Do i have enough PCIE Lanes/USB Output?

[iDeJayDzn]

So let me begin by explaining. My current setup is slowly getting upgraded and replaced so that in the future i wont have to upgrade it that much to keep it on top. I just have to upgrade the GPU when needed. However what im trying to do at the moment is add things that will allow me to make things in life easier to use.

For example i want to install;

Icy Box IB-867 - USB 2.0 x 2 & USB 3.0 with Molex and Sata

Asus USB 3.1 PCIE Card - PCIE Slot

HUE+ - USB 2.0

I currently have a NZXT USB Hub to allow for extra USB internal ports to be used. What im asking is if i have all that new stuff in my system, will my CPU still be alive and my motherboard not want to kill itself. Heres the entire intended spec list i eventually want to get to;

 

Undecided PC Case Replacement
MSI X99S SLI PLUS Motherboard
Intel i7 5820K CPU
Corsair H100i CPU Cooler
4x Noctua NF fans
4x Corsair LED AF Fans
1x nVidia 2016 Card
1x Samsung 850 PRO
1x Samsung NVME 500GB M.2
1x WD Red 3TB
1x WD Black 3TB
Cable Mod Cables Orange and Black
NZXT USB hub
CD/DVD Drive and Burner
Wifi PCIE Card
HUE+
IcyBox
Asus PCIE USB 3.1 Card
Corsair Vengence 16GB RAM 2400Mhz
 

Im basically wanting to get my PC up to top quality. Allow myself to not have to upgrade it within another 5 years with exception to the GPU, along with the fact that i dont want to have to deal with any issue with it as ive only just solved one issue that i had for over a year. However my main issues are that the NZXT USB Splitter wont work and allow my motherboard to control the HUE+, H100i and the Icybox as it only has 2 USB 2.0 Header and the only one on the main board would be the H100i whilst the Icybox and HUE+ would be on the NZXT Splitter. My other two issues is that if i can migrate Windows 10 to my NVME Drive along with if that Asus PCIE card will work with my motherboard considering its an MSI board along with the fact that i dont know if my CPU can handle my PCs setup. If so would i need to get a new CPU if i get a new GPU when the 2016 cards launch?

[Godlygamer23]

Moved to CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory.

[stealth80]

Ok so from my understanding the GPU lanes come directly from the CPU, and the others from the chipset. The way the lanes are distributed amongst the devices depends on the motherboard and CPU for example

 

5820k  and 2x SLI would be like 16x - 8x and 3x sli would be 8x - 8x -8x

5930k and 2x sli would be 16x -16x  and 3x would be 16x - 16x- 0x - 8x

 

Pretty sure sata comes from a different chipset so wont consume your lanes

 

your only lane consuming items are the gpu (16x max) the nvme which would be achievable on Z97

[iDeJayDzn]

10 minutes ago, stealth80 said:

Ok so from my understanding the GPU lanes come directly from the CPU, and the others from the chipset. The way the lanes are distributed amongst the devices depends on the motherboard and CPU for example

 

5820k  and 2x SLI would be like 16x - 8x and 3x sli would be 8x - 8x -8x

5930k and 2x sli would be 16x -16x  and 3x would be 16x - 16x- 0x - 8x

 

Pretty sure sata comes from a different chipset so wont consume your lanes

 

your only lane consuming items are the gpu (16x max) the nvme which would be achievable on Z97

 

My bad. Didnt know if the PCIE Cards GPU and USB 2.0 all used up PCIE lanes as i wasnt sure what USB stood on with the CPU or if it was just motherboard dependant. 

[stealth80]

I didn't actually spot the USB and wifi cards still think you will have the head room with ease

[Godlygamer23]

5 minutes ago, iDeJayDzn said:

 

My bad. Didnt know if the PCIE Cards GPU and USB 2.0 all used up PCIE lanes as i wasnt sure what USB stood on with the CPU or if it was just motherboard dependant. 

PCIe based technology only consumes PCIe lanes. SATA and USB have their own electrical pathways that link to the PCH(big chipset on the board). The post that you quoted is correct, but something you should bear in mind is that any PCIe RAID add-in cards you install will consume PCIe lanes even though the ports might be SATA. Same goes with PCIe based USB add-in cards.

[NumLock21]

36 minutes ago, stealth80 said:

Ok so from my understanding the GPU lanes come directly from the CPU, and the others from the chipset. The way the lanes are distributed amongst the devices depends on the motherboard and CPU for example

 

5820k  and 2x SLI would be like 16x - 8x and 3x sli would be 8x - 8x -8x

5930k and 2x sli would be 16x -16x  and 3x would be 16x - 16x- 0x - 8x

 

Pretty sure sata comes from a different chipset so wont consume your lanes

 

your only lane consuming items are the gpu (16x max) the nvme which would be achievable on Z97

On the X99, everything is done by the lanes on the CPU, including M.2 and NVMe. SATA come, ethernet, comes from the X99 PCH.

[stealth80]

3 minutes ago, NumLock21 said:

On the X99, everything is done by the lanes on the CPU, including M.2 and NVMe. SATA come, ethernet, comes from the X99 PCH.

I think that's pretty much what I said/thought, GPU/M.2/MVME on CPU and SATA from the chipset. Not sure about add in cards though

[NumLock21]

3 minutes ago, stealth80 said:

I think that's pretty much what I said/thought, GPU/M.2/MVME on CPU and SATA from the chipset. Not sure about add in cards though

Cards are also done by the CPU

[Siman]

Your going to be fine. The C610 chipset can support up to 40 PCI-e links/lanes, but your PCI-e controler on the 5820 is nerfed to 28 links. The PCI-e buss controler will alocate links dependant on the PCIe deveices plugned into the buss. This can be up to the amount of links that the buss controler can support. So you could have up to 28 deveces on your 5820K's intigrated PCI-e buss. Its also a common misconseption that links can be "split" if a device is only 2.0 compliant. Unless you have a PCI-e 2.0 Bus controller hanging off the 3.0 contoler's buss this can not happen. Each device is addressed in a link or lane. The links addressing a single device are sent in a data striped patern over the various links designated to the device.

 

your using:

16x links graphics card

4x links M.2 card

4x links USB 3.1 card

Im guessing 4x links for the Wifi card

Total 28 links

 

Now remember the southbridge does have 8x PCI-e 2.0 links. I personaly would find out which PCI-e sockets is assigned to that bus and use it for the USB card and or Wifi card. Also keep inmind some additional "candy" some of these boards come with may also be assigned to the PCI-e busses.