how to add more m.2 nvme storage

[leonardmartin29]

so i want to add more m.2 nvme storage i currently have 2 1 tb samsung 970 evo plus and im almost out of space. i wanna add another 2tb samsung 970 evo plus since the price has dropped so much lately. i own a asus tuf z490 plus wifi mother board and have a gpu on it and a usb extension card(https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07Q1HXN42/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) how else can i add nvme storage. sorry not interested in standard ssd or hdd. 

[YoungBlade]

They make adapters for PCIe slots. The other option would be to get an enclosure that connects via USB.

[svmlegacy]

Third option is bigger NVMe drives.

[Fasauceome]

The Asus Hyper M.2 card comes to mind

https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-M-2-X16-Expansion-Card/dp/B084HMHGSP

I recommend checking the manual to see compatibility with Z490. On some generations it's hit or miss but I believe newer Intel and AMD platforms are good to go.

 

Bear in mind bandwidth limitations. The chipset will be allocating shared PCIe bandwidth between all these drives so simultaneous usage will result in reduced bandwidth.

[leonardmartin29]

3 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

The Asus Hyper M.2 card comes to mind

https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-M-2-X16-Expansion-Card/dp/B084HMHGSP

I recommend checking the manual to see compatibility with Z490. On some generations it's hit or miss but I believe newer Intel and AMD platforms are good to go.

 

Bear in mind bandwidth limitations. The chipset will be allocating shared PCIe bandwidth between all these drives so simultaneous usage will result in reduced bandwidth.

ok so would i loose gpu performance since i have a gpu, that usb expansion and now possibly this due to intel low chipset. i have a 10850k with 32 gb ram. 

[Fasauceome]

3 minutes ago, leonardmartin29 said:

ok so would i loose gpu performance since i have a gpu, that usb expansion and now possibly this due to intel low chipset. i have a 10850k with 32 gb ram. 

The CPU dedicates PCIe lanes directly to the GPU slot, so the Hyper M.2 would be forced to use chipset lanes instead of cutting into those GPU lanes

[leonardmartin29]

Just now, Fasauceome said:

The CPU dedicates PCIe lanes directly to the GPU slot, so the Hyper M.2 would be forces to use chipset lanes instead of cutting into those GPU lanes

so i shouldnt loose any performance then?

[Fasauceome]

Just now, leonardmartin29 said:

so i shouldnt loose any performance then?

not for the GPU

[leonardmartin29]

Just now, Fasauceome said:

not for the GPU

what about the performance for that usb card thing i have? its connected to my keyboard, mouse. would there be a performance decrease in those things. also i know nvme is faster than standard ssd but for loading games is there really a noticable difference. a 2 tb ssd is 270 and a 2tb nvme is 430

[svmlegacy]

6 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

The CPU dedicates PCIe lanes directly to the GPU slot, so the Hyper M.2 would be forced to use chipset lanes instead of cutting into those GPU lanes

Keep in mind the 2nd "x16" slot is electrically x4. Asus reccomends installing the Hyper M.2 card into the GPU slot. Not sure if all the M.2's will work if installed in an x4 slot.

 

[Fasauceome]

1 minute ago, leonardmartin29 said:

what about the performance for that usb card thing i have? its connected to my keyboard, mouse. would there be a performance decrease in those things. also i know nvme is faster than standard ssd but for loading games is there really a noticable difference. a 2 tb ssd is 270 and a 2tb nvme is 430

keyboard and mouse almost always use USB 2.0 which uses barely any bandwidth, I am similarly using a couple hubs and PCIe expansions (including an eSATA card) and the bandwidth is perfectly adequate with those.

 

The NVMe load times for games is not noticeable. I tried it myself and other reviewers have as well, like HWunboxed. It's typically a matter of one or two seconds, if that.