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yayuiri
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Hi i'm new here but i have some question concerning what type of m.2 ssd my mobo will support (https://www.amazon.ca/MSI-B350-Motherboard-PC-MATE/dp/B06XPM7FSR/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505371471&sr=8-1&keywords=msi+b350+pc+mate) here's a link in cause it gets block it's the MSI B350 PC MATE itx board and i wonder if it'll take this ssd (https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820156154&ignorebbr=1&_gac=1.222247146.1505323352.Cj0KCQjwruPNBRCKARIsAEYNXIjFIawDWDiWS5hn6I0N-qjHdccfyD92UnA6woYY81xGi6vnXGwwQz0aAvEsEALw_wcB&_ga=2.195149096.56596789.1504801565-231768187.1500069939&_gac=1.115735924.1505323352.Cj0KCQjwruPNBRCKARIsAEYNXIjFIawDWDiWS5hn6I0N-qjHdccfyD92UnA6woYY81xGi6vnXGwwQz0aAvEsEALw_wcB) it's the CT525MX300SSD4 from crucial at first i was sure it was going to fit cause m.2 but after some search i found out there many type of m.2 M and B so not sure now if i should buy it or not

 

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1. The Crucial MX300 is a SATA SSD, not NVMe. Being made to fit an M.2 slot doesnt make it any faster than its SATA connected brother, but it costs more so it is a bad buy.

 

2. A fast SATA SSD is better than NVMe ones since they are pretty much the same speed at everything (other than moving huge files around, which no one does that all the time), but SATA ones are cheaper.

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1. can i fit the ssd into my board if yes 

 

2. should i buy it cause it's 50$ on newegg canada? (i still using an old w.d blue on my old pc so for my new build i figure this would be perfect)

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yes it will fit.

you motherboard will fit any Mkey m.2 ssd.

that ssd is keyed for M+B so it should work just fine.

 

 

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thank you very much just made my day kinda new to the pc building thing 

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As @Jurrunio mentioned, the one is a SATA m.2 drive, I wouldn't personally use it, as a SATA SSD this is not cheap atm (207.99) whereas the WD black 512 NVME drive is only $30 more at $239

 

I'd go with NVME over a regular Sata m.2 drive since they have better transfer speeds 

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16 minutes ago, yayuiri said:

ok i'm more worried about READ speed than anything else for games 

https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820250085&cm_re=wd_black_ssd-_-20-250-085-_-Product

 

and that wd black looks really good 

 

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The increased read speed from SATA SSD to NVMe SSD doesnt affect game loading speed or system boot speed. With SATA SSD, the CPU / RAM / GPU is often what limits the loading speed.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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11 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Pls quote

 

The increased read speed from SATA SSD to NVMe SSD doesnt affect game loading speed or system boot speed. With SATA SSD, the CPU / RAM / GPU is often what limits the loading speed.

so what would you recommand should i spent the extra 40$ to have better performance wich from what you said won't help games or boot speed, or go with the sata one? 

 

(i think i'm getting the hang of using the forum)  

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Just now, yayuiri said:

so what would you recommand should i spent the extra 40$ to have better performance wich from what you said won't help games or boot speed, or go with the sata one? 

 

(i think i'm getting the hang of using the forum)  

faster SATA SSDs like the Samsung 850 evo or Sandisk Extreme. These have lower latency than cheaper SATA SSDs.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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6 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

faster SATA SSDs like the Samsung 850 evo or Sandisk Extreme. These have lower latency than cheaper SATA SSDs.

yeah i get the drill and i just check the samsung 850 500 gb sata 3 ssd is 100$ off so now it's 200 right for an quality 500 gb ssd 

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