2 M.2 cards

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Hello

Just upgraded my to a samsung 950 pro m.2 SSD, its taking up the slot on my Asus X99 rampage V extreme motherboard.

My previous M.2 card is still a decent one though and I was thinking of getting a m.2 adapter to fit it onto my motherboard, potentially this:

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/lycom-dt-120-m2-ngff-ssd-pcie-30-x4-(80mm-60mm-42mm)-to-pcie-x4-host-adapter-board-pc-mac-linux

My question is will having 2 m.2 cards fitted kill the pci bandwith for my graphics card and or each other?

Basically is it worth doing.

Thanks in advance.

Regards
 
I don't know much about the PCIe lanes on the x99 platform but I know it has plenty of lanes so I don't think adding the adapter and another m.2 drive will lower the performance, but don't quote me on that as I said, I don't know a great deal about x99 etc.

I'm the type of person to just try it and find out :)
 
In regards to the Rampage V board, the PCI-e X1_1 slot (Small slot) shares bandwidth with the PCI-e X4_1 slot (Grey slot). So as long as you have nothing installed in that slot, bandwidth will be fine. The M.2 slot on the board shares bandwidth with the PCI-e X8_4 slot (Bottom slot), so same applies here.
Long and short of it, adding an expansion card to the X1_1 (Short) or X4_1(Grey) slot will be fine. Nothing will remove bandwidth from either M.2 cards or graphics card.
As for the M.2 adapter you have chosen, just be aware that it is for "PCIe Gen3 based M.2 NGFF SSD" only. You haven't listed your older M.2 drive so couldn't say if it is compatible.
 
Hi Kilbane

its a Plextor PCIe M.S 2280 SSD Model PX G256M6e, do you know if it will be compatible?
 
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