What the f*** is the difference of all these standards? I watch couple youtube video but still confused as hell.

So, do a nvme drive actually use a pcie slot (like graphic card )?but how come the nvme drive got such a small pin ?

Then what is the m.2 ?

=_= so, which is the best performance?

Do any of you have pictures of each of them and kind enough to explain to me ?

nvme is the protocol
m.2 / pcie is the socket type
m.2 ssd form factor is smaller than pcie type ssd
performance is comparable if both is nvme

Thanks, do you have some picture of the pcie type ssd ?



This post has been edited by neo_6053: Sep 14 2019, 12:06 AM

Actually I accidentally bought a itx board instead of a atx board. =_=

I wonder if it can support my future need. Seems it has 1 pcie slot only . Does it means I can only plug in graphic card but not pcie ssd ?
I bought a aorus I wifi pro .

M.2 is a physical form factor - M.2 can be used with SATA/PCI-E interface. Check your motherboard manufacturer on which interface the M.2 slot can support. Some boards may support PCI-E M.2 and some boards may only support SATA M.2

Yes, you can use both, but it depends on the CPU. Some lower end CPUs (such as the Athlon 200GE) may only do PCI-E x4, however

4:36
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJCHx7mZEKo

yes
1 pcie slot = 1 GPU


check if you have Ultra-Fast M.2 with PCIe Gen3 x4 interface
this can support 32 Gb transfer rates .

M2 slot have 2 types . 6 GB / SATA or 32 GB speed.
check the mobo specs you will know what you have

This post has been edited by tien171: Sep 14 2019, 03:06 PM

Forget Pcie. You only have one which your gpu will use.
you have 4sata which can connect to 4 2.5in ssd or 3.5in hdd up to you.

you have one m.2 slot (under the silver plate with the aorus marking)
you can slot in either:
m.2 ssd (500 speed) or
m.2 nvme (3500-1800 speed)

nvme>ssd>hdd
(3500-1800)>500>150(i think) speeds

C drive should at min ssd

recommended nvme
samsung 870 evo plus (almost best of the best)
adata xpg 8200pro (fast value for money)

recomended ssd
2.5in crucial mx500

nvme to ssd for game loading maybe faster 7secs so you wont really feel it.
If your app read write a lot like video editing then you will appreciate the extra speed.

Thanks !

hi sifu, my rig mobo, asrock B85M-itx
https://www.asrock.com/mb/intel/B85M-itx/
at first it doesnt support NVMe

but then later on got bios update show
1.Add NVMe support.
https://www.asrock.com/mb/intel/B85M-itx/#BIOS

im kinda of confused now, which NVMe ssd i can buy now?


thanks

Any M.2 NVMe SSD will do
But since your motherboard does not have an M.2 slot, you will have to buy an add-on card so that you can install the M.2 NVMe SSD into the PCI-e slot

Something like this:
https://shopee.com.my/%F0%9F%92%93PCI-Expre...7818.2240610033

Downside: If you use NVMe SSD in your ITX motherboard, you can no longer install a discrete GPU into the motherboard because your motherboard only has a single PCI-e slot

This post has been edited by sHawTY: Sep 17 2019, 05:52 PM

oh then is useless for me i guess, since i need the PCIe for gpu...

thanks anyway

Just use normal 2.5" SATA SSD
Or change the motherboard to a motherboard that has more than 1 PCI-e slot