Hi,
I am mostly new to this. Maybe someone with much better understanding can explain a bit further.
I am planning on building a new PC based on the 7700K and the Maximus IX Hero mobo, but I had a question regarding PCIE lanes when it comes to SLI and Samsung 960 Pro M.2 SSD. I read some specs on the 7700K and saw that it only has 16 PCIE lanes. I am looking at running SLI which I assume will consume the majority of these PCIE lanes. From the little I gathered from the Samsung 960 Pro, it runs fastest in PCIE mode, which only leads me to believe that if I plan on running the Samsung 960 Pro in PCIE mode, plus an SLI setup, that will not work as there are not enough lanes.
Can someone please confirm or deny this? Am I missing something? Would in this case be a waste of a Samsung 960 Pro?
Thanks for any insight you guys can give.