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M.2 slot on the motherboard for storage or expansion cards

M.2 slot on the motherboard for storage or expansion cards

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Worgrane
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05-16-2017, 12:15 PM
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I own a ready-made system from Microcenter and want to upgrade the storage. Based on msinfo32, my motherboard is Z590-A Pro. My current drive is WDBA3V0010BNC-WRSN. If that’s an NVMe M.2, does that imply the other two M.2 slots are also NVMe and not SATA? Also, since it’s a prebuilt unit, I don’t have any extra mounts or screws. According to Microcenter, the price gap between a Samsung M.2 NVMe and a 2.4 SATA SSD is roughly $10; I’m thinking of using this new 1 TB drive to save games from Steam. Does it really matter which one I choose?
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05-16-2017, 12:15 PM #1

I own a ready-made system from Microcenter and want to upgrade the storage. Based on msinfo32, my motherboard is Z590-A Pro. My current drive is WDBA3V0010BNC-WRSN. If that’s an NVMe M.2, does that imply the other two M.2 slots are also NVMe and not SATA? Also, since it’s a prebuilt unit, I don’t have any extra mounts or screws. According to Microcenter, the price gap between a Samsung M.2 NVMe and a 2.4 SATA SSD is roughly $10; I’m thinking of using this new 1 TB drive to save games from Steam. Does it really matter which one I choose?

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05-16-2017, 12:15 PM
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I checked the details and found the information about PCIe and SATA. It refers to connection standards for data transfer. Regarding the rest of your questions, feel free to share more so I can assist further.
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05-16-2017, 12:15 PM #3

I checked the details and found the information about PCIe and SATA. It refers to connection standards for data transfer. Regarding the rest of your questions, feel free to share more so I can assist further.

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It just means the slots are compatible with PCIe and SATA. "Supports up to" indicates it will work. This applies to any NVMe drive or SATA M.2, since the motherboard offers plenty of SATA ports. For gaming, either SATA or NVMe is fine—no real advantage. That's why I still use SATA M.2 drives; the upgrade isn't necessary. You can find standoffs and screws on Amazon or at Microcenter (if you're nearby and bought the PC in person).
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05-16-2017, 12:15 PM #4

It just means the slots are compatible with PCIe and SATA. "Supports up to" indicates it will work. This applies to any NVMe drive or SATA M.2, since the motherboard offers plenty of SATA ports. For gaming, either SATA or NVMe is fine—no real advantage. That's why I still use SATA M.2 drives; the upgrade isn't necessary. You can find standoffs and screws on Amazon or at Microcenter (if you're nearby and bought the PC in person).

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