ASRock Z370 ITX Fatal1ty PCIE lanes M2 NVME drive

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   I'm having trouble seeing how many PCIE lanes the Z370 ITX Fatal1ty has in total, is it 16 or 20? If I install a NVME M2 PCIE drive like the Adata SX8200 Pro or WD SN750, does that drop the graphics card down from 16x to 8x speeds?

Also second question, since the M2 NVME drive is on the back of the motherboard, is it better to have a heatsink on or off?

Thanks

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jonfitch Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 29 Jun 2020 Location: Bay Area Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote jonfitch Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: ASRock Z370 ITX Fatal1ty PCIE lanes M2 NVME drive Posted: 29 Jun 2020 at 10:27am
	I'm having trouble seeing how many PCIE lanes the Z370 ITX Fatal1ty has in total, is it 16 or 20? If I install a NVME M2 PCIE drive like the Adata SX8200 Pro or WD SN750, does that drop the graphics card down from 16x to 8x speeds? Also second question, since the M2 NVME drive is on the back of the motherboard, is it better to have a heatsink on or off? Thanks

ASRock_TSD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List ASRock_Official Joined: 20 Mar 2015 Status: Offline Points: 8907	Post Options Post Reply Quote ASRock_TSD Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jun 2020 at 11:02am
	Dear Jonfitch, Thanks for posting. Installing an M.2 will not affect the PCIe slots so the PCIe slot will always provide x16. If the chassis can fit the M.2 heat sink, please install the heat sink on the M.2 slot. With thanks, ASRock TSD