Question Adding a second SSD to my B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2

[bazz5313]

Hi,
I have a B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 motherboard. I have a WDS250G2BOC SSD installed - which I believe is a 250gb Western Digital NVMe SSD? I also have a HDD installed.

Newer games, such as Baldurs Gate 3 and Starfield, are best run using an SSD, however I dont have room on my current SSD to install the games, so I am looking to install another SSD.

Can I install a second NVMe SSD on this particular motherboard? I wasnt sure if there are 2 slots available for 2 NVMe ssd's? I am trying to locate the manual to see if it has 2 x slots, but cant find my manual at present, but I do think there is a second slot for one if I am not mistaken?

Or is an external SSD worth considering. I wasnt sure if there would be any detriment to speed/loading times compared to an internal one?. I am in UK and there are 1TB portable SSD drives from Samsung, Crucial etc, that range in price from £50 - £60. (Perhaps this last query should be on the SSD forum - apols), but my main query was if the mobo could take another NVMe.

Thanks

 

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You have 2x M.2 ports, and 4x SATA III ports.

You can add another PCIe 3.0 M.2 drive, or several SATA III SSDs.
And in a gaming situation, either will work.

Don't even consider external anything, except for your backup routine.

 

[bazz5313]

Hi, Thanks for the quick, and informative reply, plus the link to my mobo specs etc.
Had a quick look online and the 1TB PCI 3.0 M.2 NVMe drives are very reasonably priced.

Much appreciated.

 

[USAFRet]

Hi, Thanks for the quick, and informative reply, plus the link to my mobo specs etc.
Had a quick look online and the 1TB PCI 3.0 M.2 NVMe drives are very reasonably priced.

Much appreciated.

Buy quality, rather than price or speed.

Samsung 970 EVO Plus, for instance.

 

[bazz5313]

Hi,
Funnily enough I was just checking the best PCI 3.0 SSD's to buy, and the Samsung 970 EVO Plus comes out on top regularly. It costs a bit more than the others I looked at, but I am just about to order it now. Should arrive in a day or two.
Thanks again for yr help. Much appreciated.