[SOLVED] M.2 speed

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Hi,

Is installing nvme ssd into pcie1x using an adapter(like this) will cause for losing write/read data speed? Is changing the motherboard a better solution?
 
Solution
Yes sure,

Motherboard: Gigabyte ga-b75m-d3v
BIOS version: F6
CPU: intel i5-3470

OS: Windows 10 (64bit)
RAM: 8GB
An NVMe drive such as a 970 EVO is totally wasted on that system.

Your motherboard:
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-B75M-D3V-rev-10/sp#sp
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCI Express 3.0 )
Presumably you have a GPU in that slot?

2 x PCI Express x1 slots (PCI Express 2.0 standard )


A current NVMe drive in the PCIe 2.0 x1 slot will be much much slower than what they can do. Possibly slower than a standard SATA III SSD.
Waste of time and money.