10-21-2018 05:50 AM - last edited on 03-06-2024 07:56 PM by ROGBot
10-21-2018 09:00 AM
10-21-2018 09:24 AM
Nate152 wrote:
Hi jackflynn
Can you get away with just using the motherboard and case usb ports ?
Thanks for replying,
Your response I see here in the forum doesn't seem to be the same as your response I see when it arrives as an email.
I ended up calling Asus. Unfortunately I had to wait 40 minutes in a queue , then got to talk for a few minutes. Then they put me on hold ... another 35 minutes after that I was still on hold so I gave up.
What I was able to clear up is that using both M.2 slots in NVMe mode will not share bandwidth - at least that's what Asus CS told me.
Your email response said "using the M.2_! slot disables the sata 6 port." So my understanding from the conversation with Asus is that this is only if you are using M.2_1 in SATA mode. When both are in PCIe mode there is no sharing. Are you saying this isn't true?
But the larger question is still about the PCI USB card. In the image here, everything in red I've populated. Now the question is which one of the three PCIEX1 slots (in green) could I use that wouldn't share lanes with everything else that's already populated?
10-21-2018 11:28 AM
10-21-2018 11:54 AM
Nate152 wrote:
Well, if the Maximus XI Hero is like the Maximus X it has 16 pcie lanes from the cpu and 8 from the chipset for a total of 24 pcie lanes. With two M.2 SSD's at x4 you already used the 8 chipset lanes so, I would think adding a pcie x1 card would either drop the gpu to x8 or run one of the M.2 SSD's at x2.
Was why I was wondering if you could get away with not using it, the Maximus XI Hero has eight usb ports.
10-21-2018 12:41 PM
10-22-2018 01:57 AM
Nate152 wrote:
Up to 24 pcie lanes means 16 from the cpu and 8 from the chipset, if you want more lanes you'll have to jump up to x299.
You still need that usb pcie card ? 🙂
10-22-2018 07:12 AM
Nate152 wrote:
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Up to 24 pcie lanes means 16 from the cpu and 8 from the chipset, if you want more lanes you'll have to jump up to x299.
10-22-2018 09:56 AM