M.2 SSD compatibility..

souperphly · 5 May 2020 at 00:20

Hi all. Can anyone let me know what 1TB M.2 SSD is compatible with this motherboard:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...cket-1151-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-6bh-as.html

So confused :s

Thanks a lot

Mcnumpty2323 · 5 May 2020 at 00:46

It supports both sata M2 and nvme m2
But you will only get 10gbs from nvme not
The full 32gbs
And sorry got no idea about it being bootable on That board

souperphly · 5 May 2020 at 00:49

Ok, thanks for getting back to me

Mcnumpty2323 · 5 May 2020 at 13:49

souperphly said:
Ok, thanks for getting back to me

You're welcome
M2 is a bit confusing because of both sata which is basically same speed
As 2.5ssd but can be used in smaller
Spaces
And nvme which is same size but much faster
Earlier motherboards were pcie x2/10gbs
After that motherboards are pcie x4/32gbs
And some M2 slots only take sata or nvme not either

souperphly · 5 May 2020 at 14:10

Thanks a lot, that makes everything a bit clearer.

What did you mean when you said you've no idea about it being bootable on that motherboard?

Mcnumpty2323 · 5 May 2020 at 14:18

souperphly said:
Thanks a lot, that makes everything a bit clearer.
What did you mean when you said you've no idea about it being bootable on that motherboard?

Not all less recent motherboards can boot M2 drives
Ie have Windows on them
For just data storage it's fine
For booting from /installing windows on you would have to do some checking about that specific board

souperphly · 5 May 2020 at 14:31

Ah ok, I see what you mean. With that in mind, and seeing as I dont have a super modern motherboard, i think all roads point to just getting a regular SSD.
At the moment i'm booting windows from a 250Gb ssd. Upgrading to a 1Tb should do me fine for the time being.

Mcnumpty2323 · 5 May 2020 at 14:34

souperphly said:
Ah ok, I see what you mean. With that in mind, and seeing as I dont have a super modern motherboard, i think all roads point to just getting a regular SSD.
At the moment i'm booting windows from a 250Gb ssd. Upgrading to a 1Tb should do me fine for the time being.

To be honest a decent 2.5ssd feels as fast as a nvme in most every day use
It's when you have 2 or more M2 nvme copying files to or from them slaughters
2.5ssds

souperphly · 5 May 2020 at 14:40

Mcnumpty2323 said:
To be honest a decent 2.5ssd feels as fast as a nvme in most every day use
It's when you have 2 or more M2 nvme copying files to or from them slaughters
2.5ssds

Thanks for all your help. There aren't many scenarios where I have to transfer huge amounts of files, and given that my motherboard only fits 1 M2 card, I dont see a huge benefit in getting one right now. I'll just look for a decent 2.5. I have a Samsung 860 Evo atm. Do you recommend sticking with that brand?

Mcnumpty2323 · 5 May 2020 at 14:45

souperphly said:
Thanks for all your help. There aren't many scenarios where I have to transfer huge amounts of files, and given that my motherboard only fits 1 M2 card, I dont see a huge benefit in getting one right now. I'll just look for a decent 2.5. I have a Samsung 860 Evo atm. Do you recommend sticking with that brand?

Have always bought Samsung ssds
Not the cheapest but still got a 830 and a 840 and a 850 evo
Never failed me yet and the 830 and 840 have had a long time and lot of data
Written to them

souperphly · 5 May 2020 at 14:52

Mcnumpty2323 said:
Have always bought Samsung ssds
Not the cheapest but still got a 830 and a 840 and a 850 evo
Never failed me yet and the 830 and 840 have had a long time and lot of data
Written to them

That's good to know. I'll stick with Samsung then.
Thanks again for all your help. Really useful!

Mcnumpty2323 · 5 May 2020 at 14:54

souperphly said:
That's good to know. I'll stick with Samsung then.
Thanks again for all your help. Really useful!

You're very welcome

Coojeekitten · 5 May 2020 at 19:02

The Asus website INFERS that the board can boot from the M.2 drive.

souperphly · 5 May 2020 at 22:40

Coojeekitten said:
The Asus website INFERS that the board can boot from the M.2 drive.

Good spot! Ok i'll look into it more. Thanks