Inexpensive PCIe 5.0, With A Catch
ASRock’s Phantom Gaming Z790 RIPTIDE WIFI has each a PCIe 5.0 16x slot and a PCIe 5.0 x4 M.2 slot, nonetheless if you wish to use them each then that PCIe slot drops eight lanes and turns into an x8 slot. The impact that may have will depend on the GPU you might be utilizing, as eight lanes of PCIe 5.0 might be sufficient for a lot of of them. You may additionally persist with the three M.2 Gen4 slots if you’re involved about your lanes.
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