can i use an nvme drive ?

[Coaxialgamer]

Hello,

 

So i was thinking of getting a 256gb samsung 950 pro ssd this black friday, because i don't have an ssd in my rig.

 

My motherboard is an ecs z77h2 a2x deluxe v2.0.

It doesn't have an m.2 slot , so i'll have to use an m.2 to pcie 4x adapter.

 

Then i read that your motherboard needed to specifically support nvme in order to use nvme drives .

 

My question is : can i use a 950 pro in my rig ?

I'd really like the extra speed over sata.

I know i could get a 512gb ssd using sata for the same price , but i already have 3tb of storage space on my hard drive.

[ShadowCaptain]

SNIP

 

AFAIK your board does not support it

Honestly a standard SSD is all you need, NVME is great and all but for most things you probably wouldnt notice, and an SSD is already blazing fast

[The Official Czex]

No. The Z77 chipset doesn't even support NVME.

 

Z97, X99, and Z170 only.