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2 minutes ago, Middcore said:

It's not clear from his post whether he even understands how SATA works so making it sound like m.2 is the only option he has is isn't a good idea IMO.

I'm not a very good writer not gonna lie lol. Just trying to help, oh well.

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So i am building my first pc and was wondering if a 2.5 inch SATA ssd (western digital) can fit in an ASUS x470-pro motherboard or if i have to get an m.2 ssd

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Of course you have to get an m.2 ssd. Sata ssds are meant to be mounted somewhere else being connected with a sata cable. This is true to all sata devices. I recommend this ssd. https://www.amazon.com/Blue-NAND-500GB-SSD-WDS500G2B0B/dp/B073SBX6TY/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3N2OSVQO3ROFA&dchild=1&keywords=m.2+ssd+500gb&qid=1610163661&s=electronics&sprefix=m.2+ssd%2Celectronics%2C189&sr=1-6

Main System:
CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (OC) 

Motherboard - Asus ROG Strix B450-F Gaming II 
RAM - Crucial Ballistix 3200 Mhz 16 GB (8x2) 
GPU - Asus Dual RTX2060 12GB
Case - Corsair 4000D Airflow
Storage - Crucial BX500 480 GB - Seagate BarraCuda 7200 RPM 2 TB
PSU - PowerSpec 650 Watt 80 Plus Bronze (looking for replacement, its loud)
Cooler - Hyper 212 Evo with two RGB fans

NAS:

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 640 (had on hand)

Motherboard: HP Slimline S5610F Motherboard from Ebay

RAM: EVGA Superclocked 16gb

Storage: 2x 4TB WD Blue and old asf caviar se16 250gb because I had it and its worked for so long I don't trust anything else as much

GPU: Integrated on the mobo
Case: Old PowerSpec case from Micro Center (that can hold 8 hard drives)

PSU: EVGA W3 500W

Cooler: AMD stock cooler at PS4 RPM's that keeps the cpu at 14-24 degrees

 

 

 
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4 minutes ago, untrustworthy said:

Of course you have to get an m.2 ssd. Sata ssds are meant to be mounted somewhere else being connected with a sata cable. This is true to all sata devices. I recommend this ssd. https://www.amazon.com/Blue-NAND-500GB-SSD-WDS500G2B0B/dp/B073SBX6TY/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3N2OSVQO3ROFA&dchild=1&keywords=m.2+ssd+500gb&qid=1610163661&s=electronics&sprefix=m.2+ssd%2Celectronics%2C189&sr=1-6

Telling him "of course" he "has" to get an m.2 is rather misleading.

 

@Austin gboa your motherboard has six SATA ports for 2.5" SSD's or traditional 3.5" HDD's to connect to. The drives themselves need to be mounted somewhere else in the PC, and will also require SATA power cabling from your PSU. 

Corps aren't your friends. "Bottleneck calculators" are BS. Only suckers buy based on brand. It's your PC, do what makes you happy.  If your build meets your needs, you don't need anyone else to "rate" it for you. And talking about being part of a "master race" is cringe. Watch this space for further truths people need to hear.

 

Ryzen 7 5800X3D | ASRock X570 PG Velocita | PowerColor Red Devil RX 6900 XT | 4x8GB Crucial Ballistix 3600mt/s CL16

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1 minute ago, Middcore said:

Telling him "of course" he "has" to get an m.2 is rather misleading.

 

@Austin gboa your motherboard has six SATA ports for 2.5" SSD's or traditional 3.5" HDD's to connect to. The drives themselves need to be mounted somewhere else in the PC, and will also require SATA power cabling from your PSU. 

OP is meaning to connect to the motherboard so if they want to connect straight to the mobo no wires they need an M.2. Otherwise they can use a sata ssd like most people.

Main System:
CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (OC) 

Motherboard - Asus ROG Strix B450-F Gaming II 
RAM - Crucial Ballistix 3200 Mhz 16 GB (8x2) 
GPU - Asus Dual RTX2060 12GB
Case - Corsair 4000D Airflow
Storage - Crucial BX500 480 GB - Seagate BarraCuda 7200 RPM 2 TB
PSU - PowerSpec 650 Watt 80 Plus Bronze (looking for replacement, its loud)
Cooler - Hyper 212 Evo with two RGB fans

NAS:

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 640 (had on hand)

Motherboard: HP Slimline S5610F Motherboard from Ebay

RAM: EVGA Superclocked 16gb

Storage: 2x 4TB WD Blue and old asf caviar se16 250gb because I had it and its worked for so long I don't trust anything else as much

GPU: Integrated on the mobo
Case: Old PowerSpec case from Micro Center (that can hold 8 hard drives)

PSU: EVGA W3 500W

Cooler: AMD stock cooler at PS4 RPM's that keeps the cpu at 14-24 degrees

 

 

 
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1 minute ago, untrustworthy said:

OP is meaning to connect to the motherboard so if they want to connect straight to the mobo no wires they need an M.2. Otherwise they can use a sata ssd like most people.

It's not clear from his post whether he even understands how SATA works so making it sound like m.2 is the only option he has is isn't a good idea IMO.

Corps aren't your friends. "Bottleneck calculators" are BS. Only suckers buy based on brand. It's your PC, do what makes you happy.  If your build meets your needs, you don't need anyone else to "rate" it for you. And talking about being part of a "master race" is cringe. Watch this space for further truths people need to hear.

 

Ryzen 7 5800X3D | ASRock X570 PG Velocita | PowerColor Red Devil RX 6900 XT | 4x8GB Crucial Ballistix 3600mt/s CL16

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2 minutes ago, Middcore said:

It's not clear from his post whether he even understands how SATA works so making it sound like m.2 is the only option he has is isn't a good idea IMO.

I'm not a very good writer not gonna lie lol. Just trying to help, oh well.

Main System:
CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (OC) 

Motherboard - Asus ROG Strix B450-F Gaming II 
RAM - Crucial Ballistix 3200 Mhz 16 GB (8x2) 
GPU - Asus Dual RTX2060 12GB
Case - Corsair 4000D Airflow
Storage - Crucial BX500 480 GB - Seagate BarraCuda 7200 RPM 2 TB
PSU - PowerSpec 650 Watt 80 Plus Bronze (looking for replacement, its loud)
Cooler - Hyper 212 Evo with two RGB fans

NAS:

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 640 (had on hand)

Motherboard: HP Slimline S5610F Motherboard from Ebay

RAM: EVGA Superclocked 16gb

Storage: 2x 4TB WD Blue and old asf caviar se16 250gb because I had it and its worked for so long I don't trust anything else as much

GPU: Integrated on the mobo
Case: Old PowerSpec case from Micro Center (that can hold 8 hard drives)

PSU: EVGA W3 500W

Cooler: AMD stock cooler at PS4 RPM's that keeps the cpu at 14-24 degrees

 

 

 
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5 minutes ago, Middcore said:

Telling him "of course" he "has" to get an m.2 is rather misleading.

 

@Austin gboa your motherboard has six SATA ports for 2.5" SSD's or traditional 3.5" HDD's to connect to. The drives themselves need to be mounted somewhere else in the PC, and will also require SATA power cabling from your PSU. 

Oh ok that makes sense thank you for the info and can I do all of that if i have all the cables that my motherboard and psu came with?They just plug into the psu and the motherboard?

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2 minutes ago, untrustworthy said:

I'm not a very good writer not gonna lie lol. Just trying to help, oh well.

Thank you for your feedback also i appreciate any info i can get because i am not very knowledgeable in the pc compartment i installed the cpu and cooler, and my ram and attached my mobo to my chassis but that is all so far

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Just now, Austin gboa said:

Thank you for your feedback also i appreciate any info i can get because i am not very knowledgeable in the pc compartment i installed the cpu and cooler, and my ram and attached my mobo to my chassis but that is all so far

Just be very careful and dont be anxious, dont be afraid to push in cables. Wait for the click of them. Do the best you can with cable management. It will help in the long run.

Main System:
CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (OC) 

Motherboard - Asus ROG Strix B450-F Gaming II 
RAM - Crucial Ballistix 3200 Mhz 16 GB (8x2) 
GPU - Asus Dual RTX2060 12GB
Case - Corsair 4000D Airflow
Storage - Crucial BX500 480 GB - Seagate BarraCuda 7200 RPM 2 TB
PSU - PowerSpec 650 Watt 80 Plus Bronze (looking for replacement, its loud)
Cooler - Hyper 212 Evo with two RGB fans

NAS:

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 640 (had on hand)

Motherboard: HP Slimline S5610F Motherboard from Ebay

RAM: EVGA Superclocked 16gb

Storage: 2x 4TB WD Blue and old asf caviar se16 250gb because I had it and its worked for so long I don't trust anything else as much

GPU: Integrated on the mobo
Case: Old PowerSpec case from Micro Center (that can hold 8 hard drives)

PSU: EVGA W3 500W

Cooler: AMD stock cooler at PS4 RPM's that keeps the cpu at 14-24 degrees

 

 

 
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2 minutes ago, untrustworthy said:

Just be very careful and dont be anxious, dont be afraid to push in cables. Wait for the click of them. Do the best you can with cable management. It will help in the long run.

Ok thank you i appreciate it, do you know if the psu or motherboard usually comes with SATA cables to connect my ssd?

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Just now, Austin gboa said:

Ok thank you i appreciate it, do you know if the psu or motherboard usually comes with SATA cables to connect my ssd?

Unless you find it for really cheap, they should definitely come with 2-3. It wouldnt make sense otherwise.

Main System:
CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (OC) 

Motherboard - Asus ROG Strix B450-F Gaming II 
RAM - Crucial Ballistix 3200 Mhz 16 GB (8x2) 
GPU - Asus Dual RTX2060 12GB
Case - Corsair 4000D Airflow
Storage - Crucial BX500 480 GB - Seagate BarraCuda 7200 RPM 2 TB
PSU - PowerSpec 650 Watt 80 Plus Bronze (looking for replacement, its loud)
Cooler - Hyper 212 Evo with two RGB fans

NAS:

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 640 (had on hand)

Motherboard: HP Slimline S5610F Motherboard from Ebay

RAM: EVGA Superclocked 16gb

Storage: 2x 4TB WD Blue and old asf caviar se16 250gb because I had it and its worked for so long I don't trust anything else as much

GPU: Integrated on the mobo
Case: Old PowerSpec case from Micro Center (that can hold 8 hard drives)

PSU: EVGA W3 500W

Cooler: AMD stock cooler at PS4 RPM's that keeps the cpu at 14-24 degrees

 

 

 
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Is the psu you are planning to buy modular? If it is you should watch videos on how to put modular cables in. All modern psus come with sata cables btw, modular or not.

Main System:
CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (OC) 

Motherboard - Asus ROG Strix B450-F Gaming II 
RAM - Crucial Ballistix 3200 Mhz 16 GB (8x2) 
GPU - Asus Dual RTX2060 12GB
Case - Corsair 4000D Airflow
Storage - Crucial BX500 480 GB - Seagate BarraCuda 7200 RPM 2 TB
PSU - PowerSpec 650 Watt 80 Plus Bronze (looking for replacement, its loud)
Cooler - Hyper 212 Evo with two RGB fans

NAS:

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 640 (had on hand)

Motherboard: HP Slimline S5610F Motherboard from Ebay

RAM: EVGA Superclocked 16gb

Storage: 2x 4TB WD Blue and old asf caviar se16 250gb because I had it and its worked for so long I don't trust anything else as much

GPU: Integrated on the mobo
Case: Old PowerSpec case from Micro Center (that can hold 8 hard drives)

PSU: EVGA W3 500W

Cooler: AMD stock cooler at PS4 RPM's that keeps the cpu at 14-24 degrees

 

 

 
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1 minute ago, untrustworthy said:

Unless you find it for really cheap, they should definitely come with 2-3. It wouldnt make sense otherwise.

Yeah i have a 550w corsair gold 80 psu it did come with quite a bit of cables i just didnt know they were for that

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1 minute ago, Austin gboa said:

Yeah i have a 550w corsair gold 80 psu it did come with quite a bit of cables i just didnt know they were for that

Great choice btw, and all modern psus will have it no matter what.

Main System:
CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (OC) 

Motherboard - Asus ROG Strix B450-F Gaming II 
RAM - Crucial Ballistix 3200 Mhz 16 GB (8x2) 
GPU - Asus Dual RTX2060 12GB
Case - Corsair 4000D Airflow
Storage - Crucial BX500 480 GB - Seagate BarraCuda 7200 RPM 2 TB
PSU - PowerSpec 650 Watt 80 Plus Bronze (looking for replacement, its loud)
Cooler - Hyper 212 Evo with two RGB fans

NAS:

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 640 (had on hand)

Motherboard: HP Slimline S5610F Motherboard from Ebay

RAM: EVGA Superclocked 16gb

Storage: 2x 4TB WD Blue and old asf caviar se16 250gb because I had it and its worked for so long I don't trust anything else as much

GPU: Integrated on the mobo
Case: Old PowerSpec case from Micro Center (that can hold 8 hard drives)

PSU: EVGA W3 500W

Cooler: AMD stock cooler at PS4 RPM's that keeps the cpu at 14-24 degrees

 

 

 
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1 minute ago, untrustworthy said:

Great choice btw, and all modern psus will have it no matter what.

Thank you ima get back to building i appreciate your help have a goodnight man

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Just now, Austin gboa said:

Thank you ima get back to building i appreciate your help have a goodnight man

Have a great day, message me if you have any issues ill be happy to help.

Main System:
CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (OC) 

Motherboard - Asus ROG Strix B450-F Gaming II 
RAM - Crucial Ballistix 3200 Mhz 16 GB (8x2) 
GPU - Asus Dual RTX2060 12GB
Case - Corsair 4000D Airflow
Storage - Crucial BX500 480 GB - Seagate BarraCuda 7200 RPM 2 TB
PSU - PowerSpec 650 Watt 80 Plus Bronze (looking for replacement, its loud)
Cooler - Hyper 212 Evo with two RGB fans

NAS:

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 640 (had on hand)

Motherboard: HP Slimline S5610F Motherboard from Ebay

RAM: EVGA Superclocked 16gb

Storage: 2x 4TB WD Blue and old asf caviar se16 250gb because I had it and its worked for so long I don't trust anything else as much

GPU: Integrated on the mobo
Case: Old PowerSpec case from Micro Center (that can hold 8 hard drives)

PSU: EVGA W3 500W

Cooler: AMD stock cooler at PS4 RPM's that keeps the cpu at 14-24 degrees

 

 

 
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Just now, untrustworthy said:

Have a great day, message me if you have any issues ill be happy to help.

Awesome thank you

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