Question Dual Nvme - Expansion Card - for a Z97A

[TheWhiteRose000]

I am looking for an Expansion card for a Z97A MSI Gaming 6 motherboard, does one even exist? I have been studying for hours and looking but can't come up with something solid.

 

[TJ Hooker]

Yes, if you had a high end card like a 2080 Ti it may be a different story. Although there would still be a couple other factors to consider.

If you were to do dual graphics card I might lean back towards using the built in M.2 slot. But multi GPU is dying, doesn't really make sense anymore, especially for a low-mid range card like a 570. Better off just getting the single most powerful card you can.

 

[TheWhiteRose000]

Yes, if you had a high end card like a 2080 To it may be a different story. Although there would still be a couple other factors to consider.

If you were to do dual graphics card I might lean back towards using the built in M.2 slot. But multi GPU is dying, doesn't really make sense anymore, especially for a low-mid range card like a 570. Better off just getting the single most powerful card you can.

Final question then, I think, probably....
Let's say I put a 2080ti in there and used the other slot for the NVME, would I hit a bottle neck or should I just stick it out with the M.2 drive and a big GPU in a straight 16x slot?

 

[TJ Hooker]

Looks like even with a 2080 Ti you wouldn't see a big performance hit from going down to x8.

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_RTX_2080_Ti_PCI-Express_Scaling/6.html