Any Downsides To 2 M.2 NVME’s Here?
Any Downsides To 2 M.2 NVME’s Here?
Running one M.2 NVMe drive for my operating system and storage files is working fine, but I ran out of space (MSFS game files and photo storage). I’m looking for another storage solution. NVMe is much faster, though it’s a debate whether the extra cost is worth it. I have an ASUS PRIME B660M-A AC D4 motherboard with two M.2 slots stacked together. Could using both cause overheating problems? I’m not very familiar with bandwidth or performance details, so I want to know if this setup affects other devices or overall speed. I’m trying to decide between M.2 and SATA SSDs. Thanks!
As DirectStorage becomes more common, opting for NVMe seems sensible if you can afford it. Since you won’t be heavily using both drives simultaneously, thermal throttling should pose less of a concern than with a single drive.
It doesn’t seem to be sharing bandwidth with the PCIE slots that impact my GPU. The manual doesn’t reference any sharing, though it’s likely not mentioned.