Hey everyone! I've been reading this forum for a while now and I've been stuck on an issue with my first build, so I thought I'd ask everyone here!
I'm doing an X99 build, and will most likely be using a 40-lane CPU.
What motherboard do I need that will support all of the following?
1. Intel 750 PCIe SSD (running at 3.0 x4)
2. Samsung SM951 M.2 SSD (in the actual M.2 slot) (running at 3.0 x4 in the 32Gb/s slot)
3. Graphics Card (running at at least 3.0 x8)
4. Another empty slot for potential SLI upgrade in the future (at at least 3.0 x8)
So far, what I've found:
The MSI X99 SLI Plus Motherboard can do almost everything I need, with a good amount of space between GPUs for airflow, except apparently the M.2 slot will only run at 3.0 x2 if I have the dual GPU + PCIe SSD running.
I think some bigger motherboards can support it, but they have crazy color schemes. That's why I like the X99 SLI Plus so much. But right now I just want to know what motherboard will support my setup, colors are second... I guess
My final questions:
1. What motherboard will support this?
2. Is it possible to move around the bandwidth for PCIe slots in the BIOS to allow for more bandwidth to the M.2 slot?
3. How does the Intel 750 SSD (or any PCIe SSD for that matter) fit into multi GPU lane allocations? Is it treated as just another GPU lane allocation wise?
I don't know if this was too long or if it was the right way to post, but thanks in advance to anyone that can help!
