Question m.2 ssd

[corymartin555]

what kind of m.2 ssd can i use on this motherboard https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AIZXZHQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[USAFRet]

ASRock > 970A-G/3.1

ASRock Super Alloy; Supports Socket AM3+ / AM3 processors; Supports DDR3 2400+(OC); 2 PCIe 2.0 x16, 2 PCIe 2.0 x1, 1 PCI; Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™; 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC1150 Audio Codec), ELNA Audio Caps & DTS Connect; 6 SATA3, 1 M.2; 2 USB 3.1 Gen2 10Gb/s (1 Type-A + 1 Type-C), 4...

www.asrock.com

- 1 x M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3, supports M Key type 2230/2242/2260/2280/22110 M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen2 x4 (20 Gb/s)

You can use an NVMe drive such as the Samsung 970 EVO.

HOWEVER - The magical NVMe performance will be severely degraded.
For a motherboard that old, don't bother with an NVMe SSD. You'll see no benefit over a regular SATA III SSD such as a Samsung 860 EVO or Crucial MX500.

 

[Calvin7]

Motherboard specs read:
Supports M Key type 2230/2242/2260/2280/22110 M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen2 x4 (20 Gb/s)*

*If PCIE4 is occupied, M2_1 will be disabled.
The M.2 socket does not support SATA M.2 SSDs.

 

[corymartin555]

the m.2 ssd are cheaper than a reg ssd thats why i am wondering... i have a 120gb ssd boot drive and i just want one to put games on

 

[USAFRet]

the m.2 ssd are cheaper than a reg ssd thats why i am wondering... i have a 120gb ssd boot drive and i just want one to put games on

Which specific "m.2" drive are you referring to?