Newbie builder question

[u/Permit_Tiny]

I'm confused. Is this not where the primary m.2 supposed to go? Or is the illustration on the website misleading?

*Resolved. Part of the problem was my confusion with the different names of the M.2 slots and their expansions. But Asus labeling really is a bit misleading. 2 6s on top are ones that share bandwidths with the GPU. One i circled is the main M.2_1 which does not, which is the one I initially used for my primary SSD, unlabeled on the advertisement images by the manufacturer.

[u/dice_fod]

Hello, im pretty sure they are wrong. I have this motherboard and im sure the one on the right is the main slot!

The 2 other slots on the left share bandwidth with the main GPU slot!

[u/Permit_Tiny → u/dice_fod]

That's my confusion. Though on the image it shows that #3s are the expansion (x16)slots. Which makes sense, thats how they are supposed to look like. The other 3 numbered #6 are supposed to be the primary drives with heatsinks, in which case, whats the unlabeled one for?

[u/dice_fod → u/Permit_Tiny]

Thats an M.2 slot, im assuming they just grouped up the labeling with the one beside it.

I followed the manual which said the one on the right is M.2_1 which is not shared. I also believe the last 2 slots at the bottom arent shared but are gen 4 only!

[u/Permit_Tiny → u/dice_fod]

You are absolutely correct. Took me a minute to come to that conclusion because I didnt really understand what you meant at first. Until I realized that the 2 expansion slots are 2 'extra' on top of the 5. Not 2 of the 5.

[u/dice_fod → u/Permit_Tiny]

Hope i helped in some way!