Question Ssd for asus motherboard

[kk.nayyar90]

Hi,

I'm using an old asus p8b75-mlx ( LGA 1155 socket ) motherboard and along with it a 500 gig hdd (conventional mechanical hard drive)
I want to buy a new SSD to make things a little bit faster. Will this be of any benefit ?
If yes, then which one should i buy. This question might make you laugh but does this mobo has an m.2 slot ?
I can see there are 5 sata 3gb/s and a single sata 6 gb/s ports
There is just one pcie 3.0 x16 slot on which i believe my gfx is sitting on
Please help and advice sir
Thanks in advance

 

[USAFRet]

1. No M.2 port. https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P8B75M_LX/specifications/
2. An NVMe drive would be useless on that system anyway.
3. Ignore any PCIe adapter thing.

Get a regular SATA III 2.5" SSD, and connect it to the single SATA III (6Gb/s) port.
It will be much, much faster than your current HDD.

Crucial MX500, in whatever size meets your budget and space needs.

 

[drivinfast247]

No m.2 slot.

Installing the OS on a SSD connected to the 6gbs SATA port will make a noticeable difference

 

[kk.nayyar90]

1. No M.2 port. https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P8B75M_LX/specifications/
2. An NVMe drive would be useless on that system anyway.
3. Ignore any PCIe adapter thing.

Get a regular SATA III 2.5" SSD, and connect it to the single SATA III (6Gb/s) port.
It will be much, much faster than your current HDD.

Crucial MX500, in whatever size meets your budget and space needs.

Thank you my good sir. Also can you help in educating me what exactly is Sata lll (is it the version or speed) and is 2.5" size of an ssd or something else ?

 

[USAFRet]

2.5" is the form factor. Looks just like a laptop size drive.
SATA III is the speed and protocol of the drive. It will work on your system.
Your current HDD is likely SATA II. They are forward and backward compatible.

This drive, in whichever capacity meets your budget and space needs.
https://www.newegg.com/crucial-mx500-500gb/p/N82E16820156173

 

[kk.nayyar90]

2.5" is the form factor. Looks just like a laptop size drive.
SATA III is the speed and protocol of the drive. It will work on your system.
Your current HDD is likely SATA II. They are forward and backward compatible.

This drive, in whichever capacity meets your budget and space needs.
https://www.newegg.com/crucial-mx500-500gb/p/N82E16820156173

Thank you sir

 

[kk.nayyar90]

No m.2 slot.

Installing the OS on a SSD connected to the 6gbs SATA port will make a noticeable difference

Thanks a ton

 

[kk.nayyar90]

2.5" is the form factor. Looks just like a laptop size drive.
SATA III is the speed and protocol of the drive. It will work on your system.
Your current HDD is likely SATA II. They are forward and backward compatible.

This drive, in whichever capacity meets your budget and space needs.
https://www.newegg.com/crucial-mx500-500gb/p/N82E16820156173

I just went to their website to buy the product. When i put in my board name it only lists the bx500 series under the compatible upgrades section. Don't know why.
Here's the link.
https://www.crucial.in/ind/en/compatible-upgrade-for/ASUS/p8b75-m-lx

 

[USAFRet]

500GB
https://www.amazon.in/Crucial-MX500-500GB-2-5-inch-SSD/dp/B0786QNS9B

1TB
https://www.amazon.in/Crucial-MX500-1TB-2-5-inch-SSD/dp/B078211KBB


The MX IS compatible.

 

[kk.nayyar90]

500GB
https://www.amazon.in/Crucial-MX500-500GB-2-5-inch-SSD/dp/B0786QNS9B

1TB
https://www.amazon.in/Crucial-MX500-1TB-2-5-inch-SSD/dp/B078211KBB


The MX IS compatible.

Thank you sir

 

[kk.nayyar90]

500GB
https://www.amazon.in/Crucial-MX500-500GB-2-5-inch-SSD/dp/B0786QNS9B

1TB
https://www.amazon.in/Crucial-MX500-1TB-2-5-inch-SSD/dp/B078211KBB


The MX IS compatible.

Can you also tell me if there's any difference between these two ?
Crucial MX500 500GB SATA 6.0Gb/s 2.5-inch 7mm Internal SSD (CT500MX500SSD1) https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0786QNS9B/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Fwa.CbEXWGW8B
And
Crucial MX500 500GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD (CT500MX500SSD1) https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0784SLQM6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_hya.CbG0EDNM8

 

[drivinfast247]

No difference. Same model.

 

[kk.nayyar90]

No difference. Same model.

Thank you sir. May you have an amazing time ahead. Cheers