Planning on updating my system to a and r5 3600. Need at least 5 functioning sata ports and would like to use a m.2 nvme for os. Looking at asus the choice is between:
Asus rog strix b450-f (will save me close to 350$ compared to x570)
Asus tuf x570 gaming
when looking at the manual for the b450 it says running the #2 m.2 slot will cause reduction on PCI e speed but nothing on sata reductions when using slot #1. If I can use this MB with a M.2 ssd and all 6 sata ports and still have full PCI e I would be happy.
If not, the x570 comes to play. But will this be affected in any way(any reductions on sata/PCI) by using a m2?
Asus rog strix b450-f (will save me close to 350$ compared to x570)
Asus tuf x570 gaming
when looking at the manual for the b450 it says running the #2 m.2 slot will cause reduction on PCI e speed but nothing on sata reductions when using slot #1. If I can use this MB with a M.2 ssd and all 6 sata ports and still have full PCI e I would be happy.
If not, the x570 comes to play. But will this be affected in any way(any reductions on sata/PCI) by using a m2?