Hello everyone,
I am researching the choice between a SATA 3 SSD or an M.2 drive for an eight-year-old Gigabyte motherboard.
I will be using the computer mostly for audio and video editing, and I also have windows 10 loaded currently on a Crucial MX 500.
The MB does not have an M.2 slot, so I would need to use a converter piece to mount that drive
i’ve tried to research the advantages or disadvantages with each drive, but I am unaware of what difficulties might arise by using an M.2 through a converter into an open PCI x 16 slot.
What should I be considering regarding comparing these two drives? Does it make any sense to try to convert an M.2 drive in this manner? Are there any frequency issues, or conversion issues that will prevent this kind of drive for performing at its maximum on an older board?
I am not hugely psyched about the thought of making this new drive a boot drive, since I already have the MX 500 up and running, unless you really think it would be worthwhile to do a fresh windows 10 install on the new Drive, which would be somewhat painstaking considering the software I already have loaded.
Thoughts and ideas? Thanks in advance for your help!
I am researching the choice between a SATA 3 SSD or an M.2 drive for an eight-year-old Gigabyte motherboard.
I will be using the computer mostly for audio and video editing, and I also have windows 10 loaded currently on a Crucial MX 500.
The MB does not have an M.2 slot, so I would need to use a converter piece to mount that drive
i’ve tried to research the advantages or disadvantages with each drive, but I am unaware of what difficulties might arise by using an M.2 through a converter into an open PCI x 16 slot.
What should I be considering regarding comparing these two drives? Does it make any sense to try to convert an M.2 drive in this manner? Are there any frequency issues, or conversion issues that will prevent this kind of drive for performing at its maximum on an older board?
I am not hugely psyched about the thought of making this new drive a boot drive, since I already have the MX 500 up and running, unless you really think it would be worthwhile to do a fresh windows 10 install on the new Drive, which would be somewhat painstaking considering the software I already have loaded.
Thoughts and ideas? Thanks in advance for your help!