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I'd say that proves the point, doesn't it? Those Gen3 x1 slots are limited to 7.88Gbps so they are pretty pointless for anything beyond a sound card, and you o

by crote 2y ago

I'd say that proves the point, doesn't it? Those Gen3 x1 slots are limited to 7.88Gbps so they are pretty pointless for anything beyond a sound card, and you only get a single Gen4 x4 slot. All the other x4 connections are taken up by M.2! Want to add a capture card and a HBA? Not enough slots. Want to add a capture card and a 10G/25G NIC? Not enough slots. Want to add a capture card and a USB-C expansion card? Not enough slots.

wtallis 2y ago
> Those Gen3 x1 slots are limited to 7.88Gbps so they are pretty pointless This reviewer tested the M.2 capture card with two 1080p60 signals that have a data rate of 3.2Gbps each, so a PCIe gen3 x1 slot would have been plenty of bandwidth for this use case (but not for capturing at 4k). Don't make the mistake of believing that a device which has lots of PCIe lanes actually needs all of them active to fulfill its purpose and be useful.