CrAsHnBuRnXpAsus needs to put 3 m.2 slots on their boards. In fact, just make a motherboard with no sata ports and m.2 slots. :)

CrAsHnBuRnXpAsus needs to put 3 m.2 slots on their boards. In fact, just make a motherboard with no sata ports and m.2 slots. :)

InternetHonestyGonna have to go with no on that one, dawg.

I happen to like devices that aren't NVMe disks, like network adapters, sound cards, graphics cards, more than 2 SATA ports.

Just because it's what *you* like/want/need doesn't mean it's what anyone else wants. Stop castrating boards and disabling features in favor of more NVMe ports. Don't be cheap, go buy some bigger NVMe disks and copy your crap over like a big boy.

midnightoilThe extremely strong VRM on the 'cheap' TUF Gamign Z490 board, that's unheard of for a 'budget' board, hints at just how appalling the power draw is likely to be on these if you try overclocking. We already know it's a disaster at stock.

CrAsHnBuRnXpAsus needs to put 3 m.2 slots on their boards. In fact, just make a motherboard with no sata ports and m.2 slots. :)

ebivanWhat? HDMI 2.0 is still not build in and only available on certain mobos (which probably have an additional chip for that...)
So weak intel, its a shame.

oxrufiioxoPretty sure these will be priced similarly or slightly higher than X570 Boards from the same tier.

midnightoilUnless Intel marketing budgets strike again, they should be a lot more expensive than equivalent X570 SKUs. Not that their X570 boards are by any means weak, but these are way beefier.

oxrufiioxoI think the absence of pcie gen 4 will prevent that as the majority of the cost increase in x570 was the chipset. Msi new X570 Tomahawk has 14 60 amp power stages, a 6 layer pcb, and pcie gen 4 and is only suppose to be priced at $210 for example when it releases next month.

TheLostSwedeDon't forget the more expensive PCIe 4.0 re-drivers. As they were 2-3x the cost of the PCIe 3.0 ones at launch.

TheLostSwedeSorry, Intel doesn't have that many PCIe lanes available...

CrAsHnBuRnXpTell that to Gigabyte.

www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/Z390-AORUS-MASTER-G2-Edition-rev-10#kf

TheLostSwedeYou're aware that if you want to use all three M.2 slots on that board, you lose two SATA ports, plus the PCIe x4 slot loses half of its bandwidth? So no, Intel doesn't have that many PCIe lanes available.

CrAsHnBuRnXpBut again, I am not using any sata ports so it doesnt matter nor am I using the PCIe x4 slot. So there is 0 issue. In fact, I have NEVER used a PCIe x4 slot.

CrAsHnBuRnXpBut again, I am not using any sata ports so it doesnt matter nor am I using the PCIe x4 slot. So there is 0 issue. In fact, I have NEVER used a PCIe x4 slot.

TheLostSwedeI have and I am on my current board, which still supports 3x M.2 without disabling lanes on the PCIe x4 slot...
You need to join the 10Gbps Ethernet club ;)

CrAsHnBuRnXpAnd that's you. The board im proposing just wouldnt be for you. Just for people like me. I get no use from a pcie x4 slot. It goes unused.
I wouldnt be able to afford the gear to make that possible. :laugh: