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		devmor 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Upgrading an M4 Pro Mac mini's storage for half th... Most new motherboards do already have the highest throughput M.2 connector very near the CPU. The most recent desktop I built has it situated directly below the standard formfactor x16 PCI slot.

lmz 7 months ago [–]

I think part of the reason why it's so close is also for signal integrity reasons.

thfuran 7 months ago | | [–]

Far more so than latency.

privatelypublic 7 months ago | | [–]

Also: routing PCIe lanes is a pain. Being able to take 4 pairs and terminate them makes routing everything else simple

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