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Ratiffshabang
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Building my first pc, I have a 1tb samsung 970 evo nvme and a 500gb Firecuda nvme. Can I use both of them on the Asus Tuf x570 gaming plus. It has two m.2 slots. I also have a 2tb samsung 860 evo 2.5" ssd as well. 

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4 minutes ago, Ratiffshabang said:

Building my first pc, I have a 1tb samsung 970 evo nvme and a 500gb Firecuda nvme. Can I use both of them on the Asus Tuf x570 gaming plus. It has two m.2 slots. I also have a 2tb samsung 860 evo 2.5" ssd as well. 

Yes, you can use both M.2 slots with NVME SSD's and still use all your SATA ports.

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1 minute ago, minibois said:

Yes, you can use both M.2 slots with NVME SSD's and still use all your SATA ports.

Oh ok awesome. I've read mixed answers and was starting to panic

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Just now, Cvet76 said:

Really? The NvMEs don't turn off SATA ports anymore?

They do on certain motherboards, not this one.

Just check the manual of the motherboard and find out.

 

In my experience the more premium chipsets don't have this limitation, but stuff like B450/B550 or B460 do have this "use certain M.2, turn off certain SATA port(s)" thing.

Just now, Ratiffshabang said:

Oh ok awesome. I've read mixed answers and was starting to panic

It always depends on the motherboard in question and this one does not turn off SATA ports when M.2 drives are used.

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4 minutes ago, minibois said:

They do on certain motherboards, not this one.

Just check the manual of the motherboard and find out.

 

In my experience the more premium chipsets don't have this limitation, but stuff like B450/B550 or B460 do have this "use certain M.2, turn off certain SATA port(s)" thing.

It always depends on the motherboard in question and this one does not turn off SATA ports when M.2 drives are used.

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