05-16-2025, 12:40 PM
Most motherboards don’t offer four full-speed PCIe 4.0 x4 slots simultaneously due to CPU and chipset lane limitations.
You can add an NVMe RAID or expansion card (PCIe 4.0 x16 or x8) to multiply NVMe slots.
Make sure your CPU supports PCIe 4.0 (AMD Ryzen 3000 series or newer, Intel 11th Gen Rocket Lake or newer).
For your NAS, consider if all drives need PCIe 4.0 or if some PCIe 3.0 NVMe slots are fine — it might reduce costs.
You can add an NVMe RAID or expansion card (PCIe 4.0 x16 or x8) to multiply NVMe slots.
Make sure your CPU supports PCIe 4.0 (AMD Ryzen 3000 series or newer, Intel 11th Gen Rocket Lake or newer).
For your NAS, consider if all drives need PCIe 4.0 or if some PCIe 3.0 NVMe slots are fine — it might reduce costs.