My comment about using a M.2 extension cable was for people wanting to use the VK3 case with a motherboard that has the M.2 slot on the back of the motherboard. You do not need the extension cable to use the M.2 slot on the front of the motherboard.
rfarmer was replying about the motherboards...
I am using a VK-3 with ASRock X570 ITX/TB3 motherboard. The only NVMe slot is on the back of the motherboard. A M.2 drive mounted there will be sandwiched between the motherboard and the GPU riser cable with no air flow and no room for a heat sink.
If you want to use that slot (I had to since...
