Question m.2 adapter

[hir0406]

hey,
I have a gigabyte H81M-S1 (rev. 2.0) motherboard. as I read on manual it shows

1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
2. 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
   (The PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)

now I have the rx470 graphic card installed. can I use PCIe m.2 adapters also and if I can then which one I should buy? and can I boot my pc from this m.2 SSD?

 

[rocktalkrock]

Keep in mind your motherboards x1 slots are PCI Express 2.0, which is limited to 500 MB/s. That is roughly the same as the SATA III ports on your motherboard, so there would not be any speed advantage using an x1 adapter card.

 

[hir0406]

Keep in mind your motherboards x1 slots are PCI Express 2.0, which is limited to 500 MB/s. That is roughly the same as the SATA III ports on your motherboard, so there would not be any speed advantage using an x1 adapter card.

so you mean using any adapter is useless or I should buy a x4 adapter,

 

[sizzling]

These pcie adapters for NVMe do not let you use the drive as your main boot drive, storage only. Unless you have a specific use case it’s unlikely you would notice the difference between a good SATA and any NVMe drive.

 

[hir0406]

can someone suggest a motherboard with an m.2 slot?
I am using a 4790k intel processor, I think its an 1150 motherboard

 

[SkyNetRising]

can someone suggest a motherboard with an m.2 slot?

Just get normal 2.5" SATA SSD. Samsung 860 evo - for example.

There's no point in trying to force M.2 drive into your system.
Why do you even think, you need one?

 

[hir0406]

Just get normal 2.5" SATA SSD. Samsung 860 evo - for example.

There's no point in trying to force M.2 drive into your system.
Why do you even think, you need one?

so in future, I upgrade my pc i don't need to buy m.2 SSD

 

[DSzymborski]

so in future, I upgrade my pc i don't need to buy m.2 SSD

What exactly is the benefit of buying it now, when you can't use it properly, instead of buying it then?

 

[USAFRet]

so in future, I upgrade my pc i don't need to buy m.2 SSD

In the 'future', it will be less expensive per GB