Hi.
I would like to upgrade my ssd primary drive.
I currently I have a Samsung 512gb m2, running in an expansion card on the second PCIe slot.
It’s a while now since the drive was set up like this, but it was done this way at the time with help / advice from a friend, as it seemed the m2 slot on my board only ran at 2x speed.
I would like to upgrade the drive to a 1tb drive. I have been looking at the 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB, but unsure of compatibility etc, or if the drive would even be fully utilised with my older pc specs etc.
Would someone with way more knowledge than me be able to advise if the drive is compatible (if i can sipmly replace the old one in the PCIe expansion card slot).
And if so, tell me if its worth getting or recommend another drive that would be more suitable.
Also, any other advice / guidance you think I may need.
Many thanks in advance.
My current pc specs are…
Windows 10 pro 64
Mobo: ASUS MAXIMUS VII RANGER.
M2 drive expansion card: Asus HYPER M.2 x 4 MINI M.2 Hyper Interface Adapter.
Processor: I7-4790k,
Gpu: ASUS TUF RTX 2060 GAMING OC
PSU: corsair RM850.
Current ssd: NVMe 4x 8.0 GT/s samsung MZVLW512HMJP-00000 [512 GB]
Memory: 4 sticks of 8G - DDR3-1600 / PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM UDIMM
(crucial BLT8G3D1608Et3LX0)
I would like to upgrade my ssd primary drive.
I currently I have a Samsung 512gb m2, running in an expansion card on the second PCIe slot.
It’s a while now since the drive was set up like this, but it was done this way at the time with help / advice from a friend, as it seemed the m2 slot on my board only ran at 2x speed.
I would like to upgrade the drive to a 1tb drive. I have been looking at the 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB, but unsure of compatibility etc, or if the drive would even be fully utilised with my older pc specs etc.
Would someone with way more knowledge than me be able to advise if the drive is compatible (if i can sipmly replace the old one in the PCIe expansion card slot).
And if so, tell me if its worth getting or recommend another drive that would be more suitable.
Also, any other advice / guidance you think I may need.
Many thanks in advance.
My current pc specs are…
Windows 10 pro 64
Mobo: ASUS MAXIMUS VII RANGER.
M2 drive expansion card: Asus HYPER M.2 x 4 MINI M.2 Hyper Interface Adapter.
Processor: I7-4790k,
Gpu: ASUS TUF RTX 2060 GAMING OC
PSU: corsair RM850.
Current ssd: NVMe 4x 8.0 GT/s samsung MZVLW512HMJP-00000 [512 GB]
Memory: 4 sticks of 8G - DDR3-1600 / PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM UDIMM
(crucial BLT8G3D1608Et3LX0)