M.2 ssd with pcie x4

[laassiim]

So i'm planning to buy Samsung evo 970. I have z87x d3h. I will have to use it with x4 pcie card. Will it work this way?

 

[USAFRet]

So i'm planning to buy Samsung evo 970. I have z87x d3h. I will have to use it with x4 pcie card. Will it work this way?

As a secondary drive, yes.
As a boot drive? Almost certainly not.

What is your current boot drive?
What do you use this PC for?

 

[laassiim]

Right now i have Samsung evo 840 ssd which is 128gb. But why I can t use this as primary drive?

 

[laassiim]

I use this pc for everyrhing like games, video editing, wrb etc

 

[USAFRet]

Right now i have Samsung evo 840 ssd which is 128gb. But why I can t use this as primary drive?

Because your motherboard is too old to know how to boot from that drive.