[SOLVED] Are NVME adapters as good as plugging a NVME ssd straight into a motherboard?

[David_Chobani]

I was trying to upgrade my (prebuilt) computer as much as I could without touching the motherboard (I am on Intel waiting for the new Ryzen 3000 to make the switch) and I got tired of the long loading times for different games. So I decided to prepare to buy an NVME SSD but I don't have a place on my motherboard for it. I found that there are different adapters forNVME SSD's such as USB, PCI-e, and SATA adapters. I would assume that an adapter through a USB, SATA, or PCI-e would be slower than just plugging in the NVME SSD straight into my motherboard. But I have no clue if I'm right so I turn to you for help. I just wanted clarification if it's slower or not, if so by how much does the adapter limit the SSD


Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz
8GB DDR4 3000Mhz
Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 3gb
uATX Odense2-K motherboard
300w bronze 80+

 

[USAFRet]

This depends 100% on your motherboard.

What are the full specs of this system?

 

[USAFRet]

Additionally, a strictly game system does not really benefit from an NVMe drive.
Especially if it does not already have a dedicated m.2 port capable of using an NVMe at its full speed.

 

[David_Chobani]

sorry i forgot to put my specs, im not used to posting on forums

Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz
8GB DDR4 3000Mhz
Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 3gb
uATX Odense2-K motherboard
300w bronze 80+ i believe

 

[David_Chobani]

Are you saying that if i bought an adapter for a NVME SSD (like a USB) and plug it in it wouldn't help the game's loading time?

 

[USAFRet]

Are you saying that if i bought an adapter for a NVME SSD (like a USB) and plug it in it wouldn't help the game's loading time?

A regular SATA III SSD would work just as well as an NVMe drive in that use case.
Native support, cheaper, less hassle.

What drives are in this now?

 

[David_Chobani]

1TB HDD (idk the rpm or the brand as its a prebuilt)

 

[USAFRet]

This is your motherboard?
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05355651

Don't even consider an NVMe drive with that.
There is no m.2 port for it.
You only have a single PCIe slot, current used by your GPU.

Any NVMe drive would have to come in via USB, killing any possible speed benefit.

Just get a regular SATA III SSD. Crucial MX500 or Samsung 860 EVO, for instance.
Still a LOT better performance than your current HDD.

 

[David_Chobani]

Yea that is the motherboard, But I'm was trying to upgrade to and which would mean a compatible motherboard with probably an m.2 port, so i wanted to know if maybe i could just buy a nvme SSD with an adapter and increase performance now and then get rid of the adapter once i have a new motherboard.

thanks a lot by the way

 

[USAFRet]

Yea that is the motherboard, But I'm was trying to upgrade to and which would mean a compatible motherboard with probably an m.2 port, so i wanted to know if maybe i could just buy a nvme SSD with an adapter and increase performance now and then get rid of the adapter once i have a new motherboard.

thanks a lot by the way

When/if you build a whole new system with a compatible motherboard, buy the NVMe drive then.
Prices per GB is falling. Whatever you buy today will almost certainly be cheaper in the future.

If you want more performance now, get a 1TB SATA III SSD, and transfer your whole current drive contents to that.
Miles faster than your current HDD, and probably faster than an NVMe drive via some USB adapter.

 

[David_Chobani]

Thanks for your input