’ve been studying my motherboard manual, online communities, and YouTube videos to understand this situation. My current setup includes a ROG Maximus XIII Hero CPU with 10900K, memory slots M.2_3 and M.2_4 are in use, and the PCIe slot PCIEX16_1 is occupied by a 3090FE. I know SATAG_5/6 are disabled when M.2_4 is used. I’m considering adding another M.2 slot if possible without affecting PCIEX16_1.

Here are my questions:
1. Adding M.2_2 would it change PCIEX16_1 to x8? I want to maintain x16 performance.
2. Do the unused M.2 sticks (1TB and 500GB) really matter if I use enclosures? Should I prioritize Thunderbolt or USB3.2? Is there a way to connect motherboard headers with an enclosure? I’ve seen one SATA enclosure before.

Thanks ahead for your help!

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