Hello everyone,
I have recently bought a new Motherboard (MSI PRO B660M-A DDR4) and have bought with it a SSD from Aliexpress that turns out to be faulty since it glitches and freezes my PC when it's under heavy load.
And now what I would like to do now is to buy a real SSD (good brand) even at low storage (250gb-500gb) but I am frankly confused on what M.2 storage device that my motherboard supports, I have read the manual and it states
I have also looked online, and I think that I understand the difference between the Keys, M.2 Sata & M.2 NVMe and I know now that my MB supports (M key) and M.2 Storage device, but it doesn't expressly states which M.2 it supports NVMe or Sata, from the (M key) I would say that it supports NVMe but I just want someone who is more knowledgeable to guide me though this please.
Should I buy a NVMe M.2 or stick to a Sata M.2 ?
(I also didn't dare dismtanle the PC as I just mounted it (lost self-confidence since I previously clumsily burned a previous MB)
Thank you for your help,
I have recently bought a new Motherboard (MSI PRO B660M-A DDR4) and have bought with it a SSD from Aliexpress that turns out to be faulty since it glitches and freezes my PC when it's under heavy load.
And now what I would like to do now is to buy a real SSD (good brand) even at low storage (250gb-500gb) but I am frankly confused on what M.2 storage device that my motherboard supports, I have read the manual and it states
- 2x M.2 slots (Key M)
- M2_1 slot (From CPU)
- Supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4
- Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices
- M2_2 slot (From B660 chipset)
- Supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4
- Supports up to SATA 6Gb/s
- Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices
- Supports Intel® Optane™ Memory
- Support Intel® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors
I have also looked online, and I think that I understand the difference between the Keys, M.2 Sata & M.2 NVMe and I know now that my MB supports (M key) and M.2 Storage device, but it doesn't expressly states which M.2 it supports NVMe or Sata, from the (M key) I would say that it supports NVMe but I just want someone who is more knowledgeable to guide me though this please.
Should I buy a NVMe M.2 or stick to a Sata M.2 ?
(I also didn't dare dismtanle the PC as I just mounted it (lost self-confidence since I previously clumsily burned a previous MB)
Thank you for your help,