[SOLVED] SSD and Motherboard compatibility

[Ineverhadausername]

Would Corsair MP510 480GB M.2 SSD fit MSI H310M GAMING ARCTIC? I can't find the M.2 connector types that any of these support (B or M) as well as the length that
the motherboard can work with. Does everything else seem okay?

 

[rgd1101]

https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categ...-Series-MP510/p/CSSD-F480GBMP510#tab-overview
SSD Interface: PCIe Gen 3.0 x4

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/H310M-GAMING-ARCTIC/Specification detail tab
Support up to PCIe 2.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s

it will work. but about half of what MP510 can do

 

[Ineverhadausername]

How about ADATA XPG SX6000 Lite 512GB? I understand that the factor that reduces the speed is the fact that both of the SSD-s that I have linked are Gen 3.0
while my motherboard supports up to Gen 2.0, yeah? Although it's a bit weird because product specification mentions Gen 3 M.2 while details say that
M.2 storage is supported at Gen 2 max? Should I just assume that the speeds of both will be about halved?
Also - can I use M.2 SSD with SATA interface in case in which I'll decide to go cheap?
Am I stuck with a specific version of PCIe or I can pick whichever in case I'll still go with PCIe?

 

[rgd1101]

yes, the m.2 support sata interface ssd

 

[Ineverhadausername]

But the question is if it's compatible whith the motherboard that I noted? I'm using a partpicker of one shop from which I'm ordering parts for my PC and it claims that
I have to pick PCIe x4 Nvme specifically in case of M.2 and my motherboard. Is that correct? Because I somehow have doubts. Also - what speed should I expect?
From you have said - I shall assume that step of one gen back will take 50% of speed from my SSD, is that right? I really don't have the grasp on the topic man, I need help.
I only know that I want M.2 format (Because of looks. I'll have a side panel window and look at the placement of my SATA ports. Yeah...) of SSD that will fit my motherboard, offer around 500GB of space and have a decent TBW (I reinstall windows and big games very often as well as make giant backups multiple times per day sometimes. ).

 

[rgd1101]

is in the 2nd post. the motherboard support both

shall assume that step of one gen back will take 50% of speed from my SSD, is that right?

correct

also make sure it have dram(cache) some cheap one now use the disk as cache.