Nemiel wrote:
I wondering why my Gigabyte 1080 runs only with 8 Lanes on that Board in the Top Slot.
Testet the NVME in m2_1 and m2_2 slots setting Bios to force GEN3 on the Slots. Reflashing bios to 601 and latest same issue.
My Primary pci-e 16 Slots only works with x8
someone can explain it?
2700x on C7H Wifi with Samsung 960 Pro as NVME Drive and 2 sata drives on Port 1/2
2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8) *2
1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)
1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)
*2 The PCIE_x8/x4_2 slot shares bandwidth with the M.2_2 slot.
you need to use the bottom slot to have the primary PCI-E slot stay at 16x. Using the top M.2 slot drops the main PCI-E to 8x.
https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/ROG-CROSSHAIR-VII-HERO/specifications/
