M.2 and SSD Question

[Zero158adf]

So I recently got a M.2 SAMSUNG 860 EVO (nvme) and I was wondering if it would cause gaming performance to decrease as opposed to an SSD. Should I put my OS on the M.2 and games on SSD or does it matter? I am really noob to M.2's

[Enderman]

1) The M.2 860 evo is also an SSD.

 

2) The 860 evo is not NVME

 

3) There will be no performance difference if you put your games on a regular 2.5" ssd or an nvme SSD

[Zero158adf]

2 minutes ago, Enderman said:

1) The M.2 860 evo is also an SSD.

 

2) The 860 evo is not NVME

 

3) There will be no performance difference if you put your games on a regular 2.5" ssd or an nvme SSD

Alright thanks, I think on the box it says V-nand and I somehow got that confused with NVme

[Enderman]

Just now, Zero158adf said:

Alright thanks, I think on the box it says V-nand and I somehow got that confused with NVme

Yeah those are completely different things.

The M.2 860 evo is basically the same thing as a 2.5" sata SSD.

Doesn't matter where you put your games, just don't put them on an HDD.

[Zero158adf]

1 minute ago, Enderman said:

Yeah those are completely different things.

The M.2 860 evo is basically the same thing as a 2.5" sata SSD.

Doesn't matter where you put your games, just don't put them on an HDD.

Alright cool, would I be dumb if I put my os on my vnand and also have games on a regular 2.5" ssd?

[Enderman]

2 minutes ago, Zero158adf said:

Alright cool, would I be dumb if I put my os on my vnand and also have games on a regular 2.5" ssd?

No, it's fine.

Just make sure you only have one drive plugged in while installing windows.

[Zero158adf]

Just now, Enderman said:

No, it's fine.

Just make sure you only have one drive plugged in while installing windows.

Alright cool, thank you