[SOLVED] Adding Secondary SSD: m.2 or 2.5"?

[Desch_]

hi guys currently i only have 1 SSD ib my pc and its only 250gb. (960 evo pro)

i want to add a second, 1tb ssd and im wondering if i should add another m.2 like xpg gammix pro or a 2.5" ssd like a WD blue 3D.

my only concern with adding a 2nd m.2 nvme is heat and overcrowding pathways on my motherboard. is this a valid concern?

my mobo is a asrock b350m pro4 if that matters at all.

 

[USAFRet]

"M.2" is simply the form factor. How it plugs in.
You can have and M.2 drive in either NVMe or SATA III.

What will you use this for, what size do you need, and what budget?

 

[Desch_]

im wondering if anther nvme m.2 2280 would better or a 2.5" ssd.

lookig for 500gb-1tb, my old 250 ssd will just have windows OS, steam, and MSFS2020.

the 2nd ssd will be xtra spacr for other games and files and apps

 

[madmatt30]

You already have an nvme m2 drive so the second one would have to be sata based as the pro 3 doesn't support 2 x nvme.

In which case it honestly doesn't make a difference perfoemance wise.

I'd probably go 2. 5inch simply because it tends to be cheaper and m2 sata disables 2 physical sata ports on the board.

 

[Desch_]

my motherboard supports 2 nvme, it has two slots atleast.

im worried about heat, and if my mobo/cpu combo has enough lane support to get make sire everything is runnin on pcie 3.0

 

[Desch_]

i see what youre saying now