NEED SSD ADVICE

[LIN_JOEL]

Hi All,
I'm currently using 11700k with MSI Z590i and 2 x 1TB Adata SX8200 Pro as Raid currently.
My WD SN850 is coming and I will be install it om my M2_1 Slot to utilize PCIe 4.0 and if I were to add another Gen 3 2TB as storage drive at M2_2 Slot, both SSD will run at PCIe 4 & 3 separately right?
Or will the 1st slot downgrade to run as PCIe 3 as well?

Extract from MSI website:

MEG Z590I UNIFY​

• 4x SATA 6Gb/s ports (from Z590 chipset)
• 2x M.2 slots (Key M)
  • M2_1 slot
    • Supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 for 11th Gen Intel® CPU (From CPU)
    • Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA 6Gb/s for 10th Gen Intel® CPU (From Z590 chipset)
    • Supports 2280 storage devices
  • M2_2 slot (from Z590 chipset)
    • Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 only
    • Supports 2280 storage devices
    • Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready1
• Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors

 

[Koenig168]

The two slots are not sharing PCIe lanes (as M2_1 will be using CPU lanes) so PCIe 4.0 and 3.0 respectively.

If there is any down-throttling, the manual will have stated so.

 

[LIN_JOEL]

The two slots are not sharing PCIe lanes (as M2_1 will be using CPU lanes) so PCIe 4.0 and 3.0 respectively.

If there is any down-throttling, the manual will have stated so.

Thank you for the reply, I’ll take a read at the manual again.

 

[Yongkit]

May I check with TS for you using both slot of m.2, does your gpu pcie 4 lane still running x16 speed or x8?

 

[LIN_JOEL]

May I check with TS for you using both slot of m.2, does your gpu pcie 4 lane still running x16 speed or x8?

could you guide me how to check? I’ll check tonight

 

[Yongkit]

could you guide me how to check? I’ll check tonight

can see in your GPU-Z as following green highlighted (red underline) section:

 

[LIN_JOEL]

can see in your GPU-Z as following green highlighted (red underline) section:

View attachment 30772

Argh……. Sorry I misread. Thought u asking about both nvme PCIe lane.
I don’t have any Gpu(Sold it) and using onboard igpu

 

[KYZT2021]

now no more 3070ti TUF what ya aiming next?

 

[Yongkit]

Argh……. Sorry I misread. Thought u asking about both nvme PCIe lane.
I don’t have any Gpu(Sold it) and using onboard igpu

Icic I thought you bought the GPU not long ago

 

[LIN_JOEL]

now no more 3070ti TUF what ya aiming next?

Not in a hurry to buy, monitor the price 1st.
Maybe a dual fan ASUS DUAL GeForce RTX™ 3060 Ti V2 MINI OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 $749 (75% price of $999 3070Ti) or single fan 3050