Thinking of getting a 500 GB nvme SSD for boot and everyday activities, however, my system only has PCIe 2.0, I think. I have a Z77 but with an i7-2600. That's PCIe 2.0 right, IIRC? So, would it make sense to go with a PCIe 4.0 drive? PCIe 2.0 x4 that would be maxed out at 2GB/s, on paper. Should I buy a newly developed drive, thinking that only the large media files transfers would be limited on performance but let's say the random 4k read/write metrics won't be impacted that much ? Some options I am considering are Samsung 970 Evo plus, 980, or SN 770, the last two are dram-less, but SN770 got Editor's Choice at Thessdreview.com.
nvme SSD choice
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Consider what you buy based on possible future upgrades. SSDs will port to a new build easily.
moocow
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I don't think a system that old supports PCI-E booting.
Very true! You get so used to the present you forget about the limitations that used to be. Z77 definitely wouldnt have an m.2 slot, so you're looking at a PCIE add-in card. Did some quick digging and it looks like Skylake was the first that would support this officially. Of course there are BIOS mods out there, but thats getting in to some serious territory.
@MARSTG sorry dude, no chance of this happening without a total system rebuild, or BIOS fuckery...
Bond007
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Agree…if there does happen to be an m.2 it would be sata, not nvme. Not worth it.
Could use the PCIe to m.2 adapter's but then it may not boot..on old x79 4960x rig I installed Windows on it first then plopped it in a PCIe slot
Like others have stated a any nvme PCIe 3.0 will be great the PCIe gen 4 is also a great idea if plan on upgrading in future to take advantage of newer features and faster speeds. But overall you won't see much difference unless you get down to stressing drive.
moocow
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WD Black SN750 assuming they didn't do a bite and switch on that one too?
