Shizenhouzen
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- Aug 18, 2021
I am in the process of building a new computer, however i can`t find any information on the following -
The processor i have is a `i7 11700k`
The Graphics card i have is a `RTX 3070 Ti `
The motherboard i `want to buy` is a `Asus ROG Strix Z590-F Gaming WiFi`
The NVME drives i have are 2 x Western Digital 500GB Black SN850 Gen4
What i intend to do is, raid 0 the two drives using the motherboard`s 2 PCIe 4.0 x 4 slots.
So my question is, if i use both PCIe 4.0 x 4 slots (for the drives) will this have an impact on the GPU speed, because the GPU PCIE x 16 slot is also 4.0.
The i7 11700k has 20 PCIE lanes as far as i know, so does that mean that 16 of the 20 are reserved for the GPU slot.
If so, that would mean that it would only leave 4 lanes to use for the m.2 drives.
The reason i would like to buy this particular motherboard is that it has 2 x PCIe 4.0 x 4 slots and 2 PCIe 3.0 x 4 slots.
I want to `raid 0` the PCIe 4.0 x 4 slots for my OS and `raid 1` the PCIe 3.0 x 4 slots for the backup drive.
From my understanding both the m.2 4.0 and the GPU 4.0 are both controlled through the `CPU`,so can the cpu handle both without speed loss of any kind.
Just a last note -
Please don`t ask why i want to raid 0 my main drives, like -
1 - you won`t see any realworld difference or
2 - if i drive fails you lose all your data
3 - etc
As for `1` i have raided drives (raid 0) for years and if you build the computer with the right components and setup the system the optimal way i have noticed an `overall` faster response. Either way it is simply a more rewarding way of building a PC. (for me at least)
As for `2` after installing windows, and installing drivers etc, then cleaning out the temp folders and running a registery cleaner, i then create a system image. If i need to reinstall windows with the system image it takes around 4 minutes to have a fresh install of windows with all the updated drivers etc.
I always save any important files/programs on the backup drive/s, anyone that doesn`t should know better.
Not that it can`t happen, but in all the years i have raid 0`ed drives i have not yet had one fail. SSD/M.2 drives are very robust.
Thanks in advance for any information.
David
Sorry i put this thread in the wrong section, first time i have composed a thread on a forum, not sure had to correct this.
The processor i have is a `i7 11700k`
The Graphics card i have is a `RTX 3070 Ti `
The motherboard i `want to buy` is a `Asus ROG Strix Z590-F Gaming WiFi`
The NVME drives i have are 2 x Western Digital 500GB Black SN850 Gen4
What i intend to do is, raid 0 the two drives using the motherboard`s 2 PCIe 4.0 x 4 slots.
So my question is, if i use both PCIe 4.0 x 4 slots (for the drives) will this have an impact on the GPU speed, because the GPU PCIE x 16 slot is also 4.0.
The i7 11700k has 20 PCIE lanes as far as i know, so does that mean that 16 of the 20 are reserved for the GPU slot.
If so, that would mean that it would only leave 4 lanes to use for the m.2 drives.
The reason i would like to buy this particular motherboard is that it has 2 x PCIe 4.0 x 4 slots and 2 PCIe 3.0 x 4 slots.
I want to `raid 0` the PCIe 4.0 x 4 slots for my OS and `raid 1` the PCIe 3.0 x 4 slots for the backup drive.
From my understanding both the m.2 4.0 and the GPU 4.0 are both controlled through the `CPU`,so can the cpu handle both without speed loss of any kind.
Just a last note -
Please don`t ask why i want to raid 0 my main drives, like -
1 - you won`t see any realworld difference or
2 - if i drive fails you lose all your data
3 - etc
As for `1` i have raided drives (raid 0) for years and if you build the computer with the right components and setup the system the optimal way i have noticed an `overall` faster response. Either way it is simply a more rewarding way of building a PC. (for me at least)
As for `2` after installing windows, and installing drivers etc, then cleaning out the temp folders and running a registery cleaner, i then create a system image. If i need to reinstall windows with the system image it takes around 4 minutes to have a fresh install of windows with all the updated drivers etc.
I always save any important files/programs on the backup drive/s, anyone that doesn`t should know better.
Not that it can`t happen, but in all the years i have raid 0`ed drives i have not yet had one fail. SSD/M.2 drives are very robust.
Thanks in advance for any information.
David
Sorry i put this thread in the wrong section, first time i have composed a thread on a forum, not sure had to correct this.