[SOLVED] Will this m.2 drive work on my current motherboard?

[Larsbree]

I wanted to buy this m.2 drive (Corsair Force MP600 1TB M.2 SSD) but I realised there are different PCI generations. I don't really know how they work so I wonder if the m.2 drive i mentioned will work on my current motherboard. The motherboard I am using is the MSI B450 Tomahawk MAX motherboard.

 

[Nemesia]

The M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD you want to buy will work on the B450 Tomahawk MAX motherboard but it will run at PCIe 3.0 x4.

I would recommend you do not spend 190 dollars on a PCIe 4.0 NVMe and instead buy a 100 dollars 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe.

You will save some money. A B550 or X570 board is needed for NVMe PCIe 4.0.

Some choices.

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/JLdxFT,9nhKHx,KMkgXL/