h310 low pcie lanes for gpu?

[kouyiasg]

Hello, so i am planning to buy a budget h310 motherboard to pair with i5 8400 and gtx 1080 , will the low pcie lanes limit the gpu bandwidth/performance in any way? especially if i install 1 ssd will the x16 gpu lanes limit to x8 or anything similar?

 

[Dunlop0078]

A single GPU gets 16 lanes at PCIE 3.0 speeds from the CPU on any coffee lake mobo, so no it wont hinder the GPU. What SSD? It should support any SATA SSD just fine. SATA SSD's do not use PCIE lanes, and PCIE SSD's use chipset PCIE lanes not any of the 16 from the CPU.

 

[kouyiasg]

A single GPU gets 16 lanes at PCIE 3.0 speeds from the CPU on any coffee lake mobo, so no it wont hinder the GPU. What SSD? It should support any SATA SSD just fine. SATA SSD's do not use PCIE lanes, and PCIE SSD's use chipset PCIE lanes not any of the 16 from the CPU.

ok so i dont need to go to a higher chipset for gaming even i connect 2 or 3 sata ssds right? also in intels website it is mentioned that the h310 chipset supports PCI Express Revision 2.0 instead of 3.0, does this limit the x16 gpu bandwidth in any way?

 

[Dunlop0078]

A single GPU gets 16 lanes at PCIE 3.0 speeds from the CPU on any coffee lake mobo, so no it wont hinder the GPU. What SSD? It should support any SATA SSD just fine. SATA SSD's do not use PCIE lanes, and PCIE SSD's use chipset PCIE lanes not any of the 16 from the CPU.

ok so i dont need to go to a higher chipset for gaming even i connect 2 or 3 sata ssds right? also in intels website it is mentioned that the h310 chipset supports PCI Express Revision 2.0 instead of 3.0, does this limit the x16 gpu bandwidth in any way?

That is referring to the PCIE chipset lanes, they are at 2.0 speeds. This would affect you if you say wanted to use a NVME drive like a samsung 960, it could make use of PCIE 3.0 chipset lanes. Your GPU gets 16 lanes from the CPU at PCIE 3.0 speeds even on an H310 mobo.

 

[kouyiasg]

A single GPU gets 16 lanes at PCIE 3.0 speeds from the CPU on any coffee lake mobo, so no it wont hinder the GPU. What SSD? It should support any SATA SSD just fine. SATA SSD's do not use PCIE lanes, and PCIE SSD's use chipset PCIE lanes not any of the 16 from the CPU.

ok so i dont need to go to a higher chipset for gaming even i connect 2 or 3 sata ssds right? also in intels website it is mentioned that the h310 chipset supports PCI Express Revision 2.0 instead of 3.0, does this limit the x16 gpu bandwidth in any way?

That is referring to the PCIE chipset lanes, they are at 2.0 speeds. This would affect you if you say wanted to use a NVME drive like a samsung 960, it could make use of PCIE 3.0 chipset lanes. Your GPU gets 16 lanes from the CPU at PCIE 3.0 speeds even on an H310 mobo.

ok thanks!