Motherboard Asus z370 strix-I m.2 question?

[Thauner]

Hey guys , as the title says.

I have this motherboard, and I already have a Samsung 960 installed. There is one more m.2 slot on the bottom of the motherboard, where I'm thinking of putting an extra hdd.

Can I just buy the 970 evo and put that in there, or Is there anything I need to be aware of?

 

[Wenemun]

I have this board too. This should work. Only thing to take note of is that the top is sata or nvme and the bottom is only nvme.

https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/...2.1605357791.1543913755-1906773901.1541484843

 

[Thauner]

Thank you!

So if I buy one like this, it would be fine?
https://www.samsung.com/us/computin...-drives/ssd-970-evo-nvme-m-2-1tb-mz-v7e1t0bw/

And what about power ? Do these use alot? Note that the second is only for storage.

 

[Wenemun]

Yep, cant see why not... Swap your 960 into it and check. As for power, like 6w average (3.3v)...
Personally, if its just for storage, id look for a cheaper 1tb sata, or get a 2tb sata for around the same price.

 

[Thauner]

Yep, cant see why not... Swap your 960 into it and check. As for power, like 6w average (3.3v)...
Personally, if its just for storage, id look for a cheaper 1tb sata, or get a 2tb sata for around the same price.

I'm in a very small case, a mod of streacom f1c evo. So I really have no space for a drive. That's why it has to be m.2 ☺
But maybe it could be a good idea to buy a cheaper m.2 drive from another brand to get more gigabytes?! It is only storage...

 

[Seid Dark]

I'm in a very small case, a mod of streacom f1c evo. So I really have no space for a drive. That's why it has to be m.2 ☺
But maybe it could be a good idea to buy a cheaper m.2 drive from another brand to get more gigabytes?! It is only storage...

I recommend Crucial MX500 or Samsung 860, both of them are quality SSDs that are likely to last a long time (5 year warranty). I don't think a NVME drive like 970 EVO makes sense for storage use.

 

[Thauner]

I recommend Crucial MX500 or Samsung 860, both of them are quality SSDs that are likely to last a long time (5 year warranty). I don't think a NVME drive like 970 EVO makes sense for storage use.

Cool, thank you!

 

[Wenemun]

m.2 is the connector type. nvme or SATA is the controller interface/storage protocol. m.2 can be either. nvme is like 2-3 times faster.

 

[Aux]

did you guys update/did you find it necessary to update the bios when using nvme?

 

[Wenemun]

It works out of the box.