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Sam Z Man
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So I have a Maximus VI Formula and the thing has a m.2 port but it says it only has a connection of PCI2 1x so would that not mean it would be the same speed as a Sata 3 port just making sure I got my facts strait.

It will have the speed of SATA Express, which is 10 Gb/s. SATA 3 is 6 Gb/s.

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Sorry, I thought you have Maximus VII Formula. 

 

PCIe 2.0 1x has 4 Gb/s through put.

So a SSD on a Sata connection would be better.

Yea I would love the Maximus VII formula with the copper MOSFET cooler so I don't have to buy a EK block to replace the aluminum one when I put in a loop but I got the board brand new for 200$ from the classified ads.

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So a SSD on a Sata connection would be better.

Yea I would love the Maximus VII formula with the copper MOSFET cooler so I don't have to buy a EK block to replace the aluminum one when I put in a loop but I got the board brand new for 200$ from the classified ads.

Yeah, just a normal 2.5" SSD with SATA 3 6Gb/s will be faster. 

 

The Maximus VI is still an excellent mobo.

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So I have a Maximus VI Formula and the thing has a m.2 port but it says it only has a connection of PCI2 1x so would that not mean it would be the same speed as a Sata 3 port just making sure I got my facts strait.

 

 

Hey Sam Z Man,
 
As @Deli pointed out, a regular SATA SSD would have greater speeds using the SATA 3 (6Gb/s) compared to the PCI2 1x connection. You can actually fit a M.2 SSD for your OS or to simply cache your HDD for better performance. :)
 
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Thanks for the help I really appreciate it.

 

You are welcome :) Feel free to ask if you happen to have other questions.

 

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