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Hi all,
I'm considering building a Hackingtosh with a Gigabyte Z370N + Intel 8700K, but I'm puzzling with the following: I would want to use both the M.2 slots for an SSD: one to run MacOS and to run Windows. I understand that the Intel WIFI module won't work in MacOS but, if I'm not mistaking, this is a M.2 module that I should be able to swap out for a Broadcom module. Can anyone confirm this?
Secondly, I was wondering if this M.2 WIFI slot occupies a PCIe lane and how that works. It seems I have a PCIe x16 lane for a graphics card and 2x PCIe x4 lanes for the M.2 SSD slots. That adds up to 24 and those are all the lanes available on the 8700K. Can anyone explain if this means that the WIFI slot is actually not an M.2 slot that occupies a PCIe x1 lane? Or does this work differently? Any concerns?
Thanks!
Pascal
I'm considering building a Hackingtosh with a Gigabyte Z370N + Intel 8700K, but I'm puzzling with the following: I would want to use both the M.2 slots for an SSD: one to run MacOS and to run Windows. I understand that the Intel WIFI module won't work in MacOS but, if I'm not mistaking, this is a M.2 module that I should be able to swap out for a Broadcom module. Can anyone confirm this?
Secondly, I was wondering if this M.2 WIFI slot occupies a PCIe lane and how that works. It seems I have a PCIe x16 lane for a graphics card and 2x PCIe x4 lanes for the M.2 SSD slots. That adds up to 24 and those are all the lanes available on the 8700K. Can anyone explain if this means that the WIFI slot is actually not an M.2 slot that occupies a PCIe x1 lane? Or does this work differently? Any concerns?
Thanks!
Pascal