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And that will also break his SLI right..... needing 8x8 at least.

Correct. NVIDIA requires x8 regardless of PCIe generation.

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my question is pretty simple. i want to get myself a shiny new nvme drive specifically the samsung 950 pro.

 

 

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Series-256GB-PCIe-NVMe/dp/B01639696U/ref=pd_sim_147_33?ie=UTF8&dpID=41px8q2hE5L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=0XPQ15X73E23VNH3B212

 

 

i currently run sli in my system and i believe that this ssd needs at least 4 pcie lanes..

 

my system is z97 and what i have read is 16 lanes from the cpu and 4 from the chipset. i dont know if it will work though. 

 

my mobo

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K8KPXUO?redirect=true&ref_=ya_st_dp_summary

 

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If the last slot is occupied, the first slot goes to x8 and the second slot goes to x4. http://us.msi.com/product/motherboard/Z97-GAMING-5.html#hero-specification

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If the last slot is occupied, the first slot goes to x8 and the second slot goes to x4. http://us.msi.com/product/motherboard/Z97-GAMING-5.html#hero-specification

And that will also break his SLI right..... needing 8x8 at least.

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And that will also break his SLI right..... needing 8x8 at least.

Correct. NVIDIA requires x8 regardless of PCIe generation.

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"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch

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If the last slot is occupied, the first slot goes to x8 and the second slot goes to x4.

the ssd is m.2 so it wouldnt be in a pcie slot if that changes anything. are you saying it wont work?

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the ssd is m.2 so it wouldnt be in a pcie slot if that changes anything. are you saying it wont work?

If it's a PCIe drive, it's going to steal lanes from the CPU.

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the ssd is m.2 so it wouldnt be in a pcie slot if that changes anything. are you saying it wont work?

M.2 PCIe slots use PCIe bandwidth to give you PCIe speeds

sata M.2 slots will not work with a PCIe M.2 ssd

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M.2 PCIe slots use PCIe bandwidth to give you PCIe speeds

sata M.2 slots will not work with a PCIe M.2 ssd

MSI states that it is compatible with PCIe

http://us.msi.com/product/motherboard/Z97-GAMING-5.html#hero-specification

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