[SOLVED] Not enough pcie lanes on CPU to support a GPU and m.2 drive if the drive uses lanes!!

[mazinnfindley]

I have a i3 8100 and an m.2 sata drive (the sandisk x400 128gb) and I want to get a graphics card and I don't know if my drive will take any PCIe lanes since my CPU only has 16 lanes to use
I could really use the help

 

[Supahos]

Unless you plan to put a 1080ti/2080/280ti in your rig it wouldn't matter anyway. But those typically use chipset lanes not cpu lanes

 

[asoroka]

Your motherboard manual will tell you how PCIe lanes are allocated.

You will have enough, your motherboard will probably allocate 8 for the GPU socket and up to 4 for the m.2 and then use the other 4 for other functions.

 

[cbrocks06]

Unless you plan to put a 1080ti/2080/280ti in your rig it wouldn't matter anyway. But those typically use chipset lanes not cpu lanes

im sorry, but what do you mean? what wouldn't matter if he doesnt get a 1080ti/2080?

 

[Supahos]

Having 8 lanes. Those are the only gpus that would have any loss with 8 lanes and it's still not much with the exception of the 2080ti