G'day! I have a couple of questions regarding to my set up.
Does the m.2 slot on my motherboard use PCIe lanes from the PCH or the processor? If the latter is the case, would I gain performance by plugging my m.2 ssd into the pcie x16 slot via an adapter?
I am currently using an older PCIe 2.0 graphics card, which I have read may not be using all of the lanes in the x16 slot. Would anyone happen to know how many lanes said graphics card takes up or a way to find out? Let's say it uses 4 lanes and the m.2 slot uses PCH lanes, would there be any way to configure the leftover cpu PCIE lanes in the x16 slot to the m.2 slot if that helps with performance?
Finally, I would like to ask a question regarding the vrms/power phases: Would anyone happen to know how many power phases my board has and if there are any temperature sensors to monitor the vrms? (haven't been able to find them on the manufacturer webpage and manual, and the manufacturer was unhelpful when I contacted them).
In terms of performance I am not fussed about gaming as the desktop is predominantly used for music production.
Msi b365m Pro -VDH
i5 9600k
Asus Gtx 570 directCUii
Crucial P1 500GB NVMe M.2 2280 PCIe 3D NAND SSD CT500P1SSD8
Cheers!
Does the m.2 slot on my motherboard use PCIe lanes from the PCH or the processor? If the latter is the case, would I gain performance by plugging my m.2 ssd into the pcie x16 slot via an adapter?
I am currently using an older PCIe 2.0 graphics card, which I have read may not be using all of the lanes in the x16 slot. Would anyone happen to know how many lanes said graphics card takes up or a way to find out? Let's say it uses 4 lanes and the m.2 slot uses PCH lanes, would there be any way to configure the leftover cpu PCIE lanes in the x16 slot to the m.2 slot if that helps with performance?
Finally, I would like to ask a question regarding the vrms/power phases: Would anyone happen to know how many power phases my board has and if there are any temperature sensors to monitor the vrms? (haven't been able to find them on the manufacturer webpage and manual, and the manufacturer was unhelpful when I contacted them).
In terms of performance I am not fussed about gaming as the desktop is predominantly used for music production.
Msi b365m Pro -VDH
i5 9600k
Asus Gtx 570 directCUii
Crucial P1 500GB NVMe M.2 2280 PCIe 3D NAND SSD CT500P1SSD8
Cheers!