{"id":17378,"date":"2022-05-12T16:58:52","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T14:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/g100.us\/?p=17378"},"modified":"2022-08-15T19:14:10","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T17:14:10","slug":"pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"PCPartPicker Compatibility Warnings Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_39 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66844472ca2b0\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #7f11e0;color:#7f11e0\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #7f11e0;color:#7f11e0\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66844472ca2b0\" class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66844472ca2b0\" checked><nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 \"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#What_Are_PCPartPickers_Compatibility_Warnings\" title=\"What Are PCPartPicker\u2019s Compatibility Warnings?\">What Are PCPartPicker\u2019s Compatibility Warnings?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#How_Reliable_Are_PCPartPickers_Compatibility_Warnings\" title=\"How Reliable Are PCPartPicker\u2019s Compatibility Warnings?\">How Reliable Are PCPartPicker\u2019s Compatibility Warnings?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#What_Do_PCPartPickers_Compatibility_Warnings_Mean\" title=\"What Do PCPartPicker\u2019s Compatibility Warnings Mean?\">What Do PCPartPicker\u2019s Compatibility Warnings Mean?<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#CPU\" title=\"CPU\">CPU<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-4\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-4\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#X_Motherboard_and_X_Processor_are_not_compatible\" title=\"&#8220;X Motherboard and X Processor are not compatible.&#8221;\">&#8220;X Motherboard and X Processor are not compatible.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#Some_AMD_B550_chipset_motherboards_may_need_a_BIOS_update_prior_to_using_Vermeer_CPUs_Upgrading_the_BIOS_may_require_a_different_CPU_that_is_supported_by_older_BIOS_revisions\" title=\"&#8220;Some AMD B550 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Vermeer CPUs. Upgrading the BIOS may require a different CPU that is supported by older BIOS revisions.&#8221;\">&#8220;Some AMD B550 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Vermeer CPUs. Upgrading the BIOS may require a different CPU that is supported by older BIOS revisions.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#CPU_COOLER\" title=\"CPU COOLER\">CPU COOLER<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-4\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-4\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#X_Motherboard_and_X_CPU_Cooler_are_not_compatible\" title=\"&#8220;X Motherboard and X CPU Cooler are not compatible.&#8221;\">&#8220;X Motherboard and X CPU Cooler are not compatible.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#GPU\" title=\"GPU\">GPU<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-4\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-4\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#X_Motherboard_and_X_Video_Card_are_not_compatible\" title=\"&#8220;X Motherboard and X Video Card are not compatible.&#8221;\">&#8220;X Motherboard and X Video Card are not compatible.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#RAM\" title=\"RAM\">RAM<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-4\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-4\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#X_Memory_is_not_compatible_with_X_Motherboard\" title=\"&#8220;X Memory is not compatible with X Motherboard.&#8221;\">&#8220;X Memory is not compatible with X Motherboard.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#X_additional_RAM_slots_are_needed\" title=\"&#8220;X additional RAM slots are needed.&#8221;\">&#8220;X additional RAM slots are needed.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#X_RAM_exceeds_the_motherboard_maximum_of_X_GB\" title=\"&#8220;X RAM exceeds the motherboard maximum of X GB&#8221;\">&#8220;X RAM exceeds the motherboard maximum of X GB&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#X_RAM_exceeds_the_X_Processor_maximum_of_X_GB\" title=\"&#8220;X RAM exceeds the X Processor maximum of X GB&#8221;\">&#8220;X RAM exceeds the X Processor maximum of X GB&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#STORAGE\" title=\"STORAGE\">STORAGE<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-4\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-4\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#X_Motherboard_and_X_Drive_are_not_compatible\" title=\"&#8220;X Motherboard and X Drive are not compatible.&#8221;\">&#8220;X Motherboard and X Drive are not compatible.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#MOTHERBOARD\" title=\"MOTHERBOARD\">MOTHERBOARD<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-4\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-4\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#X_additional_mSATA_slots_are_needed\" title=\"&#8220;X additional mSATA slots are needed.&#8221;\">&#8220;X additional mSATA slots are needed.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#X_additional_M2_slots_are_needed\" title=\"&#8220;X additional M.2 slots are needed.&#8221;\">&#8220;X additional M.2 slots are needed.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#X_additional_PCIe_x1_-_x2_-_x4_-_x8_-_x16_slots_are_needed\" title=\"&#8220;X additional PCIe x1 - x2 - x4 - x8 - x16 slots are needed.&#8221;\">&#8220;X additional PCIe x1 - x2 - x4 - x8 - x16 slots are needed.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#X_additional_SATA_60_Gbs_-_30_Gbs_-_15_Gbs_ports_are_needed\" title=\"&#8220;X additional SATA 6.0 Gb\/s - 3.0 Gb\/s - 1.5 Gb\/s ports are needed.&#8221;\">&#8220;X additional SATA 6.0 Gb\/s - 3.0 Gb\/s - 1.5 Gb\/s ports are needed.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#When_the_motherboard_M2_slot_X_is_used_with_a_SATA-based_M2_device_one_SATA_6_Gbs_ports_are_disabled\" title=\"&#8220;When the motherboard M.2 slot X is used with a SATA-based M.2 device, one SATA 6 Gb\/s ports are disabled.&#8221;\">&#8220;When the motherboard M.2 slot X is used with a SATA-based M.2 device, one SATA 6 Gb\/s ports are disabled.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#PSU\" title=\"PSU\">PSU<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-4\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-4\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#X_Power_Supply_may_not_provide_sufficient_Wattage_The_estimated_part_list_maximum_power_draw_is_XW\" title=\"&#8220;X Power Supply may not provide sufficient Wattage. The estimated part list maximum power draw is XW.&#8221;\">&#8220;X Power Supply may not provide sufficient Wattage. The estimated part list maximum power draw is XW.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#X_additional_68-pin_PCIe_power_connectors_are_needed\" title=\"&#8220;X additional 6\/8-pin PCIe power connectors are needed.&#8221;\">&#8220;X additional 6\/8-pin PCIe power connectors are needed.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#X_additional_SATA_power_connectors_are_needed\" title=\"&#8220;X additional SATA power connectors are needed.&#8221;\">&#8220;X additional SATA power connectors are needed.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-28\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#CASE\" title=\"CASE\">CASE<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-4\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-4\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-29\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#X_Case_and_X_Video_Card_are_not_compatible\" title=\"&#8220;X Case and X Video Card are not compatible.&#8221;\">&#8220;X Case and X Video Card are not compatible.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-30\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#X_Motherboard_and_X_Case_are_not_compatible\" title=\"&#8220;X Motherboard and X Case are not compatible.&#8221;\">&#8220;X Motherboard and X Case are not compatible.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-31\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#X_additional_Internal_X_bays_are_needed\" title=\"&#8220;X additional Internal X bays are needed.&#8221;\">&#8220;X additional Internal X bays are needed.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-32\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#There_are_insufficient_case_expansion_slots_to_fit_the_X_Video_Card\" title=\"&#8220;There are insufficient case expansion slots to fit the X Video Card.&#8221;\">&#8220;There are insufficient case expansion slots to fit the X Video Card.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-33\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#FAQ\" title=\"FAQ\">FAQ<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-34\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#Does_PCPartPicker_Only_Show_Compatible_Parts\" title=\"Does PCPartPicker Only Show Compatible Parts?\">Does PCPartPicker Only Show Compatible Parts?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-35\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#How_Accurate_Is_PCPartPickers_Wattage_Estimate\" title=\"How Accurate Is PCPartPicker\u2019s Wattage Estimate?\">How Accurate Is PCPartPicker\u2019s Wattage Estimate?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-36\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warnings-explained\/#Over_to_You\" title=\"Over to You\">Over to You<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>PCPartPicker is one of the greatest things that has happened to the PC creation process.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17379\" style=\"width: 685px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17379\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-17379\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/pcpartpicker-logo.png\" alt=\"PCPartPicker Logo\" width=\"685\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/pcpartpicker-logo.png 1125w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/pcpartpicker-logo-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/pcpartpicker-logo-1024x239.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/pcpartpicker-logo-768x180.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17379\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-17379 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20685%20160%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"PCPartPicker Logo\" width=\"685\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20685%20160%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 685w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/pcpartpicker-logo.png 1125w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/pcpartpicker-logo-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/pcpartpicker-logo-1024x239.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/pcpartpicker-logo-768x180.png 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/pcpartpicker-logo.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-17379\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/pcpartpicker.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PCPartPicker<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>They took what was once a daunting and time-consuming process of finding PC parts within your budget and turned it into something that takes literal minutes to do.<\/p>\n<p>And not just that, but since their inception, they've been slowly creating a more and more robust warning system that outlines almost any potential issues that your PC build might have right then and there, saving even more time.<\/p>\n<p>So, in this article, I will be going over every important compatibility warning that PCPartPicker might throw at you and explaining what you need to do to fix it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Are_PCPartPickers_Compatibility_Warnings\"><\/span>What Are PCPartPicker\u2019s Compatibility Warnings?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_17380\" style=\"width: 788px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17380\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17380\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warning-notification.png\" alt=\"PCPartPicker - Compatibility warning notification\" width=\"788\" height=\"28\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warning-notification.png 1539w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warning-notification-300x11.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warning-notification-1024x37.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warning-notification-768x27.png 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warning-notification-1536x55.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17380\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17380 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20788%2028%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"PCPartPicker - Compatibility warning notification\" width=\"788\" height=\"28\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20788%2028%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 788w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warning-notification.png 1539w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warning-notification-300x11.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warning-notification-1024x37.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warning-notification-768x27.png 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warning-notification-1536x55.png 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/pcpartpicker-compatibility-warning-notification.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-17380\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PCPartPicker - Compatibility warning notification<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Well, it's what it says on the tin. They're warnings about potential compatibility issues that might be present with the parts that you have selected for your PC build.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pcpartpicker.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PCPartPicker<\/a>&#8216;s compatibility warnings have come a long way since they were first introduced as rudimentary checks. Nowadays it has become a one-stop-shop to create your PC and make sure that everything's perfectly compatible.<\/p>\n<p>Even someone with no knowledge of building PCs could probably throw something together in PCPartPicker and it'll work just fine as long as they follow the compatibility warnings.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Reliable_Are_PCPartPickers_Compatibility_Warnings\"><\/span>How Reliable Are PCPartPicker\u2019s Compatibility Warnings?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On a 0 - 10 scale of not being reliable at all and having the reliability of human professional tech, I'd say PCPartPicker's compatibility warning algorithm is a good 6.<\/p>\n<p>They're pretty good, but they can be a little overzealous at times when it comes to size compatibilities, and they also don't check some size compatibility issues as of yet. But other than that, they've never given me a wrong warning.<\/p>\n<p>And I've practically made thousands of PC builds using it.<\/p>\n<p>As always, asking qualified human(s)\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/forum\/\">like us in our forum<\/a> \ud83d\ude09\u2014is still the best way to make sure that <em>everything<\/em> is compatible, but for most PC builds, PCPartPicker is the only second set of eyes you need.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Do_PCPartPickers_Compatibility_Warnings_Mean\"><\/span>What Do PCPartPicker\u2019s Compatibility Warnings Mean?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>PCPartPicker has a <strong><em>ton<\/em><\/strong> of potential warnings that it might throw at you if you do something wrong. And not all of them are relevant here\u2014who here has even heard of a U.2 drive?<\/p>\n<p>So this isn't an exhaustive list of every possible warning. It's just every warning that <strong>actually matters to most<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you get a warning outside of the ones listed here and want to know what it's about, feel free to ask us in the comments or on our <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/forum\/\">forum<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CPU\"><\/span>CPU<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"X_Motherboard_and_X_Processor_are_not_compatible\"><\/span>&#8220;X Motherboard and X Processor are not compatible.&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Starting off with a relatively simple one, this just means that you've selected a <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/cpu-motherboard-compatibility\/\">motherboard and CPU that are not compatible with each other<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure to keep PCPartPicker's <strong>Compatibility Filter<\/strong> on when you're selecting your parts and you shouldn't ever get this error.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Some_AMD_B550_chipset_motherboards_may_need_a_BIOS_update_prior_to_using_Vermeer_CPUs_Upgrading_the_BIOS_may_require_a_different_CPU_that_is_supported_by_older_BIOS_revisions\"><\/span>&#8220;Some AMD B550 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Vermeer CPUs. Upgrading the BIOS may require a different CPU that is supported by older BIOS revisions.&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This is an important warning. Motherboards with certain chipsets (AMD B550 in this case) are <em>technically<\/em> compatible with certain CPUs\u2014usually more modern CPUs than what the motherboard was originally designed for\u2014but require a BIOS update to make it work.<\/p>\n<p>The complexity of it is determined by whether you have a CPU that's actually compatible with the motherboard or not.<\/p>\n<p>If you <em>do<\/em> have a CPU, it's easy enough to install it, go into the BIOS, and then flash a new BIOS.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17401\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17401\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17401\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/USB-Flashback.jpg\" alt=\"USB Flashback\" width=\"800\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/USB-Flashback.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/USB-Flashback-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/USB-Flashback-768x528.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17401\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17401 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20550%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"USB Flashback\" width=\"800\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20550%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/USB-Flashback.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/USB-Flashback-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/USB-Flashback-768x528.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/USB-Flashback.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-17401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asrock.com\/mb\/AMD\/X570%20Taichi\/index.la.asp#Overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASRock<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>It's <em>even<\/em> <em>easier<\/em> if your motherboard has a BIOS flashback button.<\/p>\n<p>If you have it, you can flash your motherboard without needing any additional CPUs. You just download the BIOS file into a USB, power on your motherboard, plug in the USB, and press the flashback button.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/update-bios-without-cpu\/\">We've made a fully detailed guide on how you can do that as well<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you <em>don't <\/em>feel comfortable flashing a new BIOS into your motherboard, however, I would recommend that you find a different motherboard that's compatible with your CPU out of the box.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CPU_COOLER\"><\/span>CPU COOLER<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"X_Motherboard_and_X_CPU_Cooler_are_not_compatible\"><\/span>&#8220;X Motherboard and X CPU Cooler are not compatible.&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This means that the CPU cooler you selected is not compatible with the CPU socket on the motherboard.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17402\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/Mounting-Hardware-and-Compatibility.jpg\" alt=\"Mounting Hardware and Compatibility\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/Mounting-Hardware-and-Compatibility.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/Mounting-Hardware-and-Compatibility-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/Mounting-Hardware-and-Compatibility-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/Mounting-Hardware-and-Compatibility-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/Mounting-Hardware-and-Compatibility-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17402 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Mounting Hardware and Compatibility\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/Mounting-Hardware-and-Compatibility.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/Mounting-Hardware-and-Compatibility-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/Mounting-Hardware-and-Compatibility-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/Mounting-Hardware-and-Compatibility-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/Mounting-Hardware-and-Compatibility-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/Mounting-Hardware-and-Compatibility.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Most modern <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/air-vs-aio-coolers\/\">CPU coolers<\/a> from reputable brands come with a wide variety of mounting hardware that makes them compatible with a wide range of CPUs, but certain older coolers might not be compatible with newer CPUs for a variety of reasons.<\/p>\n<p>This is especially true with certain high-end CPUs like <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/amd-threadripper-3990x-review\/\">AMD Threadrippers<\/a> because the die (circuits within the CPU) structure is so different from a more mainstream CPU.<\/p>\n<p>In a situation like that, the <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-cpu-coolers-ryzen-threadripper\/\">whole cooler becomes incompatible with the CPU<\/a>. Different mounting hardware can't change that.<\/p>\n<p>The best way to avoid this is to make sure that you always pick your CPU when building your PC and always keep the Compatibility Filter turned on.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"GPU\"><\/span>GPU<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"X_Motherboard_and_X_Video_Card_are_not_compatible\"><\/span>&#8220;X Motherboard and X Video Card are not compatible.&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This error is caused by having a GPU that is not supported by your motherboard.<\/p>\n<p>To be honest, this is a bit of a contrived error because 99% of all GPUs that you can get your hands on these days are PCIe, and pretty much every motherboard that you can get also supports PCIe\u2014even if it's not the latest version, PCIe is extremely backward compatible.<\/p>\n<p>This means that unless you're trying to run cards literally decades old, you'll be just fine.<\/p>\n<p>If you're still having trouble, our <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/graphics-card-compatibility\/\">GPU compatibility guide will help you out<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"RAM\"><\/span>RAM<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"X_Memory_is_not_compatible_with_X_Motherboard\"><\/span>&#8220;X Memory is not compatible with X Motherboard.&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This error usually occurs when you try to use <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/ram-motherboard-compatibility\/\">RAM from a generation the motherboard does not support<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For example, you cannot use DDR4 RAM on a motherboard that supports <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/ddr4-vs-ddr5\/\">DDR5<\/a>. No RAM generation is compatible with each other.<\/p>\n<p>So the motherboard and RAM <em>must<\/em> be of the same generation.<\/p>\n<p>The best way to avoid this issue is to keep your Compatibility Filter turned on.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"X_additional_RAM_slots_are_needed\"><\/span>&#8220;X additional RAM slots are needed.&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This error occurs when you have more RAM sticks than your motherboard has <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/ram-slots-use\/\">RAM slots<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Most consumer motherboards these days have a maximum of <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/2-vs-4-ram-modules\/\">four RAM slots<\/a>. So you need to make sure that you don't exceed that number when you pick out your RAM.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17403\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/RAM-slots-on-consumer-motherboards.jpg\" alt=\"RAM slots on consumer motherboards\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/RAM-slots-on-consumer-motherboards.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/RAM-slots-on-consumer-motherboards-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/RAM-slots-on-consumer-motherboards-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/RAM-slots-on-consumer-motherboards-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/RAM-slots-on-consumer-motherboards-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17403 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"RAM slots on consumer motherboards\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/RAM-slots-on-consumer-motherboards.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/RAM-slots-on-consumer-motherboards-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/RAM-slots-on-consumer-motherboards-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/RAM-slots-on-consumer-motherboards-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/RAM-slots-on-consumer-motherboards-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/RAM-slots-on-consumer-motherboards.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>If you end up not having enough RAM, you should either get a motherboard that supports more RAM slots or get higher-capacity RAM.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17404\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17404\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17404\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/ASUS-PRIME-X570-PRO-Memory-Support.jpg\" alt=\"ASUS PRIME X570-PRO Memory Support\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/ASUS-PRIME-X570-PRO-Memory-Support.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/ASUS-PRIME-X570-PRO-Memory-Support-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/ASUS-PRIME-X570-PRO-Memory-Support-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/ASUS-PRIME-X570-PRO-Memory-Support-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/ASUS-PRIME-X570-PRO-Memory-Support-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17404\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17404 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"ASUS PRIME X570-PRO Memory Support\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/ASUS-PRIME-X570-PRO-Memory-Support.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/ASUS-PRIME-X570-PRO-Memory-Support-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/ASUS-PRIME-X570-PRO-Memory-Support-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/ASUS-PRIME-X570-PRO-Memory-Support-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/ASUS-PRIME-X570-PRO-Memory-Support-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/ASUS-PRIME-X570-PRO-Memory-Support.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-17404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asus.com\/Motherboards-Components\/Motherboards\/PRIME\/PRIME-X570-PRO\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASUS<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"X_RAM_exceeds_the_motherboard_maximum_of_X_GB\"><\/span>&#8220;X RAM exceeds the motherboard maximum of X GB&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This error means that you have more RAM than is supported by your motherboard.<\/p>\n<p>You cannot just put in a <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/how-much-ram-do-you-need\/\">ton of RAM<\/a> all willy-nilly. Motherboards have a limit as to how much RAM <em>capacity<\/em> (not just the number of modules) they can take in.<\/p>\n<p>The way to solve this issue is to limit the amount of RAM you have to a number below the motherboard's maximum or get a motherboard that supports higher amounts of RAM.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"X_RAM_exceeds_the_X_Processor_maximum_of_X_GB\"><\/span>&#8220;X RAM exceeds the X Processor maximum of X GB&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This error is pretty much the same as the above error. Just like motherboards, CPUs also have a limit as to how much RAM they support.<\/p>\n<p>The way to solve this is to reduce the amount of RAM you have. You could also get a CPU that supports more RAM, but that can change a lot of other variables in your PC build as well.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"STORAGE\"><\/span>STORAGE<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"X_Motherboard_and_X_Drive_are_not_compatible\"><\/span>&#8220;X Motherboard and X Drive are not compatible.&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This error is saying that your motherboard does not have the appropriate connectors to interface with your storage drive.<\/p>\n<p>This usually happens with M.2 drives and <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/types-m2-drives-slots\/\">all the different formats it comes in<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16284\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16284\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16284\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/04\/SSD-Size-Comparison.jpg\" alt=\"SSD Size Comparison\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/04\/SSD-Size-Comparison.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/04\/SSD-Size-Comparison-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/04\/SSD-Size-Comparison-1024x864.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/04\/SSD-Size-Comparison-768x648.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16284\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16284 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201280%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"SSD Size Comparison\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201280%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/04\/SSD-Size-Comparison.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/04\/SSD-Size-Comparison-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/04\/SSD-Size-Comparison-1024x864.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/04\/SSD-Size-Comparison-768x648.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/04\/SSD-Size-Comparison.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-16284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: ALIexpress<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For example, if your motherboard only supports 2260-sized M.2 drives, it most likely won't have the space for a 2280-sized drive.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16285\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16285\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16285\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/04\/M.2-SSD-Keys.jpg\" alt=\"M.2 SSD Keys\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/04\/M.2-SSD-Keys.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/04\/M.2-SSD-Keys-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/04\/M.2-SSD-Keys-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/04\/M.2-SSD-Keys-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/04\/M.2-SSD-Keys-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16285\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16285 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"M.2 SSD Keys\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/04\/M.2-SSD-Keys.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/04\/M.2-SSD-Keys-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/04\/M.2-SSD-Keys-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/04\/M.2-SSD-Keys-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/04\/M.2-SSD-Keys-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/04\/M.2-SSD-Keys.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-16285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Western Digital<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There's also the matter of different &#8220;keys&#8221; that M.2 drives have. Some M.2 drives have different pin arrangements than others.<\/p>\n<p>You obviously won't be able to insert a B + M key M.2 drive into an M key supporting motherboard. And vice versa.<\/p>\n<p>The best thing to do in this situation is to change out your storage for something that's compatible with your motherboard.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MOTHERBOARD\"><\/span>MOTHERBOARD<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"X_additional_mSATA_slots_are_needed\"><\/span>&#8220;X additional mSATA slots are needed.&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This error means that you have more mSATA components than you have available mSATA slots.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17384\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17384\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-17384\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/word-image-14.png\" alt=\"Samsung 860 EVO mSATA 1TB\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/word-image-14.png 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/word-image-14-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/word-image-14-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17384\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-17384 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Samsung 860 EVO mSATA 1TB\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/word-image-14.png 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/word-image-14-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/word-image-14-768x576.png 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/word-image-14.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-17384\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Samsung<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The only thing you can really do here is to use fewer mSATA components or get a motherboard that has more mSATA slots.<\/p>\n<p>You usually can't find too many desktop motherboards that support mSATA these days. Most if not all motherboards have switched to <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/benefit-m2-nvme-ssd\/\">M.2<\/a> instead.<\/p>\n<p>If you have old mSATA components that you still want to use but don't your motherboard doesn't support, your best bet is to get an mSATA to SATA connector to use normal SATA cables to connect your mSATA components.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"X_additional_M2_slots_are_needed\"><\/span>&#8220;X additional M.2 slots are needed.&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This error means that you have more M.2 storage drives than you have available <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/which-m2-slot\/\">M.2 slots<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15419\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15419\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15419 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/02\/M.2-SSD.jpg\" alt=\"M.2 SSD\" width=\"1440\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/02\/M.2-SSD.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/02\/M.2-SSD-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/02\/M.2-SSD-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/02\/M.2-SSD-768x427.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15419\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15419 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201440%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"M.2 SSD\" width=\"1440\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201440%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/02\/M.2-SSD.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/02\/M.2-SSD-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/02\/M.2-SSD-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/02\/M.2-SSD-768x427.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/02\/M.2-SSD.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-15419\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Samsung<\/p><\/div>\n<p>You have a couple of options here. You could either reduce the number of M.2 drives you have and use higher capacity ones instead, get a motherboard with more M.2 slots, or you could get a <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-m-2-pcie-adapters-for-nvme-ssds\/\">PCIe adapter<\/a> to have all the M.2 slots you might want.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17405\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17405\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17405\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PCI-Express-M.2-SSD-Adapters.jpg\" alt=\"PCI Express M.2 SSD Adapters\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PCI-Express-M.2-SSD-Adapters.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PCI-Express-M.2-SSD-Adapters-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PCI-Express-M.2-SSD-Adapters-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PCI-Express-M.2-SSD-Adapters-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PCI-Express-M.2-SSD-Adapters-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17405\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17405 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"PCI Express M.2 SSD Adapters\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PCI-Express-M.2-SSD-Adapters.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PCI-Express-M.2-SSD-Adapters-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PCI-Express-M.2-SSD-Adapters-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PCI-Express-M.2-SSD-Adapters-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PCI-Express-M.2-SSD-Adapters-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PCI-Express-M.2-SSD-Adapters.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-17405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: GIGABYTE<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"X_additional_PCIe_x1_-_x2_-_x4_-_x8_-_x16_slots_are_needed\"><\/span>&#8220;X additional PCIe x1 - x2 - x4 - x8 - x16 slots are needed.&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This error means that you have too many PCIe components in your PC, whether that be GPUs, sound cards, PCIe adapters, Network adapters, Wi-Fi adapters, etc.<\/p>\n<p>The only thing you can really do here is to reduce the number of PCIe-slot-using components that you have and\/or use other components to get the same functionality without using a PCIe slot. E.g. using a <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-wifi-cards\/\">Wi-Fi dongle instead of a PCIe adapter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"X_additional_SATA_60_Gbs_-_30_Gbs_-_15_Gbs_ports_are_needed\"><\/span>&#8220;X additional SATA 6.0 Gb\/s - 3.0 Gb\/s - 1.5 Gb\/s ports are needed.&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This error means that you have too many <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/sata-cables\/\">SATA port<\/a> using components, usually hard drives or Sata SSDs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17387\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17387\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-17387\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/word-image-15.png\" alt=\"ASUS ROG STRIX B450-F Gaming Motherboard\" width=\"1024\" height=\"644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/word-image-15.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/word-image-15-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/word-image-15-768x483.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17387\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-17387 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20644%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"ASUS ROG STRIX B450-F Gaming Motherboard\" width=\"1024\" height=\"644\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20644%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/word-image-15.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/word-image-15-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/word-image-15-768x483.png 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/word-image-15.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-17387\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/gnd-tech.com\/2018\/10\/asus-rog-strix-b450-f-gaming-motherboard-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GND-Tech<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The best way to deal with this is to either reduce the number of hard drives you're using or get a motherboard that supports more SATA ports.<\/p>\n<p>You could also get some SATA ports back by using M.2 slots for storage instead of using SATA ports\u2014if your motherboard doesn't limit SATA ports based on in-use M.2 slots.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_the_motherboard_M2_slot_X_is_used_with_a_SATA-based_M2_device_one_SATA_6_Gbs_ports_are_disabled\"><\/span>&#8220;When the motherboard M.2 slot X is used with a SATA-based M.2 device, one SATA 6 Gb\/s ports are disabled.&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This error means that if you're using an M.2 device in the specified motherboard M.2 slot, one, or more, SATA ports will be disabled.<\/p>\n<p>This happens because some motherboards share bandwidth between the SATA ports and the M.2 ports.<\/p>\n<p>Some motherboards even lose the functionality of two or more SATA ports if you use an <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/benefit-m2-nvme-ssd\/\">NVMe M.2 drive<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The best way to deal with this is to get a motherboard that doesn't share bandwidth (which is usually a higher-tier SKU\/Chipset that would be more expensive).<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PSU\"><\/span>PSU<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"X_Power_Supply_may_not_provide_sufficient_Wattage_The_estimated_part_list_maximum_power_draw_is_XW\"><\/span>&#8220;X Power Supply may not provide sufficient Wattage. The estimated part list maximum power draw is XW.&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This error means that your <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/psu-too-weak-for-pc\/\">PSU does not have enough Wattage to supply power to your PC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17406\" style=\"width: 2500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17406\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-17406 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/OuterVision-Power-Supply-Calculator.jpg\" alt=\"OuterVision Power Supply Calculator\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/OuterVision-Power-Supply-Calculator.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/OuterVision-Power-Supply-Calculator-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/OuterVision-Power-Supply-Calculator-1024x570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/OuterVision-Power-Supply-Calculator-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/OuterVision-Power-Supply-Calculator-1536x855.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/OuterVision-Power-Supply-Calculator-2048x1140.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17406\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-17406 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202500%201391%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"OuterVision Power Supply Calculator\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1391\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202500%201391%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/OuterVision-Power-Supply-Calculator.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/OuterVision-Power-Supply-Calculator-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/OuterVision-Power-Supply-Calculator-1024x570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/OuterVision-Power-Supply-Calculator-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/OuterVision-Power-Supply-Calculator-1536x855.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/OuterVision-Power-Supply-Calculator-2048x1140.jpg 2048w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/OuterVision-Power-Supply-Calculator.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-17406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/outervision.com\/power-supply-calculator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OuterVision<\/a> PSU Calculator<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The best way to deal with this is to get a <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/power-supply-guide\/\">PSU that can output enough power to your PC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The PSU calculator from OuterVision that is shown in the image above can help you hone in on the power requirements too. That said, PCPartPicker does have its own Power Requirements indicator, so be sure you have the compatibility filter turned on so you're only able to actually pick PSUs that meet your power requirements.<\/p>\n<p>This works best if you pick the PSU last.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"X_additional_68-pin_PCIe_power_connectors_are_needed\"><\/span>&#8220;X additional 6\/8-pin PCIe power connectors are needed.&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This error usually means that you have too many GPUs. Your PSU doesn't have enough <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/guide-to-pcie-lanes\/\">PCIe<\/a> power connectors to power them all.<\/p>\n<p>Considering that <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvlink-vs-sli\/\">SLI<\/a>\/Crossfire is long gone and that most people don't need more than a maximum of two GPUs, the most sensible option here is to reduce the number of GPUs you have on your PC.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, if you're building a GPU Render Workstation, machine learning or similar workstation, you can pick a different PSU that has enough power cables to hook up to all of your GPUs.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"X_additional_SATA_power_connectors_are_needed\"><\/span>&#8220;X additional SATA power connectors are needed.&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This error means that you need more <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/sata-cables\/\">SATA power cables<\/a>\u2014the cables that you plug into your SSDs and hard drives to power them.<\/p>\n<p>It usually happens when you have too many SSDs or hard drives on your PC.<\/p>\n<p>The best way to deal with this situation is to reduce the number of hard drives you plan on putting into your PC or get a PSU that supports more SATA power connectors.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CASE\"><\/span>CASE<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"X_Case_and_X_Video_Card_are_not_compatible\"><\/span>&#8220;X Case and X Video Card are not compatible.&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This error usually shows up because the case that you've picked is simply too small to accommodate your GPU.<\/p>\n<p>The only thing you can really do in this situation is to get a bigger case or a smaller GPU.<\/p>\n<p>Some specialty cases might also trip this error even though the case <em>technically<\/em> supports the GPU.<\/p>\n<p>Building small PCs is a challenge. If you can opt for a smaller GPU or bigger case, do so, if you want to stick to a small case, <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/reasons-for-building-itx-pc\/\">read our ITX Guide<\/a> to get some ideas of how to manage it.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"X_Motherboard_and_X_Case_are_not_compatible\"><\/span>&#8220;X Motherboard and X Case are not compatible.&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This error is saying that your motherboard is either too big or too small or just too weird to fit into the case.<\/p>\n<p>For example, ATX motherboards are usually not compatible with mini ITX cases. And <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-smallest-atx-cases\/\">smaller ATX cases<\/a> won't support <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/atx-vs-micro-atx-vs-mini-itx\/\">bigger motherboards like eATX<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17408\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PC-Case-Motherboard-Support.jpg\" alt=\"PC Case Motherboard Support\" width=\"1118\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PC-Case-Motherboard-Support.jpg 1118w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PC-Case-Motherboard-Support-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PC-Case-Motherboard-Support-1024x989.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PC-Case-Motherboard-Support-768x742.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1118px) 100vw, 1118px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17408 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201118%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"PC Case Motherboard Support\" width=\"1118\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201118%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1118w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1118px) 100vw, 1118px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PC-Case-Motherboard-Support.jpg 1118w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PC-Case-Motherboard-Support-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PC-Case-Motherboard-Support-1024x989.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PC-Case-Motherboard-Support-768x742.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PC-Case-Motherboard-Support.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The best way to solve this is to either get a case that is compatible with your motherboard or a motherboard that is compatible with your case.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"X_additional_Internal_X_bays_are_needed\"><\/span>&#8220;X additional Internal X bays are needed.&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This error is saying that you don't have enough 5.25&#8243;, 3.5&#8243;, or 2.5&#8243; internal bays to house all your hard drives or other accessories.<\/p>\n<p>The best way to solve this is to either reduce the number of drives or accessories you plan on putting into the PC or get a case with more bays.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"There_are_insufficient_case_expansion_slots_to_fit_the_X_Video_Card\"><\/span>&#8220;There are insufficient case expansion slots to fit the X Video Card.&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This error is saying that your case does not have enough PCIe expansion slots on the back of the case to properly fit in your GPU.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17407\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17407\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17407\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PC-Case-PCIe-expansion-slots.jpg\" alt=\"PC Case PCIe expansion slots\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PC-Case-PCIe-expansion-slots.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PC-Case-PCIe-expansion-slots-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PC-Case-PCIe-expansion-slots-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PC-Case-PCIe-expansion-slots-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PC-Case-PCIe-expansion-slots-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17407\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17407 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"PC Case PCIe expansion slots\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PC-Case-PCIe-expansion-slots.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PC-Case-PCIe-expansion-slots-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PC-Case-PCIe-expansion-slots-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PC-Case-PCIe-expansion-slots-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PC-Case-PCIe-expansion-slots-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/PC-Case-PCIe-expansion-slots.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-17407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coolermaster.com\/catalog\/cases\/mini-itx\/masterbox-nr200p\/#image-Item17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CoolerMaster<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The best way to solve this is to either get a GPU that takes up fewer expansion slots or to get a case that has more.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ\"><\/span>FAQ<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_PCPartPicker_Only_Show_Compatible_Parts\"><\/span>Does PCPartPicker Only Show Compatible Parts?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_17390\" style=\"width: 489px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17390\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17390\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/word-image-18.png\" alt=\"PCPartPicker - The Part List Compatibility Filter\" width=\"489\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/word-image-18.png 489w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/word-image-18-300x261.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17390\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17390 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20489%20426%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"PCPartPicker - The Part List Compatibility Filter\" width=\"489\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20489%20426%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 489w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/word-image-18.png 489w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/word-image-18-300x261.png 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/05\/word-image-18.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-17390\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PCPartPicker - The Part List Compatibility Filter (found on the top left of the screen when you go to select a part)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>By default, yes. Unless you turn off the compatibility filter, PCPartPicker only shows you parts that are compatible with the rest of your PC build.<\/p>\n<p>This doesn't mean that you can't, for example, add eight GPUs or 16 RAM kits into the build, however. With that, it will just warn you that there are incompatibilities, but will still allow you to add them in.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Accurate_Is_PCPartPickers_Wattage_Estimate\"><\/span>How Accurate Is PCPartPicker\u2019s Wattage Estimate?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>It's decently accurate, but it mostly just takes in the manufacturer's recommended Wattage amounts plus some guesswork to get the estimate\u2014just like pretty much every other Wattage calculator.<\/p>\n<p>You will most likely be fine if you buy a PSU around the Wattage that it recommends.<\/p>\n<p>However, it's in the manufacturer's interest to advertise as low a Wattage as they can.<\/p>\n<p>This can make it so that unforeseen power spikes and other electrical issues suck more power than your PSU can provide and shut down your PC if you <em>only<\/em> have the bare minimum to run your PC.<\/p>\n<p>Because of this, I highly recommend adding another 200 - 300 Watts on top of that just to stay safe. PSUs are also one of the most reusable parts of a PC. Getting a good one now can last you literal decades.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Over_to_You\"><\/span>Over to You<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Hopefully, that helped you figure out what all the compatibility warnings that PCPartPicker might throw at you.<\/p>\n<p>PCPartPicker does a good job at foolproofing the process so that it's practically impossible for most people to get even half the listed warnings without turning off the Compatibility Filter, but it's still good to have an idea of what they mean.<\/p>\n<p>If you're looking for a simpler way to configure your own PC, <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pc-builder\/\">check out our PC-Builder Tool<\/a> which does what PCPartPicker does in just 3 steps.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Have any other questions about what your compatibility warnings might mean? 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