Question How good is Samsung 860 Evo M.2?

[WrongRookie]

So my technician stated that my motherboard won't support Nvme because it won't fit and has said that I can use an M.2 SSD instead which is this Samsung 860 Evo M.2? especially for gaming and game development?

How good is it?

This is my motherboard btw
SuperMicro C7H270-CG-ML

https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/motherboard/C7H270-CG-ML

 

[jay32267]

Unless I am misreading something I think he is wrong.

According to the specs the M2 interface is PCIe....not SATA.

M.2 Interface: PCIe 3.0 x4 <<<<NOT SATA
M.2 Form Factor: 2280

That drive is SATA and won't work.

https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/motherboard/C7H270-CG-ML

 

[sonofjesse]

you sure he knows what he is talking about?

 

[USAFRet]

It looks like your "technician" is a bit clueless.

https://www.supero.com/en/product-series/34-c7h270-cg-ml.html#product-features-tab-content
"1x PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 (2242/2260/2280)(M-key) "



For a SATA III drive, the M.2 860 EVO is at the top of the stack.
But....that SATA III drive does not seem to work on your motherboard.

 

[g-unit1111]

Your board will fit a standard M2-2280 drive. But whether or not it will get the full nVME benefits I don't think H270 is capable of it.

But as far as drive quality goes, you can't go wrong with anything Samsung makes, they are the best of the best.

 

[WrongRookie]

It looks like your "technician" is a bit clueless.

https://www.supero.com/en/product-series/34-c7h270-cg-ml.html#product-features-tab-content
"1x PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 (2242/2260/2280)(M-key) "



For a SATA III drive, the M.2 860 EVO is at the top of the stack.
But....that SATA III drive does not seem to work on your motherboard.

So will M.2 ones like Samsung 970 evo pro or Kingston A2000 work on the motherboard? Also what SATA drives can work on the motherboard? Also how can I tell if it works on the motherboard or not?

 

[bishopi5]

Yes any will work, you don't need to worry about sata if you are wanting to go with NVME / M.2 i imagine even without NVME support its much faster then any SATA SSD

 

[WrongRookie]

Yes any will work, you don't need to worry about sata if you are wanting to go with NVME / M.2 i imagine even without NVME support its much faster then any SATA SSD

Ok so I'm a bit confused. Can I use a SATA SSD or not? And which one is M.2 and NVME?

 

[USAFRet]

In the M.2 port, you can use a Samsung 970 EVO.
NVMe, NOT a SATA M.2, such as an 860 EVO.


On the SATA ports on the motherboard, you can use any 2.5" format SATA III drive, Either SSD or HDD.