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The 20 PCIe lines from the CPU are split 16 to the GPU and 4 to one NVME slot, typically this is M2_1.
The remainder of the PCIe lines are provided by the chipset.
So install your NVME drive in the slot connected to the processor, it will not affect the performance of the GPU.
The connection between the CPU and the chipset does not use PCIe lines, it uses DMI (up to x8 DMI 4.0). See the Intel 700 series chipset block diagram below:
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The 20 PCIe lines from the CPU are split 16 to the GPU and 4 to one NVME slot, typically this is M2_1.
The remainder of the PCIe lines are provided by the chipset.
So install your NVME drive in the slot connected to the processor, it will not affect the performance of the GPU.
The connection between the CPU and the chipset does not use PCIe lines, it uses DMI (up to x8 DMI 4.0). See the Intel 700 series chipset block diagram below:
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