Pros and Cons of an m.2 drive

[Lalna_Rocks]

What are them pros and cons of an m.2 drive vs a 2.5 ssd.  The m.2 drive is going to be used for media and some gaming if it helps.  For reference i have the MSI gaming 7 Z97.

[PigWithAMustache]

Pros: Speed, form factor.

Cons: Price, some motherboards have no m.2 ports

[pcshme33]

13 minutes ago, PigWithAMustache said:

Pros: Speed, form factor.

Cons: Price, some motherboards have no m.2 ports

that isn't not a con of the m.2 drive, that's a con of the motherboard. A con of a m.2 drive would be heat for the more higher end ones.

[Morgan MLGman]

1 minute ago, EnemySp0tt3d said:

that isn't not a con of the m.2 drive, that's a con of the motherboard. A con of a m.2 drive would be heat for the more higher end ones.

Following that logic it's also motherboard's con because new boards have M.2 cooling rads. It should say: A con of the M.2 drive is the M.2 slot requirement in the motherboard.

[itsmyjobtoknow]

5 minutes ago, EnemySp0tt3d said:

that isn't not a con of the m.2 drive, that's a con of the motherboard. A con of a m.2 drive would be heat for the more higher end ones.

an M.2 form factor is a con since M.2 isn't standardized yet. 

[Guest]

Some motherboard will make SATA ports unusable if there is M.2 drive

[Lalna_Rocks]

13 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Some motherboard will make SATA ports unusable if there is M.2 drive

mine does that

[SmashinMachine]

10 hours ago, Lalna_Rocks said:

What are them pros and cons of an m.2 drive vs a 2.5 ssd.  The m.2 drive is going to be used for media and some gaming if it helps.  For reference i have the MSI gaming 7 Z97.

Pros: -The Speed you will never notice  if you use pcie "NVMe" SSD

          -Form Factor

Cons: - If you use PCIe "NVME" SSD,  The SSD will only run @x2 with your motherboard, not at full speed! You will maybe reach the 900MB/s 

            Sata 5 and 6 Ports will be disabled in your MB

  I suggest you to install your m.2 pcie Nvme SSD with an Adapter in the third PCIe Slot, you can use so the full speed @x4 gen3, if you don't use SLI

 

P.S. That Suggestion is only for the z97 Chipsets, not for the z170!!!