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    Please help me understand these Mobo specs

    Thank you.
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    Please help me understand these Mobo specs

    I just want to understand how all this works together. If I buy a board with 3 M.2 slots I want to make sure once I populate at least 2 of the PCIe slots that the M.2's will run as expected.
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    Please help me understand these Mobo specs

    I don't have any plans on buying that Mobo. I thought this might be a relatable configuration and I could use it in order to help me understand what I've asked in my previous questions and examples.
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    Please help me understand these Mobo specs

    First of all thank you to everyone who has responded. Please excuse the lack of depth in my understanding. I do understand the concept of the different lanes that are available and to some extent how they work and the tradeoffs they present i.e. chipset vs CPU. But I don't understand this...
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    Please help me understand these Mobo specs

    I was looking at the specs for the new Asus Apex board. It says that with a Ryzen 9000 series CPU the following specs apply... There are 3 M.2 slots (M.2_1, M.2_2, M.2_3) and all are PCIe 5.0 x4 mode. But further down the spec sheet it states... "When M.2_3 are enabled, PCIEX16_1 will run x8...
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    What does the future hold, AM6?

    I guess it's just more of a waiting game for me right now. I'm really hoping that we see some sort of generational uplift within the next 5 years, and when that happens I'll make my move. I guess for now I can start to look into all the small bits and parts that will go into a new build i.e...
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    What does the future hold, AM6?

    I built my rig with the sole purpose of running a few specific programs. It's still doing what it's supposed to do and has the power to accomplish what I ask of it. It is a Ryzen 7 3700X with 64gb of memory, an Nvme and 2 SSDs. The AM4 mobo's BIOS can be flashed to accept a Ryzen 9 5900XT...
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    Non-Gaming, workstation GPU update

    Thanks for all the suggestions! My Lightroom usage is not that intensive. And now that I've gotten away from shooting RAW format it will probably becoming non-existent. I'm mostly looking for robust, decent price and something that will take me into the future re drivers and support.
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    Non-Gaming, workstation GPU update

    Thanks!
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    Non-Gaming, workstation GPU update

    I'm running an AMD 7 3700X CPU on an Asus board with an RX570 graphics card. I do not game and do not see myself gaming anytime in the future (those days are long behind me.) The only slightly graphics intensive programs that I run are Lightroom and Cubase I would like to refresh my system...
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    I need slots as placeholders on Mobo

    Unfortunately... no. I've also played with the idea of finding some paper thin non-conductive sheet that could be inserted between them. There is really no heat generated by the extension cards. I'm also going to have a problem when I finally upgrade to a new Mobo. It's not too easy to find...
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    I need slots as placeholders on Mobo

    Ref: https://www.rme-usa.com/hdspe-aio.html My Soundcard is an RME HDSPe AIO. I also use their 2 analog I/O modules. My Mobo does not have an extra slot to help secure one of the I/O modules. Although screwing them into the case does hold them fairly well, but without the help of using...
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    When do you finally retire a PSU?

    I have an EVGA 1000G Gold Power 1000w PSU. The thing is... it's probably seen about 8 to 9 years of service but that "service" has been far below what the PSU is capable of. This thing has never been pushed or strained. I'm pretty sure what I need to consider is age. And that's what brings me...
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    Please don't laugh, I need a new graphics card

    Thank you, a lot of great info here. To answer a couple of the above questions.... 1. I'm running 3200 Ram 2. Running 32in Monitor 1440 @165hz refresh
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    Please don't laugh, I need a new graphics card

    I have a 1000w PSU (I believe in overkill). And yes, I do have a Micro Center near me.
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