PCIE

Forum discussion tagged with PCIE.
  1. LucaCraft89

    Question Using an external PCIe SATA card on a laptop ?

    [Moderator edit to break up solid paragraph of text and links.] Need help using external PCIE cards on a laptop Hi, i am trying to build a NAS using an HP EliteBook 1030 x360 G3 Laptop. it has 2 x M.2 slots, one's an M key slot and another one marked WWAN B key slot, these slots share 4 lanes...
  2. Honey97

    Question 990 Pro Gen 4 NVMe SSD runs at only PCIe Gen 1 speed on Z590 Aorus Xtreme mobo - - - what’s wrong ?

    Hey everyone, I’ve got a weird issue. My Gen 4 NVMe SSD Samsung 990 pro is only running at PCIe Gen 1 speeds according to CrystalDiskInfo and Samsung magician even though my setup should support Gen 4 just fine. --- Specs: Motherboard: Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME CPU: Intel 11th Gen i9...
  3. A

    Question PCIe USB 3.0 Host Controller doesn't start ?

    Hi, I purchased a Renesas PCIe USB 3.0 card because there seems to be a problem with the USB 3.0 ports on my MB. It then doesnt seem to work, f.e. it doesnt recognize my external HDD. Device manager in Windows says, -the Renesas Electronics USB 3.0 Host Controller doesnt start-. I did install...
  4. thegkevin

    Question 5060 5.0, Riser Cable, 3.0 Pcie Motherboard

    Hello I am getting a new graphics card MSI 5060 8GB, It has Pcie 5.0, I have a riser cable thats 3.0, and motherboard has 3.0 Pcie slots. Is there any problems here? I have read I will lose some performance not using full 5.0 pcie. I am okay with that, although making sure Its okay to do?
  5. tsukipookie

    Question 4070 super/VGA light no posting

    ive had this refurbished 4070 super for a little over a month now i havent banged it dropped it nothing ive looked after it and its worked fine. about 40 minutes ago i decided to put my 3060 Ti in to just benchmark it on 3D Mark got my results and took it out, put the 4070 back in and it just...
  6. Exp1oit

    Question Is there a PCIe adapter card for ESATA to 4 x SATA or USB-accessible hard disks can go to hardware RAID cards ?

    I have a Dell Precision T7820 workstation host who has 4 hard disk locations, but two of them are U2 and the other two are SATA.So, I had to buy a hard disk enclosure to hold more hard disks.But this DAS has two access points, one Type-C to USB, and one is ESATA. I would like to utilize ESATA...
  7. Z

    Question How to connect HDDs to my Raspberry Pi ?

    Hi Internet, I come to you in times of need. I don't know how to connect the data from my HDDs to my raspberry pi. I've thought of this many, many ways and I just don't see how it's possible. Maybe you can come up with an idea? This is my setup: Raspberry pi 1 (2014) 7 HDDs (I'd like to use...
  8. nickshanks

    Question Help me understand storage, PCIe lanes and SATA expansion cards

    I'm building a homelab which will run Proxmox. It will have a couple of VMs: TrueNAS and a plain Linux host with some Docker containers including a media server. I plan to use an i5-12400 for this for its QSV capability but I'm having issues understanding PCIe lanes and potential expansion for...
  9. J

    Question Are riser cables best avoided?

    I am going to be building an ITX build, and for the first time looking at cases that require a GPU riser. I have always been hesitant to use them because they are another point of failure in your build, and I have seen a TON of people having issues with them over the years. Have we gotten to a...
  10. Phantomous

    Question Is my PSU cable enough for my ProArt RTX 4070 Super?

    Hi guys, Hoping to get some second opinions on powering an RTX 4070S in my system please. I'll keep it short. Current specs: - Ryzen 5700X3D, cooled by Arctic LF III 280 - 32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 3200MHz - Palit GamingPro RTX 3070 8GB, undervolted + OC - MSI MPG X570 Gaming Plus - 2x...
  11. A

    Question Fastest bootable storage possible for a system with PCIe 1.0

    I have a system from around 2007 with a Radeon Xpress 200 chipset. I want to find out what the fastest storage is that it can use. It has PCIe 1.0 and SATA II. Currently, I have a SATA III SSD in it, but the slot is limited to 300 MB/s instead of 600 MB/s which the SSD is capable of. According...
  12. S

    Question do I have enough PCIe lanes?

    I am using an Asrock B660M-ITX/ac motherboard. I have 4 SATA SSDs, 1 NVMe SSD. Nic is Intel(R) 82599 10 Gigabit Dual Port. Also has an onboard Intel I219-V nic. It's a homelab esxi. From my understanding. the 82559 nic takes 8 chipset PCIe lanes. What gen though? Each SATA takes 1. But what...
  13. N

    Question Motherboard pcie gen 4 SSD slot not working

    I am using MSI B550 gaming plus motherboard. The problem is the M.2 slot 1 doesn't detect SSD when tested with Ryzen 5600, 5600x and 5700x processor. But the M.2 slot 2 is working fine with these processors. But when I tested with Ryzen 5600G processor both the M.2 slots are working fine. M.2...
  14. R

    Question Question - Is a B760 motherboard going to cope?

    Good day all, I am hoping to gain some insight over an upgrade path for gaming. I am upgrading to an i5 14600KF and pairing it with the following board: https://www.asus.com/za/motherboards-components/motherboards/tuf-gaming/tuf-gaming-b760-plus-wifi-d4/ The components are still on their way...
  15. T

    Question Asus ROG CROSSHAIR X870E HERO - - - - PCIe lanes and the NVMe slots ?

    So I am starting a new build with an RTX 5080 GPU. I bought the X870E mobo + Ryzen 9800X3D combo from Newegg and I am trying to make sure I have the NVMe situation correct. I am wanting to run the 5080 GPU with all 16 lanes and at least one NVMe 5.0, if not two. Do I have the gist of it or...
  16. B

    Question Is My GPU or PCIe Lane Damaged? Seeking Advice

    I might be overthinking this, but I wanted to get your thoughts on whether I might have caused any short-term or long-term issues. I recently purchased a brand-new ASUS TUF RTX 4070 Ti SUPER OC Edition. While removing the GPU from the PCIe slot to access some cables behind it, I made a mistake...
  17. NOR1NCO

    Discussion I made a GPU expansion board to sort out the problems related to Llama3.0

    Hey everyone. GPU servers are prohibitively expensive and way beyond my budget. However, I'm eager to achieve the local deployment of the Llama LLM. So, I had to come up with an alternative solution. I've designed a GPU expansion board with PCIe 4.0. The distance between the 2 slots is a...
  18. T

    Question About MSI X670 P Pro WiFi M.2 Slots

    Hi, I can't seem to find anywhere if an M.2 is inserted on the first slot (the one advertised as Gen 5) will reduce the number of lanes available to the first PCIe 4.0. It's currently running at PCIe 4.0 X16 with my 4080 and I don't want to loose performance. Any help is appreciated.
  19. krypcion

    Question Laptop integrated graphics running at x16 3.0 and RTX 3060 running at x8. 3.0?

    Has anyone have any idea how can I switch their pcie speed slots as I want my RTX 3060 laptop gpu on the x16 3.0 I just saw their differences using GPU-Z May laptop is a: Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 15ACH6 82K201DVPH Ryzen 7 5800h RTX 3060
  20. R

    Question PCIe/CPU connected wrong help

    So this morning I needed to do some adjustment on my PC and I noticed something that mad me realize I connected, at least I think I did, to the wrong slots on the motherboard and gpu. As you can see on the picture, this is an RM750e and you can see the slots for PCIe/CPU. I’m assuming the one on...
  21. T

    Question Should I add an M.2 to my PC even when my CPU can't handle the additional PCIe lanes?

    Hi everyone, I have the Gigabyte Z270 gaming k3 motherboard and I want to install a second NVMe SSD (the Samsung 980 in particular). My PC components: I5 7600k rx 5700xt 32 Gb of DDR4 3200Mhz 256 Gb of M.2 1T HDD I know my CPU can handle up to 16 PCIe lanes, and I already have a GPU that uses...
  22. E

    Question PCIE 3.0 Motherboard - ok to boot with Samsung 990 Pro 2TB NVMe?

    After a ton of research I am inclined to go with the Samsung 2TB Pro NVMe as a replacement for my current 512GB EVO NVMe. This is to accomodate any potential upgrade to my CPU and Motherboard in the next year or two. I am aware of the 'health decline' issue but assume this has been resolved with...
  23. saydei

    Question TP Link AC1200 network adapter not working on Gigabyte motherboard?

    Hello, I have a problem with the Archer T4e and Archer T5e network adapter, brand TPLink AC1200, I connect it to my Gigabyte B560M DS3H V2 motherboard and neither of them works, the problem is that the Archert T5e is dual ban and has wifi and bluetooth, the strange thing is that the bluetooth of...
  24. D

    Question Performance impact of a PCIe 4.0 x8 GPU on a PCIe 3.0 x16 mobo

    Hi everyone, I built my PC in february 2021 with a ryzen 5 2600 (CPU), Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Windforce OC 4G (GPU) and ASUS ROG Strix B450-F Gaming (mobo). I want to upgrade to a (2nd hand) ASUS ROG Strix RX 5500 XT 8G GAMING OC as it offers better performance, and because I want to...
  25. J

    Question Need info on molex pcie risers for mining psu on how they take power "diagram" like

    So I would like to know does molex riser pcie consume power only from 12v and 5 v is for show or does it use /need/require both to be plugged in? I intend to retrofit a very expensive Silverstone modular 1300R PSU who's voltage has weakened on 5v compartment but 12v is perfect. The PSU will be...
  26. Cos Moe Kramer

    Question Help with no signal in PCIe x16?

    Hi all, this one is a bit of a doozy. I've posted it on reddit but figured it best to spread a wide net to hopefully find a solution the problem that has been plaguing me since the morning of the 21st of July. I'm still trudging through possible fixes myself but I'd be really grateful to get...
  27. D

    Question I need help with installing an M.2 NVMe SSD using an adapter card (for storage only) ?

    I need Help With adding a PCIe 4.0 NVME M2 SSD 4 TB on MSI Z87-G45 MB with a PCIe 4.0 adaptor Card inserted into a PCI 3.0 x16 slot. UEFI shows as unknown vendor and unknown device. I do not know if this is possible with my motherboard and I7-4770. I only want to drive for storage. MBD: MSI...
  28. JP7PlaysMC

    Question GPU sagging - correcting the sag results in no video output?

    Hello fellow members of the community! I've been having an issue recently with shoddy performance, namely some stutters and very low 1% lows in some easy to run titles. I have an old GTX 970 paired with an I7 4790. In trying to figure out the culprit, one of my hypothesis was that the GPU could...
  29. D

    [SOLVED] RX 5700 runs at PCIe x2 3.0 instead of PCIe x16 3.0

    Hello everyone, My PC is 4 years old and had been working perfectly until about 5 months ago. All games I play started micro stuttering occasionally (while fps is the same), especially when something new happens. I've tried almost everything and nothing helped but I have a lead. CPU-Z shows...
  30. GameDos

    Question Is there a way for a single PSU 8-pin slot to output more than 150W?

    Essentially I am considering upgrading from RTX 3090 to RTX 4090; however I have only two 8-pin PCIe cables plugged into my PSU (Corsair HX1200 80 PLUS PLATINUM). I assumed since each cable can handle 288W, for a total of 576W, I could just use them without needing to install new power cables...
  31. G

    Question Does my motherboard support NVMe SSDs ?

    I have an Asus P6X58D-E motherboard with standard bios (0803). Will an M.2 NVMe SSD via a PCIe slot work ? I don't want to boot from it, I just need it for storage, and I'm not keen on modding the bios. I'm asking because I had read something about the board not supporting NVMe SSDs, but my...
  32. A

    Question Why does my GPU not work in a PCIe x16 (at x4) slot?

    Hi all, I recently started dabbling with old PC hardware as I find it all quite interesting. For the purposes of testing old AGP and PCI cards, I thought I’d get a test bench together with an older motherboard. I then discovered ASRock made weird motherboards that had AGP, PCI, and PCIe slots...
  33. jackK98

    Question PCIe lane distribution on the B550 Tomahawk ?

    I have an MSI B550 Tomahawk paired with a Ryzen 5900X which supports 24 lanes. I have a 4080 in my PCIe 4 x16 and 2 gen 4 NVMe SSDs in both my x4 slots. This makes 24 lanes right? The thing is, I also have a WiFi card in one of the x1 slots at the bottom... Will the WiFi card now not work or...
  34. Z

    Question RTX 4080 pci cable question

    I just built a new pc and I was wondering how many pci cables should I use to power the rtx 4080? On my old pc I used the same 4080 and I was using 3 individual pci cables to plug into the adapter that came with the 4080. Now I’m using just two, is that fine or should I use 3 individual cables?
  35. D

    Question M2 Nvme disk inserted in PCIe adapter does not show up

    Hello, i bought UGREEN Adapter PCIe 4.0 x16 do M.2 M-Key NVMe and Lexar 2TB M.2 PCIe Gen4 NVMe NM790, inserted this in one of slot in Dell T5810, updated BIOS to A33, and I tried most of the solutions from the internet and still the drive does not show up in “my computer". In the device manager...
  36. T

    Question I need help with the PCIe configuration on my laptop ?

    Laptop model: Medion Erazer Deputy P25 Hi! I need help figuring out why my laptop is running everything on PCIe 3.0 when it should be PCIe 4.0. Even on the site that has the full review of my laptop (link below) it says on their CPU-Z screenshots that it's PCIe 4.0 but when I checked using the...
  37. S

    Question Slow SSD performance on M2_3 port, can anything be done about it?

    Hi, so I have 2 identical Samsung 980 Pro SSD 1TB in my system. One in the M2_1 port and one in the M2_3 port. The motherboard is a Meg Unify x570. The SSD in the M2_3 port is much slower than the one in the M2_1 port. M2_1: vs. M2_3: When I check with HWiNFO, I can see the current link...
  38. rateobvious

    Question PCIe Firewire Card prevents PC from booting -- at my wits end

    I've been spending the last couple of days struggling to install an IEEE 1394 firewire card (this is the exact one: https://a.co/d/0uTo1xx). I put it into the PCIe express slot (I don't have another one besides the one for my graphics card, so I can't try other slots), and the computer fails...
  39. constantintovisi

    Question GIGABYTE B450M DS3H w/ Ryzen 5 3600 PCIe bifurcation

    I have the GIGABYTE B450M DS3H with a Ryzen 5 3600 processor and want to install an Asus Hyper 4x M.2 expansion card. Before buying the expansion card I went to Google and found the manual of my motherboard (page 16) which clearly states that PCIe bifurcation is supported, however, now that...
  40. T

    Question Difference between PCIe 4 and PCIe 3 ?

    My current build is: i7-12700 MSI Mortar B660M HGC Antec 850W 4 x 8GB RAM GTX 1660 Ti I was thinking about an upgrade for my graphic card and I decided that I would get the Intel Arc A750 but the thing is that although I have a PCIe 4.0 x16 slot, it is blocked because the mobo is small and the...