05-15-2021 07:41 PM - last edited on 03-05-2024 07:01 PM by ROGBot
05-16-2021 01:53 AM
05-16-2021 03:55 PM
Hopper64 wrote:
Ah. Missed that. Guess I’ll try one of the other m.2 slots. Thanks!
05-16-2021 06:09 PM
DjRavix wrote:
the 3 slots on the board are all Gen 4
If you want to run your GPU at x16 you need to use the top slot (M.2 3 I believe)
in your case this will be the one that is also cooled by the monoblock
05-17-2021 05:22 AM
Hopper64 wrote:
Thanks. I completely missed the Gen4 destination in the manual of course. I had a couple of reservations about using the other m.2 slots. Having the m.2 in the DIMM.2 just allows the device to be popped out in case of a problem so access was one thing plus I thought thermals would probably be better too. I have intake fans blowing down right on the DIMM.2. I didn’t want to use the m.2_3 just due to the access issue. Didn’t like the idea of having to take the whole MB out of the case and remove the mono block if there was a problem.
I tried using the m.2_1 right under the first PCIe x16 slot but the bios didn’t recognize the drive. Haven’t figured out why yet. Still working on that one.
My graphics card is running Gen4 x16 currently with the DIMM.2_1 occupied.
Thanks for your feedback. Coming from x299 there are limitations I’m getting used to.Â*
05-17-2021 05:32 AM
DjRavix wrote:
If I recall correctly there are some settings for this in the Bios
You have the options to set x16 / x8 + x8 / x8 + x4 + x4
The last one also has 2 options that allow the 2nd Full size PCIe on x4 or enable both m.2 slots
it's somewhere in the advanced tab in the bios
I kinda get that m.2_3 might be a bit of an issue to get to but then again my experience with Samsung SSD's is that they never cause issues
and basically never need to be removed
I Currently have 3 980 Pros Running on my Maximus XIII Extreme
Still looking into what I am going to put into my Dimm.2 😄
05-17-2021 07:06 AM
Hopper64 wrote:
The difference in Gen3 and Gen4 on these is of course negligible. 🙂
05-17-2021 08:20 AM
Saltgrass wrote:
What? Twice the speed is not worth it? I must be misunderstanding the statement.
05-17-2021 01:46 PM
Saltgrass wrote:
What? Twice the speed is not worth it? I must be misunderstanding the statement.