Sleroy0714

I can't seem to figure out what this usb key is that came in the box of my new motherboard.

If I have 2 PCIe ssds installed with a GPU, will it have the same outcome? or will I completly lose all my sata lanes?

I'm looking to upgrade and have a secondary system. It won't be for that MB.

After having purchased a corsair mp600 ssd and already having a Samsung 970 EVO ssd, I have no clue about their compatibility for a future system. I'm currently using 2 crucial ssd along side my 970 EVO and have no issues. Seeing the crucial ssds aee using a sata connection and the Samsung ssd is using a pcie connection I dont see any issues or atleast none that are apparent. Would I have an issue using different types of ssds both using a pcie connection? Does it have any draw backs or effects on my system?

I ordered a Thermaltake Core G3 and will be using an Asus Crosshair Hero vii ATX mb. I read the pci-e riser cable that came with the case wasn't the greatest and want to order a LINKUP PCIE 3.0 16x Shielded Twin-axial Riser Cable. I've looked everywhere to figure out what cable comes with the case but I can't find that information anywhere. Based on images of the box with the riser cable that comes with the case I assume it's a 200mm cable but I'm not certain. Does anyone know what length cable I should get based on the case and mb I'm going to use?

Thanks! It worked out well.

I updated my chipset divers to version 1.7.29.0115 from the Asus site. After opening Asus Grid it updated it to version 19.10.16 It seems like it's an older version. Which would be the preferred version?

Could I update from BIOs version 0804 straight to version 2703 skipping 10 other BIOs updates? I've read and heard that you should update incrementally. What would the increments be in my case? I have all my chipset driver up to date. Would I need to update anything else in the process or need to do any other steps along the way?

You're saying have 2 cables going from the master GPU to my primary monitor and 1 cable from the master GPU going to the secondary monitor? As for the kvm switch get a kvm switch that allows 3 display ports per channel and run three cables into there? Two going to the primary monitor and one to the secondary monitor all coming from the master GPU? Those would give me 165hz on the primary monitor?

How would you use more than one cable to reach a higher frame rate on two monitors in general or on a kvm switch with dual ports per channel?

I started looking in kvm switches and had a hard time finding one that has a through put that works with my monitors' 165hz frame rate. I found a kvm switch with a display ports having version 1.4. Also realized my GPU has a displayport version 1.4. With a bit of research display port v 1.4 at dual 2560x1440p monitors resolution achieves 144hz and not 165hz as they're capable. What I don't get is even a titan rtx and the best quadro rtx have display port v 1.4. Does that mean no card is even capable of using over 144hz on dual 2560x1440p monitors. Is the higher frame rate utilized or achieved with gsync, the bandwidth or some other factor of the cards? I'm currently running dual EVGA 1080 ti FTW3 cards slightly OC both using EK water blocks on a custom loop. I'm looking at purchasing a connectpro UDP2-14AP-KIT (https://connectpro.com/product/udp2-14ap-kit-4-port-usb-dual-displayport-kvm-switch/) Would I be able to run that kvm switch and achieve 165hz if I'm actually achieving my desired resolution before installing it?

Would I be loosing all the options that I enjoy on iCUE if I would use link? ie: controlling the rgb on my memory, custom fan curve profiles or the dashboard information?

I have 6 fans on a commander pro controlled by iCUE. I have a couple of different issues with iCUE which I can go around but would like to fix properly! 1-Every third time I power on my pc the iCUE dash is frozen and I cant change fan profiles on my commander pro until I restart my system. 2-Once in a while I have a single fan that wont follow the new profile change and maintains the last profile until I restart my system. 3-When I restart iCUE software in the program I lose all dashboard arrangements and it states no devices connected when I actually have 3. They do all come back once I restart my system. -I haven't found anyone else with the same problem and I don't like to restart my system every time I have problems. -The devices I have connected are corsair vengeance RGB pro memory, corsair HX1200i PSU and a commander pro. -I don't seem to have any issues with my devices other than my commander pro. -I've uninstalled all the device software and reinstalled. All the software is installed on the same storage device. -All software versions are kept up to date. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions?

I figured it couldn't use up the full 16 lanes to get a substantial difference. My rig is preforming great and I just finished it is so I'm not looking to change it just yet. It's simply to know for the future if I decide to change to an intel chip with more lanes and find something more budget wise or upgrade/ invest into a threadripper for the performance.

My second slot only supports 8x at most. My GPU's are GTX 1080 Ti's. I'm already picking up way more FPS since I went from one 1080ti to two 1080ti's so I not complaining having my cards at x8/x8. I thought I was able to have both at 16x but I only now understood the whole concept of lanes on PCie slots and the CPU. If I used an intel CPU with more lanes and a board that had 16x on the second PCie slot would it have a dramatic difference over my set up?