M.2 SSD

[Dopley]

I am thinking of adding an M.2 SSD to my system. The slot on my motherboard says SATA/PCIe. Would the SSD inserted on that slot run at SATA 3 speeds or NVMe? Thanks for your help!

[themctipers]

it means that it can take a M.2 SATA SSD or a M.2 NVMe SSD. You can buy M.2 SSDs in either NVMe or SATA varient, it depends on which drive you get for the motherboard to run at what speed. NVMe SSD inside that slot = NVMe speeds, SATA SSD inside that slot = SATA speeds.

[Dopley]

2 minutes ago, themctipers said:

it means that it can take a M.2 SATA SSD or a M.2 NVMe SSD. You can buy M.2 SSDs in either NVMe or SATA varient, it depends on which drive you get for the motherboard to run at what speed. NVMe SSD inside that slot = NVMe speeds, SATA SSD inside that slot = SATA speeds.

Ok, thanks! What do you recommend for running a few games on?

[88pockets]

games will on have better loading times when run from an SSD or NVMe SSD, once running the majority of the files are loaded in to RAM.  

[themctipers]

2 minutes ago, Dopley said:

Ok, thanks! What do you recommend for running a few games on?

I recommend getting a large 2.5" SATA SSD for games. You can have more games installed on a larger SSD than a smaller SSD + HDD combo. If you don't already have a M.2 SSD for Windows then you can get a ~500GB NVMe SSD for Windows + a couple of games and programs.

Personally I don't think it's worth going from a regular 2.5" SSD to a NVMe SSD because it is only slightly better responsiveness in Windows and in launching up programs.