It is the drive that holds the "Gen 3 or Gen 4" ability. The PCIe cards are just links to the computer. You may see the "tracers" on the PCIe cards that will lead from the NVMe to the PCIe slot, and they will give you how many "Lanes" are available. The boards themselves do not determine speed.
Great Video, I installed the EZDIY-FAB NVME PCIE-adapter and a Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 to my DELL Aurora R11 without any problems, Thanks
Looking at dual M.2 expansion cards (due to my situation the $80+ dual vs single card saves me $125+) and all I’m finding is lower end Kingston cards. Trying to learn so I’m not missing anything. Got an original M.2 on release (256GB and paid $270ish for it) and I need a LOT more and the port on my motherboard is horribly placed and the drive gets loose and crashes the PC - hence an expansion card. Great video, shocked at low subs - so I’m subbing.
Thanks for the sub! Yeah, unfortunately you have to test out different products. I found this one to be the best out of the lot for gen 4. If the price is over 60 or so it is worth to jump up to a 4 bay by asus or gigabit.
Crystal disk test could bring more real to life results if you stress it by bumping the option on size and amount X times test, would be nice seen if sustain speed improve and by how much. My only issue with this products is the pricing, it should be cheap but for marketing reason thy bump price to ridiculous prices. If I had to use one I probably go all the way with a 4x M.2 slot and PCI-E 4.0 as even modern system carry that extra x16 PCI-E slot on the side (RIP SLI/CrossFire).
Thank you so much it's been hard to find good content on this topic! I'm a bit worried about thermals since i'm going to place it below my graphics card but i guess i'll just try it out.
Man I think I just discovered a hidden gem for tech information. I also got experience with those PCIe cards, currently losing connectivity I have gone through four different types personally and I’m currently using the one you are also. Anywho will explore your channel more in the coming days.
That graph of PCIe speeds you refer is not actual MB slot speeds. On allmost all motherboards (exept TR4) second PCIe slot is x8 electrical, so on that Asus addon card (it is not a RAID card) will let you use max 2 drives. You need full electrical x16 slot for 4 drives. And MB Bios must support bifurcation.
Yes, you are looking at PCIe 3.0 speed on the second PCIe slot. TR4 does an x16. This is why I referenced using the top slot if you sacrifice the video card on the bottom slot. I should have been more clear.
Thank you for this as it's been 12 years since I built my PC so I'm a little out of the loop on these. I'll keep it short and simple. Purpose video Editing & photography Board ProArt Z690-Creator & intel i9, RTX 3080 Ti 12GB Question; will the pcie 4.0 M.2 increase the 12 GB to make a 20 minute video in 1080? I had a 3 minute video in DaVinci Resolve and the program stated I didn't have enough to continue thus as you can see I'm trying to take care of the issue with a new system for the next 12 years with build 3. If so maybe I can go with the RTX Ti 3060 8GB for budget. If you want a good laugh I'm on dual graphics cards crossfiring Sapphire 2010 models Maybe a Lain Li full tower aluminum 22 years old in black with a window in on the like list.
Just found your channel, like it very much! Can I ask the following as I am struggling to find the answers in the marketing blurb? 1- on the ASUS Hyper card, does each NVME show up as a separate drive in Windows Explorer? Or does any drives on the board show up as one single drive? And 2- does the board use 4pcie lanes in total, or does it try to use 4 per drive, therefore using bandwidth that could/should be used by my flu in the x16 slot at the top? I’m very confused 🤔
This is a tough one. You need to loop up your motherboard and check to see if it is supported and how. The Hyper card requires PCIe bifurcation to work for all drives from what I understand. I never got one to test because when I look up the specs for my motherboard, I can only one ssd in the slot for pcie_2 and if it is Pcie_1 I can use 3. In theory it should be able to split all 4 drives in the x16 slot going up to 256Gbps on a x570 board but it doesn't. It seems it works better on Intel chip boards. Check out this link www.asus.com/us/support/FAQ/1037507/
I upgraded from a WD SN750 1TB PCIe3.0 to a WD SN850X 2TB PCIe 4.0.. and.. its faster ! so I wanted it ! So now I have a WD SN850 1TB + WD SN850X 2TB.. on a Asus Tuf X570 mobo, so its all good !
Look that x16 slot only uses x4 but made with x16 so that it will be removable like a RAM and doesn't require a pci slot bracket holder. The x4 slot runs at x4 and has a bracket obviously a x4 slot plug on a x16 or x8 is definitely not secured on the slot without a bracket.
Turns out my board's m.2 slot takes up my sata lanes so I'm looking to get one of these to get my sata slots back for my other drives. Asus Maximus Hero 8 board.
Would I lost Graphics Card speed or any negative effects on the pcie speeds? I'm stuck between studying this method of storage installation or just add Sata SSD. I will rewatch the video next time
Just found your channel, Can I ask the following as I am struggling to find the answers in the marketing blurb? 1- on the ASUS Hyper card, does each NVME show up as a separate drive in Windows Explorer? Or does any drives on the board show up as one single drive? And 2- does the board use 4pcie lanes in total, or does it try to use 4 per drive, therefore using bandwidth that could/should be used by my flu in the x16 slot at the top? &1 things i follow 1have only 1 pice micron 2400 nvme m.2 card ,it support & detect only 1st slot ,but when i open & put on 2nd slot it not detected in my windows but hyper card led work please help me... i cant understand that its my nvme support issue or card issue I’m very confused 🤔 please help me
C_Paynes x8 x m.2 x m.2 is what im looking at seeing as i have to use a riser cable i can happily use it and i am fine knee-capping my GPU to 4.0 x8 but i need the extra 2 slots… But for now i dont have the funds nor time to even install it if i had it on me ready to go, would take the best part of a day to sort out my system in a worst case scenario, tho best case like 35 minutes But dont have the funds nor time assuming worst case
I just want a PCIE 4.0 expansion card for 2 NVME drives - but NOT in a RAID configuration - and they just don’t exist. The only cards I could find were those that support one NVME and one SATA connection. Not what I want.
Asus has that 4 drive card. You can run it joint or separate but it has to be the asus brand. I think there is a nother brand too. I feel your pain. I wish they had something like that
4:20 Gen 3 drives 200 bucks... yeah you're getting ripped off because 1TB NVMe is under 100 USD, PCIe 3.0x4 NVMe 1.3 and cheaper than old SATA. TLC too, not stupid QLC. Where as the PCIe 4.0 drives are pricey, always.
Awesome video. Greatly appreciate the breakdown. I have x99 Asus deluxe ii mobo with the it 6850k cpu. Will the ASUS Hyper M.2 X16 PCIe 4.0 X4 Expansion Card Supports 4 NVMe M.2 you mentioned in the video work with my mobo? I plan on getting one 1tb drive now and then upgrade later.
Probably not even though pcie is backwards compatible. I would try and find a pcie 3.0 version just to be safe. Or you can buy from Amazon and if it doesn't work send it back.
I looked up the MOBO and @Kouderu Ivy is correct. You only have a pcie 3.0 on the first lane and Pcie 2.0 on the other lanes. You won't get more speed than that. I would be looking at a 3.0 if anything. However, how long will you keep the current setup? You might end up with an upgrade and then be stuck with a slower pcie3.0. If you buy a 4.0 you can always use it later on. That being said, who knows what they come up with as we are getting a big upgrade next year with the 5.0.
That Asus card only works in Asus boards. I have an evga z690 classified and I tried that card and no matter what I did it only detected 1 drive on the card
What about 3 in 1 adapters? Does full length gold finger work on electricity x4 (x16 length slot) or does it need all the wires like on a graphics card for full speed. I know you can run a video card on electricity x4 because mine at least worked just slower
yeah, but you need to check your board. This is an x16 and would go in the second pcie slot. Yours only has one which would be the video card. You need to find one that has an x4.
Pls reply i have h110 m -s2 lga 1151 ddr4 ( gigabyte mother board supports 6th generation processor Supports 1* pcie 3*16 Pls reply it helps a lot Can i put nvme with adapter support? Or better to go for ssd dram
Can someone help me to get a nvme to pcie true x8 or x16 expansion card? All of the card i have look at are x4 only in x16 form factor. I want to use it to get PICe 2.0 x8 or x16 speed.
Hey, i have a msi H310M Pro-VDH Plus Motherboard. I was debating between getting a SSD 2.5 card or getting a nvme m.2 SSD plus a pci extender since i dont have a m.2 slot on my motherboard. Which one would u recommend?
What is on the pcie3 MB insert a 16x nvme adapter and put two samsung 990 pro in raid 0, which speed will i have? 8 gb total or 16? Second question. What if i will enable VROC? Mb is msi x299 xpower ac
Yeah, older generation will take a gen 3. On page 13 of the manual you see quite a few slots. The second x16 slot is a PCIe 3.0/2.0 x8. So really you can get away with any gen 3 adapter. These are generally backwards compatible so if you buy one that is Gen 4 you would be able to use it again in a newer machine when you upgrade. here is link to your manual. www.asus.com/SupportOnly/P8Z77V_LK/HelpDesk_Manual/
I have a quick question. I'm thinking about getting a 4 card PCIE expansion card with an EVGA FTW3 3080 on an ASUS TUF X570. Will I be able to fit the drives on the backside of the card or will it conflict with the spacing to the GPU?
I looked it up and didn't find the dimensions on EVGA. The images looks like it should be fine but the issue will be airflow. If the card is too close you might find that there isn't enough airflow flowing through. You may want to go with a card raiser for your machine. For my machine it would be this lian-li.com/product/lancool-ii-1x/
Can you help me please. It maybe a simple answer for you. I have a Z490 motherboard, and just bought 980 pro recently. Just realised that PCIE 4 is out of the equation for these 2. What is mu solution? Will the Hyper M2 expansion do the job in getting that PCIE 4 from the NVME?? Thanks in advance
Seems that the z490 will have the firmware upgrade to PCIe 4.0 but 10th Generation won't. You would have to upgrade the chip to 11th Generation. The Hyper M2 expansion should work but you need to look at the specifications doc and look at your motherboard and chipset. Here is the link www.asus.com/us/support/FAQ/1037507/ That being said, you won't get the Gen 4 speed from one drive. The idea here would be that you are splitting the slots in the expansion card and creating a raid for the Gen 4 speeds equivalence. So you would need at least two drives. Might not be worth it for that money unless you do go to two drives. At that I would recommend purchasing from where you can return the products as I have heard some people not have issues while other did. Might be just worth it to upgrade the chip.
@@NikosRentas I'm mostly a gamer with a little content creation as well. Whenever I first started I wished I would Have bought 1 5 tb gen 4 drive but anyway I need the storage of all 3 drives
If you are mainly gaming you don't have to stress too much much about the speed as long as they are running close to equivalent. I have some videos talking about the caching issues with the 980 pro 1tb and had suggested the SN850 as there are no issues with those. Apparently there was a firmware release earlier in the year that has fixed it but some still have issues. I almost bought a 980 pro 2 tb since it was on sale by 60 bucks however, some people wanted me to test the Firecude 530 so I bit the bullet ad spent 100 bucks more to test it lol. The Firecuda 530 has similar specs for read and write to the XPG you are thinking to buy. Its is a much faster drive and more write capable however, I don't think the average person needs that though. If you look at the idea behind each use case (I am assuming your main use case will use this for storage for the games?) the question you have to ask does it really need to be super fast. In my opinion it is a law of diminishing returns and you only see a 1-2 second load time difference with ssd's from other type drives. So you wouldn't see that much of a difference between a XPG s70 2 tb and the 980 pro 2tb. I would definitely test these drives when you get them and make sure to buy them from somewhere you can return them.
@@NikosRentas I just recently got into pc gaming and spent way to much on nvme but for now I just took 1 of the 980s out and kept the one with windows in and popped the 2tb drive in initial it and put it into top slot so I can just put the other in when I want. I have 2 gaming rigs and need to stream the games from on rig to another instead of downloading everything on both
@@johnbrackettii9468 Ah I got yeah. Makes sense now. I don't play games as much anymore. My nephews tell me their crazy setups they are planning and we brainstorm bottlenecks lol
Looks like it only has one 16x slot. You need to find a 4x slot from what I see. Check your specs on the motherboard and confirm before buying. You won't be able to get a gen 4 in there either way. So gen 3 are good value for the price
Haven't seen any like that. Usually they are separate. I have seen the pcie and sata connectors. www.amazon.ca/CERRXIAN-Adapter-Controller-Expansion-Profile/dp/B07VRY6FPH/ref=dp_fod_1?pd_rd_i=B07VRY6FPH&psc=1
so if I already have 2 m.2 nvme installed on my x570 and if I were to buy the asus 4.0 pcie adapter, take out the 2 nvme I have installed and put those 2 in the pcie expansion + 2 more nvme will I lose any lanes to my GPU? I'm desperate for more memory but don't want to bottleneck my GPU. would it help if I did what I stated in this comment then set it to raid?
Not sure if you figure this out but its based on the PCIe Lanes. Most likely they are not directly to CPU so you wouldn't lose the speed for the card. That being said, if you test your card on both slots you will see that you are not losing that much overall as the cards from that generation are running gen 3 speeds.
@@NikosRentas Yasoo Nikos, I now did a big mistake and accidentally uninstalled the 970 evo plus driver controller and now Windows 7 does not boot. Bsod error 0000007b.
@@NicholasNicolaides Ela megale. That's not good. You would want to run the recovery and see if it reinstalls it. If you have a previous point saved that would work well too. If all else fails, I would plug it into an external drive, copy everything over and reinstall windows on it. This might help:support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/you-receive-error-stop-error-code-0x0000007b-inaccessible-boot-device-after-you-install-windows-updates-7cc844e4-4daf-a71c-cd23-f99b50d53e31
I regret building my first gaming pc in 20 years. Ive had more troubles in one year than ive had joy in my worthless life. I spent up all my money almost every month just in maintenance and having to buy new parts because everything i buy is defect. I want to use my gpu in 16x but i cant because i have a mongoloid m2 nvme ssd that forces my gpu to run at 4x even during max load. if anyone wants to help me im gonna be your personal slave for life.
Depends on what the need is and the system one has. I have seen issues with the cheaper ones and often is the case that they come from the same factory which makes you question things a lot lol.
You can do this but you cant do that. You can do that but you cant do this. If you try this it not going to work with that...talk talk talk and you lost me 5 minutes into your video. For love 9f god just get to the point.
Don't worry about M.2 expansion cards/heat sinks looking pretty bro LOL.😂If society has reached a stage where people are judged on how pretty/ugly their computer expansion cards are, we really have hit rock bottom.😐
30 + videos to get to one that actually defines this DIM 2 slot is an Expansion card slot for M.2 SSDs. FFS. Thank you for being abundantly clear
It is the drive that holds the "Gen 3 or Gen 4" ability. The PCIe cards are just links to the computer. You may see the "tracers" on the PCIe cards that will lead from the NVMe to the PCIe slot, and they will give you how many "Lanes" are available. The boards themselves do not determine speed.
Well yes, but this is only partially true. If I put a gen 4 nvme in a gen 3 slot, it will run at gen 3 speeds
Great Video, I installed the EZDIY-FAB NVME PCIE-adapter and a Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 to my DELL Aurora R11 without any problems, Thanks
That's awesome to hear!
The free Clover Bootlader is EXCELLENT for booting from an NVMe PCIe card on an older PC that isn't compatible with NVMe.
Looking at dual M.2 expansion cards (due to my situation the $80+ dual vs single card saves me $125+) and all I’m finding is lower end Kingston cards. Trying to learn so I’m not missing anything. Got an original M.2 on release (256GB and paid $270ish for it) and I need a LOT more and the port on my motherboard is horribly placed and the drive gets loose and crashes the PC - hence an expansion card. Great video, shocked at low subs - so I’m subbing.
Thanks for the sub! Yeah, unfortunately you have to test out different products. I found this one to be the best out of the lot for gen 4. If the price is over 60 or so it is worth to jump up to a 4 bay by asus or gigabit.
Thank you for this video!! im here in April 2023 and needed this
Working with an Ivy Bridge board and still nailing 75fps on relevant titles makes me feel like Tony fkn Stark. This is vital information thank you.
Great video sir! You went deep into explaining everything you need to know when choosing a new faster drive.
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Crystal disk test could bring more real to life results if you stress it by bumping the option on size and amount X times test, would be nice seen if sustain speed improve and by how much.
My only issue with this products is the pricing, it should be cheap but for marketing reason thy bump price to ridiculous prices.
If I had to use one I probably go all the way with a 4x M.2 slot and PCI-E 4.0 as even modern system carry that extra x16 PCI-E slot on the side (RIP SLI/CrossFire).
Thank you so much it's been hard to find good content on this topic! I'm a bit worried about thermals since i'm going to place it below my graphics card but i guess i'll just try it out.
Man I think I just discovered a hidden gem for tech information. I also got experience with those PCIe cards, currently losing connectivity I have gone through four different types personally and I’m currently using the one you are also.
Anywho will explore your channel more in the coming days.
Appreciate the comment and yeah the hunt for these types of tech is endless.
Laughable how these brands confuse peeps by using Gbps or MBps...
100% lol
Thank you Nikos, I have started watching your videos and you always have a clear explanation .. keep up the good work and stay safe :)
Thanks Kleo! I appreciate the comment and the feedback! You keep safe as well.
Good review. Was looking at getting a pcie nvme expansion card and this definitely shed alot of light to my questions. Thanks!
That graph of PCIe speeds you refer is not actual MB slot speeds. On allmost all motherboards (exept TR4) second PCIe slot is x8 electrical, so on that Asus addon card (it is not a RAID card) will let you use max 2 drives. You need full electrical x16 slot for 4 drives. And MB Bios must support bifurcation.
Yes, you are looking at PCIe 3.0 speed on the second PCIe slot. TR4 does an x16. This is why I referenced using the top slot if you sacrifice the video card on the bottom slot. I should have been more clear.
Thank you for this as it's been 12 years since I built my PC so I'm a little out of the loop on these. I'll keep it short and simple.
Purpose video Editing & photography
Board ProArt Z690-Creator & intel i9, RTX 3080 Ti 12GB
Question; will the pcie 4.0 M.2 increase the 12 GB to make a 20 minute video in 1080?
I had a 3 minute video in DaVinci Resolve and the program stated I didn't have enough to continue thus as you can see I'm trying to take care of the issue with a new system for the next 12 years with build 3. If so maybe I can go with the RTX Ti 3060 8GB for budget.
If you want a good laugh I'm on dual graphics cards crossfiring Sapphire 2010 models
Maybe a Lain Li full tower aluminum 22 years old in black with a window in on the like list.
Just found your channel, like it very much!
Can I ask the following as I am struggling to find the answers in the marketing blurb?
1- on the ASUS Hyper card, does each NVME show up as a separate drive in Windows Explorer? Or does any drives on the board show up as one single drive?
And 2- does the board use 4pcie lanes in total, or does it try to use 4 per drive, therefore using bandwidth that could/should be used by my flu in the x16 slot at the top?
I’m very confused 🤔
This is a tough one. You need to loop up your motherboard and check to see if it is supported and how. The Hyper card requires PCIe bifurcation to work for all drives from what I understand. I never got one to test because when I look up the specs for my motherboard, I can only one ssd in the slot for pcie_2 and if it is Pcie_1 I can use 3. In theory it should be able to split all 4 drives in the x16 slot going up to 256Gbps on a x570 board but it doesn't. It seems it works better on Intel chip boards. Check out this link www.asus.com/us/support/FAQ/1037507/
@@NikosRentas cheers for replying, and for the info! Total legend 👍👍
lol thanks
I fell asleep watching this video.
Good job! 😂
lol
great video, well established and produced. Thanks for the info.
If ya want put windows on it your motherboard got to have M.2 socket if not you can use an adapter for the m2 it will not boot from pci express
excellent video, thank you
thanks!
I upgraded from a WD SN750 1TB PCIe3.0 to a WD SN850X 2TB PCIe 4.0.. and.. its faster ! so I wanted it !
So now I have a WD SN850 1TB + WD SN850X 2TB.. on a Asus Tuf X570 mobo, so its all good !
Great Video and explanation
Thanks! I appreciate the comment!
Look that x16 slot only uses x4 but made with x16 so that it will be removable like a RAM and doesn't require a pci slot bracket holder.
The x4 slot runs at x4 and has a bracket obviously a x4 slot plug on a x16 or x8 is definitely not secured on the slot without a bracket.
And now 2 years laters its better to make a cache with primocache with a top nvme/ssd
Question ?
Gen 3 7000mbs
Gen 4 7000mbs
if they both go 7000mbs what the difference?
Thanks for the video!
Thanks!
Great video, appreciate it.
Excellent stuff
Turns out my board's m.2 slot takes up my sata lanes so I'm looking to get one of these to get my sata slots back for my other drives. Asus Maximus Hero 8 board.
Would I lost Graphics Card speed or any negative effects on the pcie speeds? I'm stuck between studying this method of storage installation or just add Sata SSD. I will rewatch the video next time
great work
Just found your channel,
Can I ask the following as I am struggling to find the answers in the marketing blurb?
1- on the ASUS Hyper card, does each NVME show up as a separate drive in Windows Explorer? Or does any drives on the board show up as one single drive?
And 2- does the board use 4pcie lanes in total, or does it try to use 4 per drive, therefore using bandwidth that could/should be used by my flu in the x16 slot at the top?
&1 things i follow 1have only 1 pice micron 2400 nvme m.2 card ,it support & detect only 1st slot ,but when i open & put on 2nd slot it not detected in my windows but hyper card led work
please help me... i cant understand that its my nvme support issue or card issue
I’m very confused 🤔
please help me
C_Paynes x8 x m.2 x m.2 is what im looking at seeing as i have to use a riser cable i can happily use it and i am fine knee-capping my GPU to 4.0 x8 but i need the extra 2 slots…
But for now i dont have the funds nor time to even install it if i had it on me ready to go, would take the best part of a day to sort out my system in a worst case scenario, tho best case like 35 minutes
But dont have the funds nor time assuming worst case
Always schedule more time and more budget for these things. That's been my learning curve last few years. Something always pops up.
I just want a PCIE 4.0 expansion card for 2 NVME drives - but NOT in a RAID configuration - and they just don’t exist. The only cards I could find were those that support one NVME and one SATA connection. Not what I want.
Asus has that 4 drive card. You can run it joint or separate but it has to be the asus brand. I think there is a nother brand too. I feel your pain. I wish they had something like that
4:20 Gen 3 drives 200 bucks... yeah you're getting ripped off because 1TB NVMe is under 100 USD, PCIe 3.0x4 NVMe 1.3 and cheaper than old SATA. TLC too, not stupid QLC. Where as the PCIe 4.0 drives are pricey, always.
Yeah, Canada bro.. prices are everywhere. They generally price them high and put sales on with the gen 4.
Awesome video. Greatly appreciate the breakdown. I have x99 Asus deluxe ii mobo with the it 6850k cpu. Will the ASUS Hyper M.2 X16 PCIe 4.0 X4 Expansion Card Supports 4 NVMe M.2 you mentioned in the video work with my mobo? I plan on getting one 1tb drive now and then upgrade later.
Probably not even though pcie is backwards compatible. I would try and find a pcie 3.0 version just to be safe. Or you can buy from Amazon and if it doesn't work send it back.
I looked up the MOBO and @Kouderu Ivy is correct. You only have a pcie 3.0 on the first lane and Pcie 2.0 on the other lanes. You won't get more speed than that. I would be looking at a 3.0 if anything. However, how long will you keep the current setup? You might end up with an upgrade and then be stuck with a slower pcie3.0. If you buy a 4.0 you can always use it later on. That being said, who knows what they come up with as we are getting a big upgrade next year with the 5.0.
Thank you both very much. It is very much appreciated. I think it is time to upgrade 🤔
Awesome!
is it possible to adapt and use a M.2 Expansion Card to use the RAM SLOT instead of the GRAPHIC CARD SLOT?
I have a spare nvme and an old pc so its the $20 option
That Asus card only works in Asus boards. I have an evga z690 classified and I tried that card and no matter what I did it only detected 1 drive on the card
my motherb gigabite h110m DS2...... can i install m.2?
You could install an M.2 in the pcie slot You would get gen 3 speeds. I would buy it from somewhere you can return it to test it.
Good day, what expsansion card will work on DELL sever R540 or R740?
What about 3 in 1 adapters? Does full length gold finger work on electricity x4 (x16 length slot) or does it need all the wires like on a graphics card for full speed. I know you can run a video card on electricity x4 because mine at least worked just slower
Is there any issues about bios version when using this ?
So is it worth getting expansion slot for m2? My motherboard is Gigabyte B460m and it had only one m2 slot.
yeah, but you need to check your board. This is an x16 and would go in the second pcie slot. Yours only has one which would be the video card. You need to find one that has an x4.
Pls reply i have h110 m -s2 lga 1151 ddr4 ( gigabyte mother board supports 6th generation processor
Supports 1* pcie 3*16
Pls reply it helps a lot
Can i put nvme with adapter support?
Or better to go for ssd dram
Can someone help me to get a nvme to pcie true x8 or x16 expansion card? All of the card i have look at are x4 only in x16 form factor. I want to use it to get PICe 2.0 x8 or x16 speed.
Did you find one? I looked and can't find anything new. Used would be the way to go. That being said, any PCIE 3.0 or 4.0 will downgrade to the 2.0.
Hey, i have a msi H310M Pro-VDH Plus
Motherboard. I was debating between getting a SSD 2.5 card or getting a nvme m.2 SSD plus a pci extender since i dont have a m.2 slot on my motherboard. Which one would u recommend?
how do i know what adapter has boot rom?????
What is on the pcie3 MB insert a 16x nvme adapter and put two samsung 990 pro in raid 0, which speed will i have? 8 gb total or 16?
Second question. What if i will enable VROC?
Mb is msi x299 xpower ac
I haven't found one that will work to full potential. Some people have managed to get the asus products with 4 drives to work. VROC I haven't tested.
PCIE 3.0 x 4 speed
I have an older PC with a 3rd gen i7. What PCI to m.2 adapter should I order that will fit ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77?
Yeah, older generation will take a gen 3. On page 13 of the manual you see quite a few slots. The second x16 slot is a PCIe 3.0/2.0 x8. So really you can get away with any gen 3 adapter. These are generally backwards compatible so if you buy one that is Gen 4 you would be able to use it again in a newer machine when you upgrade.
here is link to your manual. www.asus.com/SupportOnly/P8Z77V_LK/HelpDesk_Manual/
I have a quick question. I'm thinking about getting a 4 card PCIE expansion card with an EVGA FTW3 3080 on an ASUS TUF X570. Will I be able to fit the drives on the backside of the card or will it conflict with the spacing to the GPU?
I looked it up and didn't find the dimensions on EVGA. The images looks like it should be fine but the issue will be airflow. If the card is too close you might find that there isn't enough airflow flowing through. You may want to go with a card raiser for your machine. For my machine it would be this lian-li.com/product/lancool-ii-1x/
so, if i use adapter that supports gen4, can i still use my gen 3 nvme m.2?
Yeah, it should. But one I tested did not work on backwards compatibility.
Can you help me please. It maybe a simple answer for you. I have a Z490 motherboard, and just bought 980 pro recently. Just realised that PCIE 4 is out of the equation for these 2. What is mu solution? Will the Hyper M2 expansion do the job in getting that PCIE 4 from the NVME?? Thanks in advance
What's your motherboard and processor?
@@NikosRentas Asus Z490 and 10th generation intel
Seems that the z490 will have the firmware upgrade to PCIe 4.0 but 10th Generation won't. You would have to upgrade the chip to 11th Generation. The Hyper M2 expansion should work but you need to look at the specifications doc and look at your motherboard and chipset. Here is the link www.asus.com/us/support/FAQ/1037507/ That being said, you won't get the Gen 4 speed from one drive. The idea here would be that you are splitting the slots in the expansion card and creating a raid for the Gen 4 speeds equivalence. So you would need at least two drives. Might not be worth it for that money unless you do go to two drives. At that I would recommend purchasing from where you can return the products as I have heard some people not have issues while other did. Might be just worth it to upgrade the chip.
I have asus x570 with 2x1 tb 980 pro nvme and adding a xpg gammix s70 2 tb gen 4x4 and idk what to go with but I want the correct read write
Can you explain further what you mean? What is your workflow and what are you trying to achieve?
@@NikosRentas I'm mostly a gamer with a little content creation as well. Whenever I first started I wished I would Have bought 1 5 tb gen 4 drive but anyway I need the storage of all 3 drives
If you are mainly gaming you don't have to stress too much much about the speed as long as they are running close to equivalent. I have some videos talking about the caching issues with the 980 pro 1tb and had suggested the SN850 as there are no issues with those. Apparently there was a firmware release earlier in the year that has fixed it but some still have issues. I almost bought a 980 pro 2 tb since it was on sale by 60 bucks however, some people wanted me to test the Firecude 530 so I bit the bullet ad spent 100 bucks more to test it lol. The Firecuda 530 has similar specs for read and write to the XPG you are thinking to buy. Its is a much faster drive and more write capable however, I don't think the average person needs that though. If you look at the idea behind each use case (I am assuming your main use case will use this for storage for the games?) the question you have to ask does it really need to be super fast. In my opinion it is a law of diminishing returns and you only see a 1-2 second load time difference with ssd's from other type drives. So you wouldn't see that much of a difference between a XPG s70 2 tb and the 980 pro 2tb.
I would definitely test these drives when you get them and make sure to buy them from somewhere you can return them.
@@NikosRentas I just recently got into pc gaming and spent way to much on nvme but for now I just took 1 of the 980s out and kept the one with windows in and popped the 2tb drive in initial it and put it into top slot so I can just put the other in when I want. I have 2 gaming rigs and need to stream the games from on rig to another instead of downloading everything on both
@@johnbrackettii9468 Ah I got yeah. Makes sense now. I don't play games as much anymore. My nephews tell me their crazy setups they are planning and we brainstorm bottlenecks lol
Can I still use GPU at the same time after adding this adapters?
You shouldn't have an issue or conflict. People usually place the video card on the first slot and this adapter on the second slot
I have an old hp 3500mt pro motherboard...will this work on it?
Looks like it only has one 16x slot. You need to find a 4x slot from what I see. Check your specs on the motherboard and confirm before buying. You won't be able to get a gen 4 in there either way. So gen 3 are good value for the price
is there exist a pcie adapter card that gives you m.2 slot AND a 19 pin usb header?
Haven't seen any like that. Usually they are separate. I have seen the pcie and sata connectors. www.amazon.ca/CERRXIAN-Adapter-Controller-Expansion-Profile/dp/B07VRY6FPH/ref=dp_fod_1?pd_rd_i=B07VRY6FPH&psc=1
so if I already have 2 m.2 nvme installed on my x570 and if I were to buy the asus 4.0 pcie adapter, take out the 2 nvme I have installed and put those 2 in the pcie expansion + 2 more nvme will I lose any lanes to my GPU? I'm desperate for more memory but don't want to bottleneck my GPU. would it help if I did what I stated in this comment then set it to raid?
Not sure if you figure this out but its based on the PCIe Lanes. Most likely they are not directly to CPU so you wouldn't lose the speed for the card. That being said, if you test your card on both slots you will see that you are not losing that much overall as the cards from that generation are running gen 3 speeds.
I just bought one for $13.
Nice!
@@NikosRentas Yasoo Nikos, I now did a big mistake and accidentally uninstalled the 970 evo plus driver controller and now Windows 7 does not boot. Bsod error 0000007b.
@@NicholasNicolaides Ela megale. That's not good. You would want to run the recovery and see if it reinstalls it. If you have a previous point saved that would work well too. If all else fails, I would plug it into an external drive, copy everything over and reinstall windows on it.
This might help:support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/you-receive-error-stop-error-code-0x0000007b-inaccessible-boot-device-after-you-install-windows-updates-7cc844e4-4daf-a71c-cd23-f99b50d53e31
I regret building my first gaming pc in 20 years. Ive had more troubles in one year than ive had joy in my worthless life. I spent up all my money almost every month just in maintenance and having to buy new parts because everything i buy is defect. I want to use my gpu in 16x but i cant because i have a mongoloid m2 nvme ssd that forces my gpu to run at 4x even during max load. if anyone wants to help me im gonna be your personal slave for life.
Don't be so hard on yourself bro. What are your specs on your pc?
Makes NO SENSE to spend more than $10 for a M.2 PCIe Adapter! ╭∩╮ᵔᴥᵔ╭∩╮
Depends on what the need is and the system one has. I have seen issues with the cheaper ones and often is the case that they come from the same factory which makes you question things a lot lol.
You can do this but you cant do that. You can do that but you cant do this. If you try this it not going to work with that...talk talk talk and you lost me 5 minutes into your video. For love 9f god just get to the point.
Interesting video but very disappointed you do not reply to any of the comments or questions here. Too bad, I'm moving on to someone else.
Doing my best to keep up with all the comments. I understand though.
Don't worry about M.2 expansion cards/heat sinks looking pretty bro LOL.😂If society has reached a stage where people are judged on how pretty/ugly their computer expansion cards are, we really have hit rock bottom.😐