[SOLVED] Would I be able to use a M.2 adapter card on my old Z77 motherboard?

[KimaRo]

Just wondering if I would be able to get an M.2 adapter (like ASUS Hyper M.2 card) for my ASROCK Z77 Extreme4 motherboard if that would be better?

I already have one x1 slot taken by a capture card, got a 970 in it too or would it be better to just go for another SSD?

EDIT: Answer has been given, better to go with sata SSD. So that's what I'll do. Thanks for the answers.

 

[Barty1884]

Z87 was the first consumer-level chipset with native NVMe boot support AFAIK, so probably not.

You'd be highly unlikely to notice any real speed difference in the 'real world', outside of benchmarks anyway - I'd just pick up a 2.5" drive if it were me.

 

[mdd1963]

I don't think the Z77's can boot from it, and, worse yet some of the 'adapter cards' merely hold them, provide power, and, still use a SATA cable over to a SATA port...

In short, I'd just get a 2.5" SATA SSD instead...(not much real world difference even when dealing with NVME drives, a second or two shaved from boot, 1 second off game load times, etc...)

 

[Math Geek]

you won't be able to boot from the drive on an adapter card, which negates most of the benefits of having it. you likely won't see speeds good enough to justify the cost and trouble.

i'd just grab a nice sata ssd and forget about it

 

[KimaRo]

Alright, thanks guys for the fast answer, I'll just get a new SSD.