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System Name | Main PC |
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Processor | 13700k |
Motherboard | Asrock Z690 Steel Legend D4 - Bios 13.02 |
Cooling | Noctua NH-D15S |
Memory | 32 Gig 3200CL14 |
Video Card(s) | 4080 RTX SUPER FE 16G |
Storage | 1TB 980 PRO, 2TB SN850X, 2TB DC P4600, 1TB 860 EVO, 2x 3TB WD Red, 2x 4TB WD Red |
Display(s) | LG 27GL850 |
Case | Fractal Define R4 |
Audio Device(s) | Soundblaster AE-9 |
Power Supply | Antec HCG 750 Gold |
Software | Windows 10 21H2 LTSC |
In my case my high temps I considered the poor board design as a factor, the primary m.2 slot sandwiched between the GPU and CPU, two hottest components in system. All because they wanted shorter traces.
The second m.2 in a much more accessible area bottom right of board, I didnt use as only has 2 lanes routed to it. They should have made that one 4 lanes, and the one near CPU 2 lanes. Or even better just no m.2 at all, and supply/sell a m.2/pcie card as SSDs mounted on pcie have much better airflow and away from heat sources.
Trace length isnt a factor in performance as my 970 EVO runs faster in the lowest full length PCIE slot in my case (via adaptor) vs the m.2 right next to CPU.
The second m.2 in a much more accessible area bottom right of board, I didnt use as only has 2 lanes routed to it. They should have made that one 4 lanes, and the one near CPU 2 lanes. Or even better just no m.2 at all, and supply/sell a m.2/pcie card as SSDs mounted on pcie have much better airflow and away from heat sources.
Trace length isnt a factor in performance as my 970 EVO runs faster in the lowest full length PCIE slot in my case (via adaptor) vs the m.2 right next to CPU.