s about Asus X470 Prime Pro NVME
s about Asus X470 Prime Pro NVME
Checking the manual, the Asus X470 Prime Pro can use two NVMe drives. I’m a bit puzzled about this setup. Right now I have one Samsung Evo 500GB NVMe card inside the M.2 heatsink (it should be running at x4). The specs say the second drive will only work at x2 or SATA, depending on your PC’s configuration. Does that mean one will run at x4 and the other at x2? I don’t expect to buy another NVMe card soon—I’m planning to switch to a cheaper QVO SSD for game storage, maybe sticking with EVO drives instead. It would be helpful to know this.
Closer to the CPU, as seen on CrystaldiskInfo. If you use a capture card like the Elgato HD60, it typically needs a PCIe x1 slot. Future SSDs in the other M.2 slot would likely stay in SATA mode unless otherwise specified.
Based on the image you shared, your GTX 1070 is likely using a PCIe 16x1 configuration and may also fit into PCIe 1.1 or 1.2 slots. It’s possible it works in a PCIe 1.3 slot too, though that wouldn’t be required.
Opt for the 16_2 slot instead. 16_3 appears similar but only supports up to four lanes. Since it’s linked to the chipset together with other drives and devices, it must share this x4 bandwidth, which could affect its performance.
For an x1 card, you should place it in the third PCIe slot. If it's an x4, positioning it in the second PCIe slot allows both slots to operate at x8 each.