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Hardware / Question regarding NVMe SSD's and PCIe slots

« on: 2019-12-20, 19:00:26 »

Hey guys,

I recently started a topic about my new build ((CLICK)

I'm a bit confused about the PCIe slots I have available.

To sum it up: I have ordered the Ryzen 9 3950X cpu (24 PCIe slots), which will be assembled on the Asus Rog strix 570X E motherboard. My GPU will be 2080 ti (which will use 16 PCIe slots to connect). The motherboard also has 2 x M.2 Socket 3 with M Key for NVMe SSD's.

Since I'm really am quite new in all this, here's my question:

Are these M.2 sockets also connected to the PCIe slots from the CPU? So for example, let's say that apart from the GPU I would install a Samsung 970 EVO (regular, plus or pro) that uses 4 PCIe slots to attach, would that mean 20 of my 24 PCIe slots are taken? Or are these M.2 slots a thing on their own?

And what if I decide to install 2 of them SSD's? Would that mean 8 slots will be used?

I really have no clue, and the internet has so many opinions that I can't really make my mind up :D

Thanks!

Cheerz!

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Hardware / Ryzen 9 3950X build

« on: 2019-12-12, 15:24:54 »

Hi everybody,

Though I check this forum almost on a daily basis, this will be my first post here :)

I'm in the process of wrapping my head around a new workstation build, and I would like some advice on it. So I figured this would be the perfect place to ask..

As you can probably tell from the title, I'm contemplating a 3950X build. Unfortunately the 3th gen Threadrippers are a bit out of my budget, so I figured this would be the next best thing in line. Next to the CPU, I also decided this build will include a RTX 2080 ti. So basically CPU + GPU are more or less decided. The reason behind the 2080 ti is because I also love to dabble around in GPU rendering, but also because I'd like this new workstation to be a solid machine that can last me quite some years.

One of my main questions is regarding which motherboard to get? Since the new Ryzen chips support PCIe 4.0 technology, it seems to me that it would be smart to get a MB that supports this as well. Or won't this have that much of an impact? Preferably the MB should also be able to support a potential future second GPU (just to be safe for whichever road I decide to 'travel' in the future :)).

Also, would this CPU need water cooling? Just double-checking, because I think I read somewhere here on the forums that Juraj mentioned that air cooling - with a Noctua fan - would be sufficient?

As you can probably tell, I'm not that established in all of this DIY computer building stuff, but the last couple of weeks/months I did a lot of research. But I figured it wouldn't be a bad idea to ask around a bit more before final decisions.

Once the MB is decided, I think there will be a bit more questions following :D But at this point, this seems to be the most important.

Thanks in advance!