M.2 compatible for GAMING? Recommended?

[Balokun]

I was going to buy myself a new Hard Drive for GAMING ONLY, which means I will only install GAMES on that HD.

Kingston 120GB SSDNow M.2 SATA G2

Is there any issue or smth I have to watch out for when buy an M.2?
Is it recommended / or NOT to use that for games?

Opinions and knowledge asked!

[NumLock21]

Needs RGB, aka rainbow lights to run games at over 9000 FPS

[OddsCrazyStuff]

Thats not an proper m.2, its an SSD in m.2 format. You want the HyperX Predator PCIe SSD one. Also for games, so will I say 120GB is a bit small, unless you only have 2-3 games installed at the time.

[Electronics Wizardy]

No reason to buy a m.2 sata, get a cheaper 2.5 ssd. There the same speed. 

 

A faster ssd isn't worth it for games. 

 

Id probably get the cheapers 500gb or 1tb ssd.

[manikyath]

the only issue to worry about is that it's a waste of money to use for games.

[Remixt]

52 minutes ago, Balokun said:

I was going to buy myself a new Hard Drive for GAMING ONLY, which means I will only install GAMES on that HD.

Kingston 120GB SSDNow M.2 SATA G2

Is there any issue or smth I have to watch out for when buy an M.2?
Is it recommended / or NOT to use that for games?

Opinions and knowledge asked!

M.2 drives have higher bandwidth than Sata drives so some(If they have a protocol that is faster than SATA such as NVME) can take advantage of that and achieve much higher read and write speeds. Other than that you wouldn't notice any difference in games or any other application.

 

EDIT: made it easier to understand.

[TheRandomness]

6 minutes ago, Remixt said:

M.2 drives have higher bandwidth than Sata drives so some can take advantage of that and achieve much higher read and write speeds. Other than that you wouldn't notice any difference in games or any other application.

If they're using the SATA/AHCI protocol or whatever, the speed will be the same. If they're using PCIe/NVME, the speeds will be much higher. 

[NumLock21]

8 minutes ago, Remixt said:

M.2 drives have higher bandwidth than Sata drives so some can take advantage of that and achieve much higher read and write speeds. Other than that you wouldn't notice any difference in games or any other application.

M.2 is just a connector, has nothing to do with the speed of the drive. It's the protocol of the drive that does. SATA M.2 will not be any faster than a 2.5" SATA SSD.

[Remixt]

Just now, NumLock21 said:

M.2 is just a connector, has nothing to do with the speed of the drive. It's the protocol of the drive that does. SATA M.2 will not be any faster than a 2.5" SATA SSD.

That's why I said some. Sata drives can only operate at Sata speeds where m.2 drives can operate faster depending on the protocol. I'll edit my post to make that more clear.

[NumLock21]

49 minutes ago, Remixt said:

That's why I said some. Sata drives can only operate at Sata speeds where m.2 drives can operate faster depending on the protocol. I'll edit my post to make that more clear.

Yes, edit your post so it does not confuse non techies.

[Remixt]

18 minutes ago, NumLock21 said:

Yes, edit your post do it does not confuse non techies.

but aren't you a techie?

 

[NumLock21]

12 minutes ago, Remixt said:

but aren't you a techie?

For the non techies, not saying I was a non techie.

[Balokun]

After all , does it mean if I put only a few games on it, it will be worth the loading times nonetheless?
Cause that 120GB costs only 65€...
Sadly the nextt bigger one with 240 costs 3x the price! x_x