M.2 instead of HDD

[NateDogg4881]

So I am planning to fill my two m.2 slots with 2x 1tb pcie gen4 m.2 and not have any other drives, would that be ok? If not I can get a 2.5” ssd but I’d prefer not to have any hdd.

[The_russian]

If you have the budget for it and that's all the storage you need, that's totally fine. 

[dean_5234]

What is your motherboard?

[ImAlsoRan]

14 minutes ago, NateDogg4881 said:

So I am planning to fill my two m.2 slots with 2x 1tb pcie gen4 m.2 and not have any other drives, would that be ok? If not I can get a 2.5” ssd but I’d prefer not to have any hdd.

Just remember that usually, using M.2 slots will disable certain SATA ports, so watch out for that if you plan to add a large HDD for archival use.

Edited April 23, 2021 by ImAlsoRan

[WhitetailAni]

3 minutes ago, ImAlsoRan said:

Just remember that using M.2 slots will disable certain SATA ports, so watch out for that if you plan to add a large HDD for archival use.

*Most of the time.

With some motherboards (such as X570) SATA ports are not disabled.

[ImAlsoRan]

Just now, FakeKGB said:

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Really? I need to get one of those...

[NateDogg4881]

1 hour ago, davemc said:

What is your motherboard?

B550 taichi razer edition 

[dean_5234]

5 minutes ago, NateDogg4881 said:

B550 taichi razer edition 

Then you may want to make ur second M.2 Gen 3 since that mobos bottom slot is gen 3