Thank you for your answer !
These X79 boards didn't stop to amaze me considering their age.
2 PCIE 3.0 x4 slots on P9X79 WS just guarantee fastest peripherals other than graphic cards. USB 3.1, Thunderbolt 3, NVMe SSD, 10GbE, name it and there is plenty of bandwidth for them (4GBps...
Sorry for digging up an old post.
I am also using a P9X79 WS motherboard and since it has 2 PCIE 3.0 x4 slots, I thought NVMe drives like Intel 750 would be great.
So my question is : Do your Intel 750 drive works on PCIE 3.0 speed ? or PCIE 2.0 ?
With PCIE 3.0 in action, Intel 750 is able to...