Intel B660 Motherboards Could Lack PCIe 5.0 Support
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schmidtbag
Seeing as PCIe 4.0 devices are still a bit uncommon and x16 slots are a looooong way away from being saturated (are there even any M.2 devices that saturate 4.0?), I don't see this as a problem at all, so long as there is a significant enough price drop.
If it went to PCIe 3.0, that would be pretty crappy.
Alessio1989
if this helps on keep in prices low.. oh wait no way :\
Agonist
Zero excuse when b550 has it.
And boards not Z boards dont support overclocking, etc.
Undying
B660 - Pcie4/ddr4
Z690 - pcie5/ddr5
schmidtbag
Huh? B550 doesn't have PCIe 5.0.
These days, overclocking is almost pointless, as most CPUs are pushed nearly to the limits and will down-throttle based on your cooling anyway.
Serotonin
Is 4.0 even being used fully yet? Seems like a feature to simply brag about having.
cucaulay malkin
has what ? pcie-5 ?
yes,on nvme drives
nevcairiel
I wouldn't expect DDR5 to be removed, as the move of memory VRMs to the modules theoretically even makes mainboards simpler, while PCIe5 requires quite extensive additional validation.
TheDeeGee
Not as bad as a lacking 3000 series GPU due to fake shortage prices.
AMDMan2016
I'll just be happy if GPU prices return to Normal, i wanted to get an RTX card with my system refresh in June 2020, but sadly couldn't afford one, so settled for a Geforce 1660 Super from Evga, and upgraded PC case, Motherboard and CPU instead, and was like i'll just upgrade later to a RTX card if prices are ever reasonable
Using B460M-DS3H motherboard, and Intel 10700 chip
May upgrade later to B560M-DS3H at some point so i can use faster DDR 4 ram if supported
schmidtbag
Fully used, though? I don't know of any M.2 drives that saturate all 4x PCIe 4.0 lanes. I'm not saying there aren't any, but I feel we're still a bit far from that at the moment.
cucaulay malkin
i meant 4.0 drives are faster than 3.0 drives
well,but that could very well be just a new controller and nand,not just the bus
at least to a large degree
not for a long time man
I waited for a year,and finally bought a 3060ti at 650eur
I advise you to do the same.In terms of money spent for upgrade I pretty much striked even.
The gtx1070 I bought for 150eur went for nearly 350eur.It'd cost 300eur to upgrade a 150eur gtx1070 to a 450eur 3060ti gigabyte gaming too.
Your 1660S won't sell at msrp too,it's gonna be at least 380eur for the new owner to buy it from you.
