[SOLVED] ssd upgrade

[micmacjohn]

using aging desktop with MSI PCi Express 24-pin ATX DDR3 Intel LGA1155 SATA III Motherboard (Z77A-G41).
looking into adding Western Digital WD BLACK SN750 NVMe M.2 2280 1TB PCI-Express 3.0 x4 using VANTEC UGT-M2PC200 M.2 NVMe + M.2 SATA SSD PCIe X4 Adapter. intend to save drive for a later build but use for storage in currant aging build.

is it doable?

 

[USAFRet]

Unless you're going to use this as a secondary drive, don't.
Just get a regular 2.5" SATA III SSD.

A Z77 board almost certainly can't boot from a drive in an adapter like that.

 

[micmacjohn]

Unless you're going to use this as a secondary drive, don't.
Just get a regular 2.5" SATA III SSD.

A Z77 board almost certainly can't boot from a drive in an adapter like that.

i was just unsure cause the apb 3.0 slot on the board is only listed as the x16. the other slots on the board are listed as agp 2.0. on the currrent computer it would just be storage and backup. mostly to replace an older spinning drive 1tb 7200 rpm hdd. i would imagine the current ssd i use as boot would still be quick for boot but all the games/productivity stuff on the drive would go up in speed. i appriciate your answer and thanks for helping me out

 

[USAFRet]

i was just unsure cause the apb 3.0 slot on the board is only listed as the x16. the other slots on the board are listed as agp 2.0. on the currrent computer it would just be storage and backup. mostly to replace an older spinning drive 1tb 7200 rpm hdd. i would imagine the current ssd i use as boot would still be quick for boot but all the games/productivity stuff on the drive would go up in speed. i appriciate your answer and thanks for helping me out

For that use, a WD Black NVMe drive in an adapter is overkill. and would not go to its rated NVMe speed.
Unless you already have that drive, a standard 2.5" SSD will do just fine.

 

[micmacjohn]

For that use, a WD Black NVMe drive in an adapter is overkill. and would not go to its rated NVMe speed.
Unless you already have that drive, a standard 2.5" SSD will do just fine.

Alright. Thank you very much for your assistance and help kind sir.