Asus rog Strix B550-F gaming , nvme gen 4.0 , top or down ?

[PSP.]

Hello 
I'm asking because using nvme 1tb gen 3.0 
want upgrade to 2tb , prices good for gen 4.0 
I didn't buy yet , planning
but when nvme gen 4.0 deliver , do I have to replace nvme gen 3.0 , and move gen 3,0 to lower down ?
or fine install gen 4.0 lower down and make it main drive ?

Fine ?

[okkee]

10 minutes ago, PSP. said:

Hello 
I'm asking because using nvme 1tb gen 3.0 
want upgrade to 2tb , prices good for gen 4.0 
I didn't buy yet , planning
but when nvme gen 4.0 deliver , do I have to replace nvme gen 3.0 , and move gen 3,0 to lower down ?
or fine install gen 4.0 lower down and make it main drive ?

Fine ?

seems like the top slot is for pcie gen4 and the bottom for pcie gen3. at least according to the manual (https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/SocketAM4/ROG_STRIX_B550-F_GAMING/E16609_ROG_STRIX_B550-F_GAMING_UM_WEB.pdf?model=ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING)

 

Edit: So you'd just move the existing pcie gen3 drive to the bottom and put the pciegen4 at the bottom. this way, thery both perform according to spec. you shouldn't see any reduced performance from the gen3 drive.

Edited November 15, 2023 by okkee

[Zando_]

PCIe is backwards/forwards compatible, so either drive will work in either slot. If you want the full 4.0 speed though, you will need it in a 4.0 slot. As @okkee noted, on that board the 4.0 is the top slot. Though if you're just running OS tasks then you're not going to notice a speed difference (the speed increase on 4.0 drives is all for multi-gigabyte files, which the OS and most applications aren't using) so if you don't want to shuffle them then no worries.