[SOLVED] What type of SSD should I use for the M.2 slot in a Tomahawk B450 Max MOBO?

[mblackham]

I am currently looking at hardware for my first PC build. I have settled on the Tomahawk B450 Max for my MOBO and Ryzen 5 3600 (or 3600X) for the CPU.

I have been looking at SSDs and have found out that there are a multitude of different connections that can be used- SATA, NVMe, PCI2, PCI3, etc. (forgive my ignorance on this if I have mispoken).

What sort of SSD drive should I be considering to use with the M.2 slot on this motherboard?

Thanks.

 

[rgd1101]

what the budget? what size do you need? what are you using it for?

 

[USAFRet]

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B450-TOMAHAWK-MAX/Specification

"Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 "

A PCIe 3.0 drive, such as a Samsung 970 EVO or Intel 660p.

 

[mblackham]

what the budget? what size do you need? what are you using it for?

Any suggestions are welcome.

I had been looking at WD 500GB SSDs at around £60 - £70 and was just looking for advice regarding the pin types.
NVMe or SATA?

I intend on using the PC for gaming.

 

[USAFRet]

Any suggestions are welcome.

I had been looking at WD 500GB SSDs at around £60 - £70 and was just looking for advice regarding the pin types.
NVMe or SATA?

I intend on using the PC for gaming.

In the M.2 port, that board will ONLY take an NVMe drive. Not SATA.