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Basically we've bought Asrock Z370M Pro4 board, which has 2 x16-lenght slots, but it's said that the second slot has only four chipset lanes, does that mean if I put the GPU on the second slot (bottom) the GPU will be bottlenecked/run slower ?

I'm asking because the CPU cooler is too big and there is no  way to put the GPU in the first slot... :(

Thanks in advance !

 

For reference:

 https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/asrock-z370m-pro4-micro-atx-lga-1151-motherboard,5711.html

 

https://www.asrock.com/MB/Intel/Z370M Pro4/index.asp#Specification

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Yes, you need to have the card in the first slot, or you are neutering the card. 2nd slot is only electrically wired for x4. 

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The bottom PCIe slot (PCIe4) is only x4 lanes. You should use the top slot for the graphics card.
What CPU cooler is it?

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The bottom slot will bottleneck the gpu. You should consiter a pci extender or vertical mounting solution. They barely (if at all) limit performance.

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Have you installed your CPU cooler correctly?

Sometimes they are offset to one side to allow GPU space.

Take a look at the manual to see the correct orientation.

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Some info after 5 hours spent on it, the GPU fits, but from my perspective before I assemble it it looked like it won't

 

9 hours ago, Spotty said:

What CPU cooler is it?

Gammaxx 400

 

8 hours ago, Enderman said:

Have you installed your CPU cooler correctly?

Yeah I guess I did it properly, everything on check

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