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Reddit mentions of Best Compute M.2 PCIe SSD to PCIe 3.0 x4 and M.2 SATA SSD to SATA III Adapter Card
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We found 2 Reddit mentions of Best Compute M.2 PCIe SSD to PCIe 3.0 x4 and M.2 SATA SSD to SATA III Adapter Card. Here are the top ones.
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Supports one M.2 PCIe (NVMe or AHCI) SSD and a second M.2 SATA 6Gbps SSD simultaneously. Supports M.2 form factors 2230, 2242, 2260 and 2280.Converts one M.2 (M Key) interface to PCIe 3.0 x4 interface (PCIe 2.0 Compatible). Converts one M.2 (B Key) interface to SATA 6Gbps interface (SATA connection required). No drivers required. Booting possible from M.2 NVMe SSD with compatible motherboards with supported BIOS. Intel 9 series and above chipset motherboards support booting from PCIe. This adapter card is a passive device so OS and System compatibility solely depends on SSD model used.Low profile bracket, SATA Cable and complete tool kit included for an effortless installPlease Note: For installing the adapter card an empty PCIe 3.0 or 2.0 spec X4 slot should be available free in the motherboard. For installing SATA M.2 SSD, an empty SATA port should be available in the motherboard and the provided SATA cable should be used to connect the card to the motherboard SATA ports. Booting from PCIe SSDs depends on specific motherboard model, BIOS version and the Operating System used. Please check system and OS compatibility with the SSD model.1 Year Warranty. User manuals, help documents and support available through our exclusive member community portal. Warranty valid only on products sold by Best Compute. Best Compute does not have any other authorized resellers. This is an Amazon listed product.
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| Height | 1.5 Inches |
| Length | 5.5 Inches |
| Width | 5.5 Inches |
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M.2 SATA / SATA 3 port just uses a chipset's storage link , you can't make links out of nothing the link is either going to be in a SATA 3 form factor or in a M.2 SATA form factor , some links get shared so you see a port disabled if M.2 is used and the opposite if you used that same port it will disable M.2 port .
Your only other chance is using a PCI M.2 card but it is the same , you still need a sata link to use it .
With older mobos, booting actually may be slower since it has to load an option ROM that contains the drivers for NVMe PCIe/M.2 drives, whereas it "knows" how to talk SATA just from the main BIOS. In some cases it may not be supported at all. Sorry, not entirely sure there, Z87 is a ways back.
NVMe will be a lot faster. But it comes down to what you are using it for. Heavy photo/video editing, etc - for sure. Steam drive usage, probably not, the 850 Evo is still a really fast SSD. But maybe in some games that do really heavy loading, FO4 comes to mind.
You can either buy a PCIe SSD, which are kind of expensive, or now you can also get M.2 to PCIe adapters and just plug a consumer M.2 drive into it. Remember, M.2 is just an interface to break out 4 PCIe channels, so the adapters here basically just wire M.2 into a normal PCIe slot instead (or connect to a SATA cable that you plug into your motherboard, for SATA M.2 devices). It's basically just wiring on a card, super simple, no drivers or anything like that (so it will come down to your motherboard for boot support/op-roms/etc).