[SOLVED] How low profile is M.2 SSD 'cos I need to slot it under a GPU ?

[deusvolt]

Hi,

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

My rig:

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
B450 AORUS PRO-CF (AM4)
16GB RAM DDR4
Radeon RX 580 4GB
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB (SSD)
PNY CS900 480GB SSD (SSD)
Win10

I'm looking to get extra storage and figured I'd go for an M.2 card. Only potential issue is my M.2 slot is next to PCIe x16 slot which has a bit of a bulky GPU in it (Radeon RX 580 4gb)

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I'm pretty sure my proposed M.2 SSD (https://www.ebuyer.com/947319-wd-blue-sn550-1tb-nvme-m-2-2280-pcie-gen3-ssd-wds100t2b0c) is compatible
with my Aorus B450 Pro motherboard , I just don't know if the M.2 SDD will fit under the GPU. Naturally I'd remove the GPU first to insert the M.2 SSD.

I've also realised I plugged my SATA SSDs int othe ASATA points, which I believe slows the system down. Any confirmation of that would be good to know.

Alternative solution is just to get a regular SATA SSD, as my OS is on one already so I'm not sure having Games etc on M.2 SSD would make things any quicker, and I don't know if I can just clone OS over to an M.2 SSD without issues ?

All the best, and thank you again for any help!

 

[popatim]

Ok now I see where you were going with your other post.
On pg 18 of your manual, the diagram shows you cannot use either Asata port if you have an M2 drive installed
https://download.gigabyte.com/FileList/Manual/mb_manual_b450-aorus-pro-wifi_1002_e_190528.pdf

 

[popatim]

also, m2 drives were designed to sit under pcie cards. I'd only be concerned about the ones with heatsinks on them.

 

[deusvolt]

also, m2 drives were designed to sit under pcie cards. I'd only be concerned about the ones with heatsinks on them.

Thanks.

I was aware of the ASATA ports, maybe I will try the M.2 and clone my 2.5" OS onto it, and then add games too