12-02-2015 02:43 AM
Hello Guys
i am deciding to buy the intel 750 pcie ssd and i was wondering if i can get the full speeds of the ssd or not.you can find my pc specs below;
CPU : intel 3930k 40 Pci Lanes
mobo : Evga X79 Dark
as you know 3930k is not officially support the gen 3.0 but my mobo Evga X79 Dark has Pcie gen 3.0 slots .So what will happen if i place my intel 750 ssd into one of the pcie gen 3.0 slots?is it going to run in gen 3.0 standarts or gen 2.0 standarts?
i am a little bit confused about that.I mean , is the ssd going to work as gen 3.0 even if the cpu officialy doesnt support pcie 3.0 ? or is it just going to need x4 available pci lanes in CPU?
or is it just going to take attention the slot that it has been running in?
Kind Regards
12-02-2015 05:54 AM
Some motherboards vendors have an option in BIOS to force gen 3.0 mode even on officially unsupported Intel CPUs, check MB manual and/or ask EVGA support about it.
12-02-2015 06:00 AM
yes the motherboard has pcie gen 3.0 slots and i can set them up in which mode (gen 2.0 or gen 3.0) they will run at.But as you know the intel 750 400gb is a little bit pricey so i just need to be sure that the intel 750 is going to work at its full speeds
12-02-2015 06:10 AM
Unfortunately, i`m personally seen no success reports with your exact MB model, but some X79-based MBs was able to run 750 at PCIE 3.0 level.
On 2.0 likely only linear read performance will be visible hurt.
12-02-2015 06:27 AM
what if had 4930k instead of 3930k ? as you know 4930k supports gen 3.0 officially.my concern is here 3930k doesnt support gen 3.0 officially but it is capable of supporting gen 3.0