M.2 to U.2 Adapters?

[zak2501]

I am stuck with a Asus Impact ITX board with one U.2 connector.

Intel 750 drives are way too expensive for me atm so I want try and connect a NVMe m.2 stick to my U.2 port.

Anyone know of any elegant solutions? Cheap adapters?

 

 

[Electronics Wizardy]

850 evo is sata. For your budget, id just get a cheap sata ssd.

[corrado33]

LIterally on the Asus web page and first link when you google u.2 port.

 

http://rog.asus.com/articles/hands-on/intel-750-2-5-inch-ssd-with-nvme-and-asus-hyper-kit/

 

[zMeul]

10 minutes ago, corrado33 said:

LIterally on the Asus web page and first link when you google u.2 port.

 

http://rog.asus.com/articles/hands-on/intel-750-2-5-inch-ssd-with-nvme-and-asus-hyper-kit/

OP has an 850EVO, that's a SATA drive

u.2 is PCIe

[corrado33]

1 minute ago, zMeul said:

OP has an 850EVO, that's a SATA drive

u.2 is PCIe

Oh I know, I'm just answering his original question for the u.2 to m.2 adapter. 

[zak2501]

23 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

850 evo is sata. For your budget, id just get a cheap sata ssd.

 

12 minutes ago, zMeul said:

OP has an 850EVO, that's a SATA drive

u.2 is PCIe

Whoops, I didn't realize 850s are only sata.,I Haven't bought one yet so don't worry. Just assume I have a NVMe stick. 

[zak2501]

On 11/2/2016 at 11:50 AM, corrado33 said:

LIterally on the Asus web page and first link when you google u.2 port.

 

http://rog.asus.com/articles/hands-on/intel-750-2-5-inch-ssd-with-nvme-and-asus-hyper-kit/

 

Sorry all I can see is a U.2 SSD to M.2 adapter not the other way around.

I'm looking to connect a m.2 ssd to a u.2 port and the hyper kit does not do that. Please correct me if I am wrong.

 

I guess I am looking for something like this:

Jeez, these solutions cost $50 I almost might as well buy a Intel 750 SSD.

 

[Captain_WD]

On 2.11.2016 г. at 8:47 PM, zak2501 said:

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Hi there

 

Just a note from me: mind that M.2 PCIe SSDs do come either as NVMe or AHCI. You need your system to support NVMe in order to benefit from these features, otherwise your SSD will work with the AHCI settings. Here's a video explaining the main differences: 

 

Also, mind that using a PCIe expansion card may cause your GPU (if you have one) to work at slower speeds. 

 

Captain_WD.

[zak2501]

4 hours ago, Captain_WD said:

Also, mind that using a PCIe expansion card may cause your GPU (if you have one) to work at slower speeds.

Thanks for the info.

My Mobo doesn't even have a second pcie slot.

Just a U.2 port. My dilemma is that Intel 750 drives are just too expensive for me atm. I am liking the price of 950 evo's a bit more.

Hopefully other companies will get on board with U.2.

Maybe I should just get a sata SSD until the prices for U.2 drives decrease?

 

[Captain_WD]

25 minutes ago, zak2501 said:

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You are most welcome.

 

If you are not that dependent on the storage's performance and the speeds of SATAIII SSDs are enough it may be the best thing to do at the moment. Adding adapters adds on potential issues with compatibility, cost and drivers. 

 

What is your current setup and what do you do on it?

 

Captain_WD.

[zak2501]

41 minutes ago, Captain_WD said:

 

Mobo Asus Impact VIII mITX

Cpu i7 6700k

Ram 16gb ddr4 3200mhz cl14

Gpu Strix Gtx 1080

Psu Corsair sfx 600

 

VR/Gaming, video editing, light rendering.

 

[Captain_WD]

On 4.11.2016 г. at 5:15 PM, zak2501 said:

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What storage devices are you currently using? 

 

It seems that besides the U.2 slot you also have four SATAIII ports which can provide up to around 600MB/s speeds for a regular 2.5" SATA SSD which should be good for your type of usage. 

Mind that gaming doesn't really rely on the storage's performance of anything else but the loading times and only surrounding textures (the way they load) can be impacted in MMO and Open World games. 

 

I could suggest trying out WD Blue SSD and see if you can get the performance you need if you have space in your case.  

 

Captain_WD. 

[zak2501]

13 hours ago, Captain_WD said:

What storage devices are you currently using? 

I don't have any storage devices for this build yet.  I wanted a U.2 device but they are out of my budget. M.2 NVMe is just in my reach price wise but it'll cause too much problems with adapters.

So I will stick with a Sata SSD for now until U.2 becomes more cheaper.

My case only has 1 or 2 spots for 2.5" drives only.

[Captain_WD]

10 hours ago, zak2501 said:

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What case are you using? If you have other 3.5" slots you could use mounting brackets to put a SSD there. 

If you need a SATA SSD option I could suggest checking out WD Blue SSD. 

 

Let me know if you have any questions! 

 

Captain_WD. 

[zak2501]

On 11/8/2016 at 0:42 AM, Captain_WD said:

What case are you using? If you have other 3.5" slots you could use mounting brackets to put a SSD there. 

If you need a SATA SSD option I could suggest checking out WD Blue SSD. 

 

Let me know if you have any questions! 

 

Captain_WD. 

I am using the DAN A4-SFX itx case

[Captain_WD]

24 minutes ago, zak2501 said:

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It looks like a nice case. According to the specs it should support three 2.5" drives so you should be fine unless something else is blocking those slots. 

 

Captain_WD.