SherardG wrote:
Your 970 Pro is an M.2 NMVe running on PCIe so no issue with SATA port 1.
Hi,
I did some extra research and just realized that I should configure in BIOS my Samsung 970 Pro to run in PCIE mode since that's what will give it optimal performance. Just got to figure out if its an easy as setting the 970 Pro to PCIE mode and if there's additional settings for it.
System specifications:
Motherboard: Maximus X Hero
BIOS Version: 1401
OS: WIN 10 64 Bit
CPU: i7-8700K @3.7GHz
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i Water Cooler
Memory: G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080TI
SSD: Samsung 970 PRO M.2 (2280) 512GB & Intel 335 Series 240GB (secondary drive)
Power Supply: Cooler Master Silent Pro 1000W
Hard Drives: WD 700GB & WD 300GB SATA
Optical Drives: 1 Asus Blu-Ray Drive & 1 DVD/RW Drive