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Asus Z790 GAMING WIFI7 specifications do not match photo

tonycstech
Level 7

Tech spec page says:

Expansion Slots
Intel® Core™ Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen)*
1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot
Intel® Z790 Chipset
3 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slots (support x4 mode)
1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot
 
 
So in my mind there are 3 PCIE slots that have 16 lanes.
But when i look at the photo of those slots, there are clearly only 4 lanes if look at the number of legs slots have.
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Exist2Resist
Level 10

Did you not read what you posted? 

3 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slots (support x4 mode), meaning there are 3 PCIs slots that are x16 size, but they only support x4 mode, or have only 4 lanes. 

Aha i see.
well, i am not the only one being blind here because pcpartpicker.com listed this motherboard as having 2 or more PCIE X16 slots.
I actually need 1 X16 and 1 X8 but there are no motherboards with X8 slots so i go and search for 2 X16 instead.

So when it says 3 X16 and then (what ever excuse goes here) it does not really help me to find the board i need.

 

Basically i need a board with 1 PCIE X16 (all 16 please)

1 PCIE X8 (all 8 please or all 16 so i can plug X8 device)
1 PCIE X1 or basically any other configuration since only X1 is needed any slot will work.

The biggest issue is spacing. I need X1 and X8 close toward the bottom of the board and X16 (actual x16) at the very top.

Instead, i see everything in between