SSD Samsung 500GB SSD 970 EVO NVMe M.2 on Asus Maximus Ranger VII

[bruno_filipe_95]

Hi I wanted to know if there is any compatibility issues on me putting a SSD Samsung 500GB SSD 970 EVO NVMe M.2 on my Asus Maximus Ranger VII the motherboard is LGA 1550.

If there is any downside or something to that thank you for the help!

 

[Lutfij]

You should be good to go but I'd advise on populating PCIEx4_3 slot with a riser card for your SSD.

 

[bruno_filipe_95]

You should be good to go but I'd advise on populating PCIEx4_3 slot with a riser card for your SSD.

What is a riser card ? Sorry I'm still learning about this new Nvme and Pcie I don't understand a lot of storage disk and etc.

Thank you for the help !

 

[SkyNetRising]

Not riser card but M.2 PCIE adapter card.
And it has to be placed in 1st or 2nd PCIE X16 slot for access to full speed operation (PCIE 3.0 x4).
3rd slot gives only PCIE 2.0 x4 conectivity. It is not enough for 970 EVO.

 

[das_stig]

970 EVO is a great m2, but has now been superseded by the 970 EVO Plus at the same capacity and price points.

https://hexus.net/tech/news/storage/126710-samsung-970-evo-plus-nvme-ssd-features-firms-5th-gen-v-nand/

 

[Calvin7]

M.2 connector speed on your Z97 motherboard is 10Gb/sec maximum transfer speed.
You can increase that to 20Gb/sec with a PCIe x 4 adapter card for a M.2 drive.

The drive is for PCI 3.0 x 4 which has a maximum transfer speed of 32Gb/sec, while your old Z97 motherboard is PCIe 2.0 not 3.0

 

[bruno_filipe_95]

970 EVO is a great m2, but has now been superseded by the 970 EVO Plus at the same capacity and price points.

https://hexus.net/tech/news/storage/126710-samsung-970-evo-plus-nvme-ssd-features-firms-5th-gen-v-nand/

Just saw it a couple minutes before coming here it's what I'm gonna buy!

 

[bruno_filipe_95]

M.2 connector speed on your Z97 motherboard is 10Gb/sec maximum transfer speed.
You can increase that to 20Gb/sec with a PCIe x 4 adapter card for a M.2 drive.

The drive is for PCI 3.0 x 4 which has a maximum transfer speed of 32Gb/sec, while your old Z97 motherboard is PCIe 2.0 not 3.0

So I get 10 gbs if I put it in pcie 3.0 x4 I get 10 gbs without adpter?
2 more questions how can you achive those high speeds ?And do I need to setup something on bios for the m2 ssd to work ?

Thank you for the help I also want to buy ssd for my current buuld cause I will be upgrading my PC