Posted April 24, 2020 Hey there, i'm about to get a new SSD for my PC, and before spending the money i have some doubts about my decision i would like to clarify First, my mobo is a B450 Aorus Elite, it has 2 M.2 slots, one of them full lenght (22110) with compatible with SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4 and the other one half lenght (2280) and support only for PCIe 3.0 x2 About the drive, i'm aiming for a Crucial MX500 1TB, wich is a PCIe x4 SSD My first M.2 slot is already taken by the main SSD, wich i use for the OS and other stuff, i can't really use it. Will a PCIe x4 SSD work on a PCIe x2 slot? How much performance will be lost if it does? Will it be worth it? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2020 That's not a PCIe 4x drive, it's a SATA one. It will not work in the second M.2 slot. CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1 Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync Desktop benching: Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2020 Author 1 minute ago, Jurrunio said: That's not a PCIe 4x drive, it's a SATA one. It will not work in the second M.2 slot. Wait, the label says it's a PCIe drive ô__o Well, i'm not exactly knowledgeable when it comes to M.2 drives, it's an unknown field for me. What would be a good option for a PCIe M.2 drive without breaking the bank? I have a limited budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2020 7 minutes ago, FuriousOsaka said: Wait, the label says it's a PCIe drive ô__o That's not an MX500, so make up your mind first 7 minutes ago, FuriousOsaka said: Well, i'm not exactly knowledgeable when it comes to M.2 drives, it's an unknown field for me. What would be a good option for a PCIe M.2 drive without breaking the bank? I have a limited budget. Kingston A1000, WD SN550 etc. Preferably not QLC like P1 or 660p CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1 Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync Desktop benching: Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2020 Author 3 hours ago, Jurrunio said: That's not an MX500, so make up your mind first I see. Sorry 3 hours ago, Jurrunio said: Kingston A1000, WD SN550 etc. Loiking into it. Seems like if i want to keep it below 150 € i'll have to stay on the 500 GB mark EDIT: The main question is still unanswered though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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