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Buying an NVMe SSD

I have the following motherboard, and I was wondering if I can get an NVMe SSD and if so, is it really worth it?: I currently already have a 250G Sandisk SATA SSD.

 

Motherboard
	Manufacturer	Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.
	Model	Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (U3E1)
	Version	1.0
	Chipset Vendor	Intel
	Chipset Model	Coffee Lake
	Chipset Revision	07
	Southbridge Vendor	Intel
	Southbridge Model	Z370
	Southbridge Revision	00
	System Temperature	44 °C
		BIOS
			Brand	American Megatrends Inc.
			Version	2.80
			Date	11/19/2018
		Voltage
			CPU CORE	0.784 V
			MEMORY CONTROLLER	1.032 V
			AVCC	3.360 V
			3VCC	3.344 V
			VIN4	1.016 V
			VIN5	0.160 V
			VIN6	1.112 V
			VIN7	1.168 V
			VIN8	0.784 V
			VIN9	0.600 V
			VIN10	1.016 V
			VIN11	1.032 V
			VIN12	1.112 V
			VIN13	0.992 V
			VIN14	0.000 V
		PCI Data
				Slot PCI-E
					Slot Type	PCI-E
					Slot Usage	In Use
					Data lanes	x16
					Slot Designation	J6B2
					Characteristics	3.3V, Shared, PME
					Slot Number	0
				Slot PCI-E
					Slot Type	PCI-E
					Slot Usage	In Use
					Data lanes	x1
					Slot Designation	J6B1
					Characteristics	3.3V, Shared, PME
					Slot Number	1
				Slot PCI-E
					Slot Type	PCI-E
					Slot Usage	In Use
					Data lanes	x1
					Slot Designation	J6D1
					Characteristics	3.3V, Shared, PME
					Slot Number	2
				Slot PCI-E
					Slot Type	PCI-E
					Slot Usage	In Use
					Data lanes	x1
					Slot Designation	J7B1
					Characteristics	3.3V, Shared, PME
					Slot Number	3
				Slot PCI-E
					Slot Type	PCI-E
					Slot Usage	In Use
					Data lanes	x1
					Slot Designation	J8B4
					Characteristics	3.3V, Shared, PME
					Slot Number	4
				Slot PCI-E
					Slot Type	PCI-E
					Slot Usage	In Use
					Data lanes	x1
					Slot Designation	J8D1
					Characteristics	3.3V, Shared, PME
					Slot Number	5
				Slot PCI
					Slot Type	PCI
					Slot Usage	In Use
					Bus Width	32 bit
					Slot Designation	J8B3
					Characteristics	3.3V, Shared, PME
					Slot Number	6
				Slot PCI
					Slot Type	PCI
					Slot Usage	In Use
					Data lanes	x16
					Slot Designation	PCI-Express
					Characteristics	3.3V, PME
					Slot Number	7
				Slot PCI
					Slot Type	PCI
					Slot Usage	In Use
					Data lanes	x1
					Slot Designation	PCI-Express 6
					Characteristics	3.3V, PME
					Slot Number	8
				Slot PCI
					Slot Type	PCI
					Slot Usage	Available
					Data lanes	x1
					Slot Designation	PCI-Express 7
					Characteristics	3.3V, PME
					Slot Number	9
				Slot PCI
					Slot Type	PCI
					Slot Usage	Available
					Data lanes	x4
					Slot Designation	PCI-Express 8
					Characteristics	3.3V, PME
					Slot Number	10

 

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Thank you for replying.  I mostly use this system for gaming and strreaming.  I keep my streaming software and saved media on the 2 gig spin up drive and some of the older games as well.  But I'll go through 'phases' where I'll play one particular game for a while. That's when I move it to the SSD then move it back if I'm not using it for a while.  I don't use production software on this PC. Unless you count OBS.

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