Get The Most From Intel Core Ultra | MSI MEG Z890 ACE Motherboard

[@PaulRichard-q6d]

Question. For this motherboard, I will want to use (at least) 1 PCIe5.0 M.2 SSD. Which slot(s) (if any) would I use, to ensure than no bandwidth is taken from the GPU?

[@PaulRichard-q6d]

I feel this needs to be pointed out for potential buyers, such as myself, clearly, for all your viewers. M.2 selection for PCIe5.0 can be a bit of a minefield for new builders.

[@viper6399]

You use the first slot nearest the cpu for pcie 5.0 and you can use 4x pcie 4.0 for the other slots

[@viper6399]

​@@PaulRichard-q6dyou don't as long as you don't switch m2_4 from chipset to cpu for the PCie 5.0

[@PaulRichard-q6d]

@@viper6399 scratch my other replies, I'm looking at the Hero manual, not yet moved onto the Ace. I'll be back with questions when I reach this board.............

[@PaulRichard-q6d]

@@viper6399 after reviewing the manual, I get 1xG5 and 4xG4 slots, without any bandwidth sharing. Using M.2_4 for G5, shares GPU bandwidth. Have I read all that correctly?

[@patrickcadette]

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