Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK M.2 SSD inquiry.
Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK M.2 SSD inquiry.
Checking compatibility for your motherboard and SSD. The Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK supports M.2 slots, so the Acer Predator GM3500 M.2 1TB should work as long as it matches the slot size and interface type.
The board includes a slot compatible with an M.2 drive. Please share the details of your CPU, any PCIe cards (including GPUs), and SATA devices you have.
I reviewed the guide and had trouble locating details about the M.2 slot impact. It seems some ports might be affected or taken over by a smaller PCIe connection. Try connecting it and observe the behavior!
The M2 slot supports PCI-e2.0 x2, meaning a 3.0 x4 NVMe drive will operate at roughly 800MB/s—similar to a standard SATA SSD.
I intended to construct a fresh PC once the semiconductor scarcity eases. That means having a storage device ready for installation in the upcoming machine.