Am I choking my GPU

[Newbie malaysia]

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Hi, I just bought a x570 tomahawk. Wanted to check since the pcie slots are close to one another, will i choke my GPU if install a pcie ssd in the second slot. 

[eeeee1]

no why? what gpu do you have? what cpu do you have?

[Letgomyleghoe]

3 minutes ago, Newbie malaysia said:

pcie ssd

do you mean like a pcie nvme drive? if so they plug into a slot that sits flush with motherboard, it wont have any effect

[Newbie malaysia]

no. i mean the pcie ssd slot - i have a gigabyte 

 

Example 

https://www.lazada.com.my/products/gigabyte-aorus-rgb-aic-nvme-512gb-ssd-solid-state-drives-gp-asacne2512gttdr-i521526771-s1014192890.html?exlaz=d_1:mm_150050845_51350205_2010350205::12:1032211143!54400014687!!!pla-296303633664!c!296303633664!1014192890!135746507&gclid=Cj0KCQiA7qP9BRCLARIsABDaZzia_MSy_gLud2IcH4mwKw-WONemqyf9QSWCqCsu7Bh8xZsSp0sVAOsaAsl4EALw_wcB

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, Newbie malaysia said:

no. i mean the pcie ssd slot - i have a gigabyte 

 

Example 

https://www.lazada.com.my/products/gigabyte-aorus-rgb-aic-nvme-512gb-ssd-solid-state-drives-gp-asacne2512gttdr-i521526771-s1014192890.html?exlaz=d_1:mm_150050845_51350205_2010350205::12:1032211143!54400014687!!!pla-296303633664!c!296303633664!1014192890!135746507&gclid=Cj0KCQiA7qP9BRCLARIsABDaZzia_MSy_gLud2IcH4mwKw-WONemqyf9QSWCqCsu7Bh8xZsSp0sVAOsaAsl4EALw_wcB

Yea it won't block much air, but why get that? Just get a m.2 drive, Im pretty sure thats a m.2 ssd in a adapter, and since your board has m.2 already, no reason to get that card.

[Energycore]

4 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Yea it won't block much air, but why get that? Just get a m.2 drive, Im pretty sure thats a m.2 ssd in a adapter, and since your board has m.2 already, no reason to get that card.

I believe OP already has that one

 

@Newbie malaysia that SSD is going to use 4 lanes of PCIe, with another 16 dedicated to the GPU. It'll be just as fine as if you installed an NVMe SSD into one of the M.2 slots.

 

Whatever performance difference if any, you will not notice.

[Newbie malaysia]

thanks. Its a legacy from my old pc that I gave to my son. Was worried it will choke my card. Even thinking of selling the mobo for an asus crosshair viii but the tomahawk is a good mobo so far