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medbabe
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04-18-2020, 10:30 PM
#1
Hey guys, need help, been wanting to put another m.2 but was told i cant due to the cpu for the board and it wont support, ill post my specs i5-10400 RTX 3060ti evga 650wBQ G.skill c16 3200mhz 16gb i already have the bottom m.2 full theres another one that says m.2 wifi and another underneath the shield, anyone able to help me with where id be able to put another? would it be compatable if i put it in the 1st slot or the 2nd at all?
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medbabe
04-18-2020, 10:30 PM #1

Hey guys, need help, been wanting to put another m.2 but was told i cant due to the cpu for the board and it wont support, ill post my specs i5-10400 RTX 3060ti evga 650wBQ G.skill c16 3200mhz 16gb i already have the bottom m.2 full theres another one that says m.2 wifi and another underneath the shield, anyone able to help me with where id be able to put another? would it be compatable if i put it in the 1st slot or the 2nd at all?

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SushiCherry
Member
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04-22-2020, 01:57 AM
#2
You possess two M.2 storage bays for SSDs, though your CPU only features PCIE Gen 3.0. This allows two Gen 3.0 SSDs—one in the upper slot and one in the lower slot. As noted on the site: - One M.2 socket (M2_1) supports M Key 2242/2260/2280 up to Gen4 x4 (64 Gb/s) with 11th Gen Intel Core processors, or Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s) with 10th Gen Intel Core processors. * If the M2_2 is filled with a SATA device, the second slot will be unavailable.
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SushiCherry
04-22-2020, 01:57 AM #2

You possess two M.2 storage bays for SSDs, though your CPU only features PCIE Gen 3.0. This allows two Gen 3.0 SSDs—one in the upper slot and one in the lower slot. As noted on the site: - One M.2 socket (M2_1) supports M Key 2242/2260/2280 up to Gen4 x4 (64 Gb/s) with 11th Gen Intel Core processors, or Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s) with 10th Gen Intel Core processors. * If the M2_2 is filled with a SATA device, the second slot will be unavailable.

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Matson69
Junior Member
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04-22-2020, 06:44 AM
#3
okay so one in the ultra position the one thats currently installed in my build and 1 underneath the heatsink silver plate thing? sorry forgot what its called LOL
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Matson69
04-22-2020, 06:44 AM #3

okay so one in the ultra position the one thats currently installed in my build and 1 underneath the heatsink silver plate thing? sorry forgot what its called LOL

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VinyKiller
Junior Member
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04-22-2020, 07:08 AM
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Generally, place the fastest SSD in the top slot close to the CPU. The model with a heat shield is better since it’s managed directly by the CPU rather than the motherboard’s chipset.
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VinyKiller
04-22-2020, 07:08 AM #4

Generally, place the fastest SSD in the top slot close to the CPU. The model with a heat shield is better since it’s managed directly by the CPU rather than the motherboard’s chipset.

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xSkylerr
Member
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04-22-2020, 08:49 AM
#5
Thanks a lot!
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xSkylerr
04-22-2020, 08:49 AM #5

Thanks a lot!