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Looking at Ryzen 5950x on X570 motherboard (e-ATX MSI prestige creation).
If I understand correctly (please tell me if I am wrong): I get 24 lanes on the CPU + 16 lanes on the X570 chipset for a total of 40 lanes. From the CPU, 16 of my PCI-E 4.0 lanes would be dedicated to an RTX 3080, 4 to connect to the PCH chipset, and 4 for the first M.2 SSD (My boot drive).
Of the 16 lanes on the chipset, this is where I am confused. That MSI board comes with 6 SATA ports and a boatload of USB 3.2 ports. Do these use up any PCI-E lanes, or are those controlled by their own USB/SATA controllers? Do I have 16 lanes just hanging out for the taking?
If so, I'm thinking I would utilize 4 lanes for the 2nd M2 SSD slot on the mobo chipset, utilize 1-2(?) lanes for a SATA add in card (to get 4 more SATA ports for internal drives), and then maybe 4 lanes for their included PCI-E M2 Expander card to get 2 more M2 drives running.
Thus, I'd be using 9-10 out of the 16 chipset lanes, leaving me 6-7 open lanes for possible future PCI-E cards (such as a capture card, sound card, or otherwise?).
Essentially - I am planning to immediately run an RTX 3080, 7 Internal SATA HDDs (video editor), 2 Blu Ray optical drives, and 2 M.2 drives. I later would like to add 2 more M.2 drives if possible, plus maybe some add in PCIE cards. I'll be plugging in a ton of USB peripherals as well. Will I have enough PCIE lanes on X570?
This can be addressed (and has already been) in one of your
other current threads. We don't allow multiple threads
concerning the same questions.
https://forums.anandtech.com/thread...r-video-editing-gaming.2585987/#post-40312981
https://forums.anandtech.com/thread...new-amd-build-first-build-since-2012.2586013/
AT Mod Usandthem
If I understand correctly (please tell me if I am wrong): I get 24 lanes on the CPU + 16 lanes on the X570 chipset for a total of 40 lanes. From the CPU, 16 of my PCI-E 4.0 lanes would be dedicated to an RTX 3080, 4 to connect to the PCH chipset, and 4 for the first M.2 SSD (My boot drive).
Of the 16 lanes on the chipset, this is where I am confused. That MSI board comes with 6 SATA ports and a boatload of USB 3.2 ports. Do these use up any PCI-E lanes, or are those controlled by their own USB/SATA controllers? Do I have 16 lanes just hanging out for the taking?
If so, I'm thinking I would utilize 4 lanes for the 2nd M2 SSD slot on the mobo chipset, utilize 1-2(?) lanes for a SATA add in card (to get 4 more SATA ports for internal drives), and then maybe 4 lanes for their included PCI-E M2 Expander card to get 2 more M2 drives running.
Thus, I'd be using 9-10 out of the 16 chipset lanes, leaving me 6-7 open lanes for possible future PCI-E cards (such as a capture card, sound card, or otherwise?).
Essentially - I am planning to immediately run an RTX 3080, 7 Internal SATA HDDs (video editor), 2 Blu Ray optical drives, and 2 M.2 drives. I later would like to add 2 more M.2 drives if possible, plus maybe some add in PCIE cards. I'll be plugging in a ton of USB peripherals as well. Will I have enough PCIE lanes on X570?
This can be addressed (and has already been) in one of your
other current threads. We don't allow multiple threads
concerning the same questions.
https://forums.anandtech.com/thread...r-video-editing-gaming.2585987/#post-40312981
https://forums.anandtech.com/thread...new-amd-build-first-build-since-2012.2586013/
AT Mod Usandthem
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