This PCIE thing is really making me think that I'm the dumbest human on the planet.
Okay. Here we go with a (probably) really dumb question. Feel free to absolutely roast and destroy me because I surely am not getting it.
Is there a motherboard with at least three PCIE slots that run simultaneously in x16 speeds? I mean true 16 lanes to run a GPU and two m.2-adapter cards (like that ASUS Hyper M.2 x16 Gen 4 Card) at full speed. I know that the ASUS run requires 16 lanes, otherwise not all of the m.2 SSD's will be recognized.
Does such a motherboard even exist? I couldn't find a single one that actually provides those PCIE lanes. 99% of the time the other slots get downgraded to x8 or x4 if the first one is occupied and running in x16. I know that PCIE lanes can also be provided by the CPU, but I just don't get it. Every time the motherboard seems to be the limiting aspect.
While we are at it, feel free to suggest a CPU as well - one that should be good for gaming (like the Intel i9 12th/13th generation one, or a xeon similar to that one, or an AMD one).
Thank you in advance for bothering with my dumb question.
Okay. Here we go with a (probably) really dumb question. Feel free to absolutely roast and destroy me because I surely am not getting it.
Is there a motherboard with at least three PCIE slots that run simultaneously in x16 speeds? I mean true 16 lanes to run a GPU and two m.2-adapter cards (like that ASUS Hyper M.2 x16 Gen 4 Card) at full speed. I know that the ASUS run requires 16 lanes, otherwise not all of the m.2 SSD's will be recognized.
Does such a motherboard even exist? I couldn't find a single one that actually provides those PCIE lanes. 99% of the time the other slots get downgraded to x8 or x4 if the first one is occupied and running in x16. I know that PCIE lanes can also be provided by the CPU, but I just don't get it. Every time the motherboard seems to be the limiting aspect.
While we are at it, feel free to suggest a CPU as well - one that should be good for gaming (like the Intel i9 12th/13th generation one, or a xeon similar to that one, or an AMD one).
Thank you in advance for bothering with my dumb question.