Question Gigabyte Z170X - ultra gaming m.2 slot compatibility

[MunjaMunja]

Hi there, I would like to purchase an m.2 ssd, namely Samsung 970 evo 2280 and I am not sure if my motherboard is compatible with it. I can see on the box that it says it has 1 m.2 PCIe Gen3 x4 22110 slot but I am not sure if it supports m.2 ssd sizes up to 22110 or exclusively 22110? Has anyone had this combination before and is it possible to fit a smaller 2280 ssd into 22110 slot? Thanks

 

[kanewolf]

If you look at a picture of the motherboard you will see that the M.2 socket is between the CPU socket and the first PCIe socket. You will also see a series of holes above the M.2 socket. You move the standoff between the different holes to support different length M.2 devices.