Tips for moving your NVMe drive to a different M.2 port on your board.
Tips for moving your NVMe drive to a different M.2 port on your board.
You have the MSI x570 unify with three M.2 PCI-E NVMe drives. You're considering moving one of them to the first slot above the GPU, which is currently in the second slot. Some users warn about compatibility or BIOS settings, but since NVMe drives are generally supported, you should be able to swap it if your system allows. Check your motherboard manual for any specific requirements or restrictions regarding NVMe slots.
Sure, I can do that. Just to clarify, choosing the one closest to the CPU tends to work better because the slot connects directly from the CPU rather than through the chipset, unlike the others.
The instructions are clear. I verified the board, and it shouldn't be so complicated. Simply move it from one port to the other and it should function immediately.
In fact, my open-air GPU design draws air in all directions, which boosts performance, but the motherboard I own includes those fixed heat sinks that are hard to take off.