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Samsung 970 Evo plus NVME compatibility

Bassai Dai
By Bassai Dai
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Hi all, I'm looking at an NVME drive, and wondered about the compatabillity to my motherboard

 

The motherboard I am running is an ASRock B450 Steel Legend

and the drive I am considering is: Samsung 970 Evo plus NVME 

 

Or alternatively, what Samsung NVME would be compatible and recommended (500gb - 1TB)

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itll work get more storage

CPU: AMD 3600X

GPU: Nvidia 3070 (planned)

motherboard: MSI B500-A PRO

memory: G Skill Ripjaws V 2x8 GB 3600Mhz CL16

PSU: EVGA B3 650@

Case: NZXT H510

wireless network adapter: intel ax200

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Yes, it's definitely compatible. Just make sure you kept your SSD screws for your motherboard!

If you want to install windows on it, there's some nice cloning software out there for free with some digging. It lets you duplicate your entire boot drive so windows will just boot off of it. 

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51 minutes ago, Bassai Dai said:

what Samsung NVME would be compatible and recommended (500gb - 1TB)

are good SSDs without the samsung sticker an option?

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1 minute ago, GoldenLag said:

are good SSDs without the samsung sticker an option?

Yeah, as long as I can use the migration software to migrate my boot drive

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9 minutes ago, Bassai Dai said:

Yeah, as long as I can use the migration software to migrate my boot drive

there are other migration tools you can use instead of the samsung one, but if you are stuck using that one. the 970 evo is fine, tho rather expencive for what it offers. 

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there are other migration tools you can use instead of the samsung one, but if you are stuck using that one. the 970 evo is fine, tho rather expencive for what it offers. 

 

Would you recommend a better alternative :)

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8 minutes ago, Bassai Dai said:

Would you recommend a better alternative :)

minitool parition wizard appears to be an alternative. 

 

tho i havent looked that deeply into the options. 

 

 

what is you location btw?

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Just now, GoldenLag said:

minitool parition wizard appears to be an alternative. 

 

tho i havent looked that deeply into the options. 

 

 

what is you location btw?

I'm in the UK :)

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2 minutes ago, Bassai Dai said:

I'm in the UK :)

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/nGzkcf/corsair-mp510-480gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-cssd-f480gbmp510
 

and

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/pxKcCJ/crucial-p1-1tb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-ct1000p1ssd8

 

this one isnt as good, but its twice the capacity. 

 

MP510 is an excellent drive which is only slightly worse than the evo. 

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4 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/nGzkcf/corsair-mp510-480gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-cssd-f480gbmp510
 

and

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/pxKcCJ/crucial-p1-1tb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-ct1000p1ssd8

 

this one isnt as good, but its twice the capacity. 

 

MP510 is an excellent drive which is only slightly worse than the evo. 

Ohrite, might be a consideration of the data transfer seems straight forward  :) or if there's easy to use software about :) 

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27 minutes ago, Bassai Dai said:

Ohrite, might be a consideration of the data transfer seems straight forward  :) or if there's easy to use software about :) 

Appears fairly straight forwards. Tho i cant share any experience with alternatives. As i dont have any. 

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