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Maximus XI Gene PCIE x4 to M.2 SSD

SilenMar
Level 7
I have added 4 M.2 SSD in Maximus Xi Gene.

Still, need more M.2 SSD for the moment.

There is an x16 PCI-E slot for Video cards, there is an x4 PCI-E left.

Question is, can I still add the 5th M.2 SSD to x4 PCI-E with adaptor while other 4 M.2 SSD is already in there?

Or I just install an Intel Optane 900P in it?
components in PCPartPicker
Intel 8700K - 5.1GHz core, 5.0GHz cache, 1.37v
EVGA FTW3 1080Ti Hybrid SLI - 2.0GHz core, 12GHz memory
Asus Maximus X Hero
Corsair Dominator 16x4GB - 3000MHz default XMP 15-17-17-35
Fire Strike 36838 Extreme 25250 Ultra 14464
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SilenMar
Level 7
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components in PCPartPicker
Intel 8700K - 5.1GHz core, 5.0GHz cache, 1.37v
EVGA FTW3 1080Ti Hybrid SLI - 2.0GHz core, 12GHz memory
Asus Maximus X Hero
Corsair Dominator 16x4GB - 3000MHz default XMP 15-17-17-35
Fire Strike 36838 Extreme 25250 Ultra 14464

vvoid
Level 8
SilenMar wrote:

Question is, can I still add the 5th M.2 SSD to x4 PCI-E with adaptor while other 4 M.2 SSD is already in there?

I don't know which kind of adapter you mean, but if you've got one, then yes. Why not? Maybe just try it?
Anyhow, you know that populating DIMM.2 slot puts the 16x PCI-E to 8x anyway? In the way the board was designed, there's no other way because these consumer CPUs only provide 16 direct PCI-E lanes. Ok?

vvoid wrote:
I don't know which kind of adapter you mean, but if you've got one, then yes. Why not? Maybe just try it?
Anyhow, you know that populating DIMM.2 slot puts the 16x PCI-E to 8x anyway? In the way the board was designed, there's no other way because these consumer CPUs only provide 16 direct PCI-E lanes. Ok?


Do you even understand what I mean? Okay?
components in PCPartPicker
Intel 8700K - 5.1GHz core, 5.0GHz cache, 1.37v
EVGA FTW3 1080Ti Hybrid SLI - 2.0GHz core, 12GHz memory
Asus Maximus X Hero
Corsair Dominator 16x4GB - 3000MHz default XMP 15-17-17-35
Fire Strike 36838 Extreme 25250 Ultra 14464

Telstar
Level 9
This info is usually on the manual.

Menthol
Level 14
SilenMar,
Yes you can use either an adapter card or a pcie drive, I have an Intel 900 in pcie x4 slot, 2 Samsung 950's on board slots, a Samsung 960 and Plextor drives on the DIMM.2 module on my XI Gene