Looking to upgrade slightly from a 240GB BX500 primary drive to a 500GB. Currently it's split in two and set for dual-boot. I've not been following storage tech for some time but much I've read (some undoubtedly dated info) states there really isn't a considerable advantage moving from SATA to M.2, even considering the different forms of each. Since it looks like there isn't an appreciable price difference between the two at this time I'm curious if either takes advantage for my use and existing hardware?
Currently I'm running a P8Z77-V LK MB with only one PCIe slot being used (PCIe 3.0 x16 for the GTX 1060). This would allow me to install an M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 expansion card if that were the best option. As a dual-boot comp it gets used 70% of the time primarily for data streaming (stock market). When switched over it sees general comp duties with a fair bit of video encoding and transcoding being performed. Not sure if this could be a balance tipper for choosing between the two storage formats.
Currently I'm running a P8Z77-V LK MB with only one PCIe slot being used (PCIe 3.0 x16 for the GTX 1060). This would allow me to install an M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 expansion card if that were the best option. As a dual-boot comp it gets used 70% of the time primarily for data streaming (stock market). When switched over it sees general comp duties with a fair bit of video encoding and transcoding being performed. Not sure if this could be a balance tipper for choosing between the two storage formats.
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