Hello, I have a Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K7 motherboard. It is supposed to be able to take M.2 SSD's. This is for a desktop gaming PC for both modern Steam games and a large catalogue of retro games.
From what I understand (please correct me if I'm wrong): SSD's are faster than HDD's. But NVMe M.2 SSD's that go into the PCIe slot on your mobo are around 7 times faster than your regular SATA SSD's.
So in theory, this sounds like a great idea. Right now I have a 512 TB SATA SSD. I would like to take advantage of the M.2 capability for the added speed.
Would this one be good, and work with my motherboard? It's $140.00.
Silicon Power 1TB NVMe PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 r/W up to 3,200/3,000MB/s SSD (SU001TBP34A80M28AB)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07L6GF81L/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_1?smid=A25SITGFW0OQJA&psc=1
I see the prices for these things seem to range between $140 and upwards of $300. Not exactly sure why. If this $140 one will be 7 times faster, why not?
From what I understand (please correct me if I'm wrong): SSD's are faster than HDD's. But NVMe M.2 SSD's that go into the PCIe slot on your mobo are around 7 times faster than your regular SATA SSD's.
So in theory, this sounds like a great idea. Right now I have a 512 TB SATA SSD. I would like to take advantage of the M.2 capability for the added speed.
Would this one be good, and work with my motherboard? It's $140.00.
Silicon Power 1TB NVMe PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 r/W up to 3,200/3,000MB/s SSD (SU001TBP34A80M28AB)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07L6GF81L/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_1?smid=A25SITGFW0OQJA&psc=1
I see the prices for these things seem to range between $140 and upwards of $300. Not exactly sure why. If this $140 one will be 7 times faster, why not?