Ask GN 51: How PCIe Lanes Work (CPU vs. Chipset)

This episode of Ask GN talks about how PCIe lanes work, if AIB partner cards make a difference, repasting CPU TIM, and more. Ad: Custom backplates at V1Tech https://goo.gl/n4golv (use code GamersNexus5 for $5 off!) Topics: 01:01 - Im A Jedi Brah: “Am I allowed to ask a question about this image? Given the 28 lane CPU and 24 lanes on the chipset, seems to give you more lanes than x99 40 CPU. I’m curious to see if the grief Intel got was premature.” 7:02 - Jesse Schalken: “Ask GN: I'm choosing a 1080ti for water cooling. Do the better VRMs on AIB parter cards actually make a difference for overclocking or are they just for show? Some say the Founders Edition has ample power capacity others say it doesn't.” 10:09 – rarson: “In the delidding video, der8auer mentioned repasting. This is something I hadn't really given much thought to. I know stock thermal paste on OEM computers is usually pretty poor, especially after 5 or more years, but I've never really noticed any thermal issues with my own builds, although I don't really check once I have my setup configured. Is this something that an enthusiast would want to check on a regular basis, or perhaps a preventative maintenance item? Nobody really covers long-term effects with respect to thermal pastes, and I suspect that's probably because there's not much hard data out there on the subject.” 13:30 – Notwist: “quick question: if there a temperature limit for CLC's which is ill-advised to surpass? Is a Hybrid GPU that is 70 degrees under load be ok, or will the liquid at that temp give me headaches down the road. Going back to the focus on silent computing: what's the max recommended temp you would run a CLC at?” 15:55 - Chaiwat Kositkhun: “With new processors going at +140W tdp, will air coolers continue to suffice (while remaining of sane proportions)? Dissipation is roughly fin area which is pretty much the occupied volume of the fin stack - so if we take a Noctua N15 or C1 and scale by 140/95 (or 190/95 in the case of threadripper) that arrives at [f*cking huge] hanging off your motherboard, surely. No hate on aio's but my only worry about them is reliability, specially if one has a few systems to maintain. Do you think we'll be seeing a whole new generation of much larger/more efficient air coolers or will those processors be limited to liquid only?” We have a new GN store: https://store.gamersnexus.net/ Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: http://www.patreon.com/gamersnexus ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t: http://www.twitter.com/gamersnexus f: http://www.facebook.com/gamersnexus w: http://www.gamersnexus.net/ Host: Steve Burke Video: Andrew Coleman Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage.