Chris21010U.2 is an Intel proprietary connection while M.2 is its universal replacement, which the x99 FTW has.
Its true that U.2 is intel only, but I WANTED intel. Nothing else will give me that sweet 2500/1300 Read/Write speed that will make my 4k video editing a heavenly pleasure. The U.2 drive will also never overheat due to its more conventional aluminum casing, unlike the M.2 strips that overheat and throttle more often than not due to lack of heatsinks. And then theres the fact that its 1.2Tb. I got it for a 'bargain' price of 600 euros as well (normally 1400). In short: Yeah U.2 is proprietary, but it does its job way better than any other storage device out there.
Chris21010this M.2 can give you your wireless connectivity
At the cost of being able to run M.2 or U.2 drives. So thats a waste.
Chris21010and why would ever want an actual USB2.0 connection instead of a USB2.0 headers on a mobo, which it has 3 of btw?
I was talking about headers too, its just a lot of internal devices dont play nice with 3.1, like the NTXZ Hue+ RGB LED controller.
Chris21010OH, and to your initial pic, i had to actually grab the metal mobo tray and pull the whole thing towards the front of the case to get the slots to line up. this was because all the weight of the GPU's was actually making the tray sag a bit while it was laying on its back.
I figured this out as well just now! I had to lift the GPU a little from the butt end so the PCIe slot 'catch' caught on to the PCB's hook, then putting the case upright allowed me just enough leeway to screw down the videocard nicely. I'm glad its sorted now, I was starting to panic a bit. :')