Don't make these mistakes with your NVMe SSD installation - NVMe tips and tricks

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In this video, we're going to be talking about some of the most common mistakes that people make when installing a NVMe SSD, and how to avoid them. We're also going to be going over some of the best ways to measure the performance of a NVMe SSD, and dispel some of the myths about NVMe PCIe speeds.
If you're looking to install a NVMe SSD in your computer, then this video is for you! We'll cover everything from the basics of NVMe SSDs to the best way to install them. We'll also discuss some of the key factors to consider when choosing a NVMe SSD, and how to measure their performance.
The process for installing is really easy but may vary depending on your motherboard - some have heatsinks and different screw setups. It's also worth checking your manual as you may find that not all the drives work the same way.
NVMe installation is easy in theory but it's important to keep these things in mind:
- Use the top spot where possible to ensure x4 PCIe lanes
- Remove any plastic stickers from heatsinks and shields
- Use thermal pads to disperse heat
- If you install multiple drives this may reduce PCIe lanes available for your GPU
- You may need to change settings in your BIOS
- When installing in Windows use the Disk Management/Create a partition settings to set the drive up
- Always benchmark to make sure it's running as it should be.
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@TheProvokedPrawn Год назад

Other videos to watch: Is your M.2 NVMe port slower than you realise? Not all M.2 ports give equal speeds ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QDAjO-RtbuQ.html How to clone/copy Windows to a new drive and why you should ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZxzLGLs39tA.html How to install Kingston Fury Renegade ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZXViO5KOIl0.html Essential things to do when you first build your PC ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nkjQjozmzlY.html I made some mistakes with this Lian Li Evo build ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4vc2P-nnY5E.html Do not make this stupid mistake ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-H6tqhO8Atnw.html How to get more FPS with your Nvidia RTX GPU ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0eNVYrr6ZDg.html

@sashomedia Месяц назад

At Disk Formatting section of the video, it is good to be mentioned of 10-20% of the total amount of the disk space, to be left as unlocated for long reliability and data integrity of the SSD disks

@LifeIsButaBluff Год назад

You should check the MB manual for the bifurcation table which will detail PCIE lane sharing details.

@danieldelgado6552 Год назад

Love this! I just recently added my SSD to the wrong slot after checking in Samsung magician. I'm still new to the custom PC space, so videos like this help me out a ton! Thanks for the tips/guide!

@TheProvokedPrawn Год назад

Glad I could help!

@Starsnu1 Год назад

Thanks you for these great tips. I don't have any Gen 4 stuff yet, but I'll make sure my 3 NVMe's are working properly thanks to your video!

@glynndavies2335 Год назад

Followed your instructions on my 10 year old pc after purchasing a ssd. Thank you so much for the information as my computer is like new now and it was so easy to do using your instructions 😀 😊

@TheProvokedPrawn Год назад

👍

@Murph9000 Год назад

It's not always the top slot. Some boards steal PCIe 5 lanes from the GPU in the top slot (M.2_1), reducing your GPU from x16 to x8. This would be less of an issue with a PCIe 5 GPU, but the current generation of GPUs are PCIe 4, and will lose performance. The correct slot for a gen 4 drive can be M.2_2, if the board routes the CPU's x4 lanes there.

@Wedgeman_Riley Год назад

thats why you dont buy intel, ryzen doesnt have this problem because it has 28 gen 5 lanes on the 7000 series

@crisnmaryfam7344 Год назад

Its a good general rule of thumb, but if you are assembling your own PC motherboard up, then you can take the time to read some labels or the owners manual to see what is the proper slot for gen 4 support. Some boards even have the "dimm .2" slots next to the ram that allow 2 nvme similar to his pcie dual nvme card.

@Sl0th150 Год назад

@@Wedgeman_Riley really random and kind of irrelevant to the current topic but thoughts on the x670e-a strix mobo? Trying to find a white one that would go with a 7950x especially after seeing your comment about the 28 gen 5 lanes.

@Arcangel2992 Год назад

@@Wedgeman_Riley that’s convenient, I have an x570 board with a 5800x and I was worried about adding another NVME

@Wedgeman_Riley Год назад

@@Sl0th150 the x670e gaming is a good motherboard if your willing to spend alot and will work well with the 7950x because it has good power delivery and enough gen 5 lanes to support a gpu and 2 nvme ssds at gen 5 which is the most the board supports and still has enough gen 5 lanes for any expansion cards like an elgato capture card

@netizen9329 6 месяцев назад

Happy to see NVMe slot between CPU and peg slot. I was the engineer inside Intel added a nvme to desktop in Skylake time keeping atx form factor.

@hexcei Год назад

This seems to be a very underrated channel, the content is excellent. One question I had and was confusing from the manual, is there a difference or something to be aware of when installing NVME double sided vs single. It mentions rubber grommets and seems slot dependent looking at a ASUS z790 manual. - Cheers

@83n80y Год назад

If it's double-sided then you'll need cooling on both sides. The rubber pads they often provide would buffer the metal on the bottom side from scratching the motherboard and preventing shorts. You won't see a double-sided NVMe unless you're using a very high capacity drive. All the 2TB and less I've seen are single-sided. You can tell by where the memory chips are. The back side will only have a sticker.

@TheLordNugget Год назад

I will say, that you should check your motherboard's manual before installing. My Asus ROG Strix B650 mobo doesn't state that one slot is better than another. My old Asrock X370 Tai Chi directed me to put the sata drive in the top slot and the NVMe drive in the second slot for full speeds.

@MrCan3112 Год назад

How did you install your m.2? Die you use the rubber pad to prevent the m.2 from bending?

@Voidrunner01 Год назад

You can just right-click the Windows start button and go right to disk management directly in Windows 11. If I remember right, the same shortcut works in 10 as well.

@esmereldaerasmus1783 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for this video this is the First time installing a SSD like this, Really helped

@julienkrause4149 Год назад

Big support for the channel and keep on making awesome content and guides and giveaways in the future as well. Worked for me

@hansvanderniet9376 2 месяца назад

Thank you. I just installed a 2nd 4TB ssd on the motherboard, and it didn't show, but after watching your video above regarding "disk management " it came alive 😊

@TheProvokedPrawn 2 месяца назад

Glad it helped

@BadHorsie1 15 дней назад

did it show in bios?

@Goatshaver 3 месяца назад

Thanks! This was perfect info for me to install my new NVME SSD.

@gibbysworldoftech Год назад

As always a soothing and helpful guide for this nutty new technology. As some have mentioned, you should definitely be looking at your motherboard manual. I think people try to wing it too much and with m.2 you cannot do that. Many people don't know you will often lose the use of a few sata ports when using m.2 on certain slots as well. I check m.2 configuration before I even buy a motherboard so I know it will work for my need.

@TheProvokedPrawn Год назад

True

@drunkhusband6257 Год назад

New? The tech is like 10 years old now

@Lockjaw7192 10 месяцев назад

@@drunkhusband6257 some people are upgrading to a motherboard with NVME support for the first time. i got some used PC parts about 2 months ago and it was the first motherboard i owned with NVME support. i had no idea NVME slots would disable SATA ports on the motherboard. I had my optical drive plugged into sata port 6 and then installed my secondary NVMe SSD. then i wondered if my Bluray drive broke. nope. the NVMe being plugged in disabled SATA ports 5 and 6.

@JohnDoeWasntTaken 6 месяцев назад

@@drunkhusband6257 Yup, my Z97 motherboard has an M.2 slot, definitely not as new as one would think.

@jirehla-ab1671 2 месяца назад

Is it possible to boot into u.2 ssd if its inserted to an u.2 to m.2 adapter?@@TheProvokedPrawn

@JayPFresh227 Год назад

Very Informative Video i also have the Z690 Formula and regularly use armoury crate, i can now check my WD Black SN850 drives are performing as they should be. Thank You!

@jcesparza7490 Год назад

Thanks installed extra ssd and I didn’t see it on pc, followed your easy steps and I am good to go. Thanks.

@TheProvokedPrawn Год назад

You're welcome!

@localnemesis82 Год назад

Just read the manual it will tell you which pci slot combo would work to get the maximum speed. It is actually better to read about it before buying the mobo ☺️.

@rudysal1429 Год назад

Yup, and if you need to change the pciex16 to x8 so you can use the other slot. Had to figure this out on my server the other day. Also chipsets will usually tell you which have more m.2 slots and support full speeds.

@Grievous- Год назад

Thank you for helping me with my very first NVME selection and installation.

@TheProvokedPrawn Год назад

Glad to help!

@coina-dig-tion6322 6 месяцев назад

thanks. will be sure to check that speed. About to add a 2tb ssd and will check the speed for sure now.

@suvetar Год назад

Thank you so much for this! You explained clearly and deffo saved me from a lot of pain, installing my new 990 2Tb. Love your style so: liked, Subbed, shared and commented! May I ask, nay beg, that you make a vid explaining the subtleties of provisioning, over or under!? I truly love the way you explain things and I'm sure that with your guidance, the penny will finally drop! Thank you once again, you are a legend, Sir!

@abrahamarmani2693 Год назад

The P.Prawn just gave a whole bunch of crucial info on PCI NVMe that every mid-level user has to know. what makes it better is that it was delivered effectively under 10 minutes. Bravoooo

@mckrackin5324 Год назад

Very useful. Thanks. I was curious what speed my SSDs were since I have a 5700g CPU. Evidently, doesn't matter. I found my Gen 3 SSD at Gen 3 speed and my Gen 4 SSD at Gen 4. I have a 4TB Gen 4 coming tomorrow to replace my Gen 3 drive and I'm happy to see I didn't waste $50. lol... No need to replace the 5700g just yet.

@rankisdumb214 Год назад

I never thought to check the m.2 speed/lanes. I have 1 firecuda 530 2tb and 2 Samsung 980pro 1tb. I remember using the magician software on my ddr4 board and when I used their benchmark it never reached the rated speed. This is probably the reason. God there's so much to learn.

@iamamish Год назад

I don't think you mentioned it, one thing I'd add is that for whatever reason, the retention screws for M.2 drives are exceptionally easy to strip. After stripping two of them, I went and bought an IFixIt kit. You don't really need to go that far, but you probably want to make sure you're using a Phillips #1 bit. Often it doesn't matter w/ Phillips heads, but in this case it does.

@elm4nsuri Год назад

nah. only you had to be careful of this.....

@iamamish Год назад

@@elm4nsuri Certainly possible! But I've never had this issue with any other screw type, and yet I've had the problem each time I've had to install an M.2 drive.

@taylormeyer671 Год назад

There's really no reason to overtighten any screws on a PC. Working on a car it could happen but stripping a screw on a PC is completely out of the question.

@iamamish Год назад

@@taylormeyer671 for me the issue wasn't overtightening - the issue was that the bit didn't fit very well. The M2 screws really want a P1 bit. Normally with other screws you can use other phillips bits, but not for the M2

@uncrunch398 10 месяцев назад

It's always a best practice to use a bit that fits the screw snug. Philips was intended to prevent overtightening though. If you have precise control of your driver, torx would be better if it's an option. Over tightening is bad, slamming the tip of a driver into a circuit board is much worse.

@sincerelyyours7538 5 месяцев назад

Thanks. Should com in handy as I am now building a new PC to replace the one I built 15 years ago. Data storage technology has changed a lot since then. Never heard of NVMe or M.2 until I began researching parts for the new system.

@absentism Месяц назад

Very informative video! You've helped me ensure my new Crucial P3 NVMe was running optimally. Keep up the good work, Prawn!

@TheProvokedPrawn Месяц назад

Great to hear!

@rmorenberg Год назад

some new info for me thank you. I didn't know how much more armory could do

@TheProvokedPrawn Год назад

No problem!

@BeefIntoCake Год назад

This video is really good. Well done mate !

@murderbot4313 Год назад

This was highly informative - thank you so much.

@TheProvokedPrawn Год назад

You are so welcome!

@strangerfrijoles7668 6 месяцев назад

thanx for the help i added an extra drive and was wonder what the heck went wrong but with your video i was able to easily figure out the system forgot to name the drive easily fixed it

@TheProvokedPrawn 6 месяцев назад

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@moisesmillan2726 9 месяцев назад

Hey! Thanks for your video. I am building a PC and I bought two same exact M2 SSD. When installing windows, how do I make sure I select the fastest one? Not sure what to do. If I install one first it will be a pain in the butt to remove the GPU to install the second one

@ABAtrading 9 месяцев назад

I didn’t have a screw but I read on Reddit somones been using it without m.2 screw without any issues for a little over 3 years now sooo 😬 I’ll take my chances lol

@selocan469 Год назад

Most informative and well prepared video about the subject yet, thank you very much

@TheProvokedPrawn Год назад

Thank you.

@mrdkuss5012 Год назад

Really appreciate your vids you explain things so easily for us noobs this is key SO from me THANKS & I’m sure everyone, so helpful & Respect keep up the great work 100%👍🏼🥇✅

@TheProvokedPrawn Год назад

Glad to hear it!

@richardpollock9027 Год назад

Good to know. Thanks a ton. The next gen AMDs are starting with 88 PCIe lanes.

@claudiabailey5302 Год назад

Thank you for the video I felt like I was listening to a radio DJ very clear and nice voice

@TheProvokedPrawn Год назад

Face for radio, voice for RU-vid. :)

@r1pbuck 11 месяцев назад

I'm setting up a new gaming rig with 3 1Tb KC3000 drives on a Z790 Tomahawk MB...this is all very helpful. Any comments on the Kingston SSD Manager software in comparison to the Samsung Magic software?

@bajannovazone Год назад

i love nvme info videos, great video

@TheProvokedPrawn Год назад

Glad you enjoyed!

@Matlockization Год назад

You woke me up to some of the limitations.

@Photoshopuzr 8 месяцев назад

Hey man, this helped me get full 4.0 speeds from my mobo, it was m.2 2_2 had to swap them around just got a new gen 4, thanks.

@TheProvokedPrawn 8 месяцев назад

Glad I could help

@thebenco21 Год назад

Thanks for this video. Could u answer a question for me please. I am currently building a new pc (after very long time) again. I never used m.2 (werent a thing, when i last have build one). I plan to use 2 m.2´s. A smaller one as systemdrive and a 2 TB one as gaming drive (both Samsung 980 Pro). The motherboard i want to buy is the ASUS ROG STRIX B650E-E (hopefully the i225-v doesnt screw me). Now my question: where should i place which M.2? Since, from my understanding the STRIX supports 2 equally fast m.2. slots its down to which drive will generate more heat (upper slot seems to have a much beefier headsink). So should i put the Systemdrive under the better heatsink or the Gamedrive? Also if any of my assumptions are wrong please let me know. Thanks in advance, and have a nice day.

@some______guy 6 месяцев назад

thx. had no idea I needed to mount it.

@n0spam911 6 месяцев назад

FYI always read the M/B guidance some M/B will reduce the speed on the GPU lane, and some will say slot 1 and slot 2 cannot be populated simultaneously

@marksadventures3889 Год назад

My main worry now is finding tower with less lights than Blackpool, what is it, don't they let needs in clubs or something? If I am building and want to use all 3 nvme m.2 drives does this mean a ball ache of adding one by one? I also want yo add 4 x 32 gb DDR4 ram. Any advice please. Great video - very clear and easy to follow.

@IsyMaxine 11 месяцев назад

I'm a noob and this was super helpful lol. I was sweating buckets while adding the ssd to my pc lol. I felt like I was performing brain surgery😂😂 Thanks for great instructions! :)

@uncouthliyouth4486 Год назад

If you have bought a drive with a heatsink is it still necessary to lay it upon extra thermal padding? Installing into my new Aurora R15(2 TB 980 pro w/heatsink) and PS5(1 TB pro w/ heatsink) each. Basically is it not necessary to have thermal padding if you bought an ssd with a heatsink?

@superunknown4489 Год назад

Awesome video. Clear

@ThoRax1337 Год назад

Would be intrested in knowing which Case you showed in this video? It looked so nice and clean!

@TheProvokedPrawn Год назад

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@josh_ari Год назад

Thanks for the video. excellent job. Very informative and well presented.

@TheProvokedPrawn Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@marcusjames1221 10 месяцев назад

Great video thoroughly enjoyed it very well detailed and understood everything you said thank you

@TheProvokedPrawn 10 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it! Hope you enjoyed enough to subscribe 🦐

@LittleFellaDynamics 9 месяцев назад

Excellent information >> perfect for what I needed to know thank you 👌💯👀🎥😎🌟

@TheProvokedPrawn 9 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful!

@PinkasBrown44 Год назад

Curiously, the 1st M.2 slot you recommend people to install their drive to (the one closest to the CPU) is the slot one SHOULD NOT use on the ASUS STRIX z790-E board in particular, since this will limit the GPU to run at x8. I wonder if I will ever use that slot at all. Oddly, it´s the only PCI E 5.0 M.2 slot. Equipped with a beefy thermal shield. Since I haven´t built a PC over a decade, I´m intrigued by this, wondering if I am missing something important here. Any thoughts on that?

@josephaltman460 Год назад

I hated putting it into the second slot, since the first has the heat pipe!

@PinkasBrown44 Год назад

@@josephaltman460 I hate to be the one telling you, but I THINK both the 1st AND the 2nd M.2 slots share the same CPU lanes with your GPU. If I am not mistaken, you have to install in the 3 M.2 the furthest away, Corretct me, if I am wrong, but you might be running your GPU at x8 right now. Please send us feedback.

@drunkhusband6257 Год назад

z790 has more pci e lanes, it doesn't matter

@JakeBlack999 3 месяца назад

another great video prawn! well done, thanks

@TheProvokedPrawn 3 месяца назад

Thanks again!

@McStubby74 19 дней назад

Great tips, I just subscribed, it's interesting to know about the possible GPU impact on installing more NVME's I'll just stick to having 2 and external ssd for storing my non essentials on.

@TheProvokedPrawn 19 дней назад

Here's a follow up that might be useful ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CT55vgeuhPo.html

@Filmmaker809 8 месяцев назад

Very useful @The Provoked Prawn. My drives are x2 Samsung 990's and x 3 Crucial Gen 4 drives all running at Gen 2x1. I have an Asus Z790 Hero Motherboard, how do I get them running at the Full speed please?

@lolzorsPwnage 8 месяцев назад

Wouldn't putting thermal pads under the m.2 drive increase the temperature transfer to the area under the m.2? Just a little confused for my build

Год назад

I dont have a thermal sink for mine, is that ok? It's installed in the top slot. I spent a long time thinking of what slot should I use, because while the second one is apparently slower (only 2 slots in my mobo btw), it comes with a heatsink. On the other hand, it goes right below the graphics card, little room to breath under that hot thing.

@daviddavid9459 9 месяцев назад

Excellent 👌

@peerpede-p. 8 месяцев назад

Very informative, useful...

@noOnieya 10 месяцев назад

Coolest PC building channel(sorry if that's limiting or making modest)if I ever saw one.

@TheProvokedPrawn 10 месяцев назад

Thank you 👍

@MADHIKER777 11 месяцев назад

Incredibly useful video, as are all your videos!

@TheProvokedPrawn 11 месяцев назад

Very kind

@dysnXO 6 месяцев назад

i have 4 m.2 slots on my mobo, lets say i fill all of them, top slot being 2tb m.2 7000mbps, middle 2tb, and bottom 2 slots 8tb, 8tb, all say speeds 7000mb, so with all filled in, wil they all run at 7000mb speed individually?

@TheProvokedPrawn 6 месяцев назад

Depends on your motherboard ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-m_qy7rMs2AE.html

@Onewa Год назад

Excellent, thank you!

@TheProvokedPrawn Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@92kosta Год назад

Once I screwed in an NVMe SSD without the supporting screw hole under the SSD and it bent so much that I thought I snapped it. Nope, it still works to this day.

@tankerock Год назад

pcbs can bend quite a bit before snapping

@ATomCzech Год назад

For example Z790 Aurorus Master and also some motherboard from ASUS share top m.2 slot with GPU PCIe slot, so it is not always a good idea to install disk to the top one.

@vincewilson1 Год назад

I have the Z390 Ultra Aurorus from Gigabyte.

@PeedPeeBody 8 месяцев назад

@vincewilson1 same here.. I am beginning to believe the bottom slot is best. My graphics card is installed into the top PCIEX16 slot. Also the bottom heat sink will be perfect for my new 990pro ssd 🤔

@IanG66 Год назад

Hi, does Gen3 and Gen4 refer to the max supported version of the PCIe bus, or does it have correlation to the X4/X1 lane notation of the PCIe slots? If my motherboard only supports PCIe 3 - would it matter if I connected the drive to the X1, X4 or even an X16 slot?

@dROp-dsL Год назад

Thanks for the lesson. Subbed

@TheProvokedPrawn Год назад

Welcome!

@CaptNemo_ Год назад

Hello provokedprawn I was wondering could you do a test of the current window 10 2h22 vs windows 11 2h22 in games to see if there is any improvement? Thx in advance if you do make a video of it.

@Jonfocus03 6 месяцев назад

Let me ask you this if I could... To start I have a asus rog strix x570-e(basically the same as yours) I have my C/boot drive in the top. It's running at 3.0x4. I just bought a new NVMe drive today. Can I/Should I move that first NVMe SSD to a lower port and put my new SSD in the top port? Or will that jack everything up? Like will my PC be looking at the old port like where the heck did everything go? Great video and thank you for the help.

@juBeatz75 Год назад

thank you man!

@TheProvokedPrawn Год назад

You're welcome Julian!

@johnpaulbacon8320 Год назад

Thanks for this well done and Informative video

@TheProvokedPrawn Год назад

Thanks John. Glad you found it useful. Hope you enjoyed enough to subscribe 🦐

@utilityaccount8514 Год назад

m.2 4x4 cards are going to thermal throttle without oversize heatsinks so if you want RAID 0 you're going to probably want a riser cable somewhere

@LARRYNH1 Год назад

Sir Thank you for the samsung ssd software tip- subscribed

@TheProvokedPrawn Год назад

Welcome 👍

@jfdashley9028 Год назад

Thanks for this video.

@TheProvokedPrawn Год назад

You're welcome

@st.john_one Год назад

do you have any idea, how to boot from pcix controller, with that disk (crucial p3) when c602 (enterprise for x79) recognize the controller in bios but can't boot up from it? liked and subscribed. greetings from PL

@j_shelby_damnwird Месяц назад

I bought a couple of Adata XPG Gammix NVMEs for my build. They came with a separate, very thin aluminum heatsink cover. Should I put those on and then install the motherboard heatsinks on top of those? Or should I install them without their respective factory heatsink? (just using the mobo hs covers)

@RMG50cal 11 месяцев назад

If my drive already has a heatsink, should I leave on the bottom thermal pad or take it off completely?

@dafyddthomas7299 Месяц назад

Thanks for a very useful video

@TheProvokedPrawn Месяц назад

Thank you for watching! This one might be good too ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hYYygf575N0.html

@bjmarchives Год назад

Right, on my MSI motherboard (and many others) my secondary pcie x16 only supports up to 3.0.

@Igorboss97 11 месяцев назад

Im planning to add another ssd, i have a 970 pro and i want to add 990 pro as another one. Can i keep the 990 in any slot or it has to be the top slot for max performance? Also i have to copy all system and games on to the 990 from the 970 right?

@jamodpower2 10 месяцев назад

I know you might not see my comment amongst all the other comments, but you sir, are a fantastic RU-vidr and creator. This was seriously a high quality and educating video. I appreciate your effort and time you spend to make this video!

@TheProvokedPrawn 10 месяцев назад

Thanks. That's very nice of you

@akayla5435 Год назад

Is it possible to have a B & M keyed (2 notches) PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD in a 2280 form factor? I've only seen the one notch version as seen in your video.

@VikasKumar-yg4ez Год назад

I recently added a 2nd nvme drive to my system but now it takes 1-2 minutes to boot, before it hardly took 7-8 seconds, I've tried everything in bios but unable to figure out the problem. X570 board, I'm using a Samsung 980 gen 3, wd sn770 gen 4 drive and a 2tb hard drive. Thankyou for the help

@amjasin9031 Месяц назад

Nice casing with funs :-) what is it. Please let us know the configuration of the beast with 10 funs in the case 🙂

@dian970 10 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@TheProvokedPrawn 10 месяцев назад

You're welcome!

@Phagocytosis 8 месяцев назад

I cannot get the M2 screw in. Or to be precise, the thicker screw that the other one goes into, the one that goes below the actual drive. Are you supposed to be able to just manually twist that in?

@Ascendingstorm Год назад

Fantastic video! I bought an m.2 ssd for my wife's computer, installed as an extra non OS drive just for space, I decided I want to put it in my computer. We have the SAME exact computer, would it be allright if I just installed it in my computer as extra space?

@lildevildogg14 Год назад

If you're not using an nvme drive as your os drive, you're missing out. But yes, you can install as spare storage

@brandoncostlow8474 Год назад

Can I just utilize the expansion drive for M.2 drives? Or should I install my drives directly on motherboard? First PC build and haven’t loaded windows yet. Just looking for a little guidance ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero 2 - M.2 980 Pro 2280 2TB. RTX 4090

@TheProvokedPrawn Год назад

Usually faster directly on the motherboard

@CrimsonArcturus Год назад

How come some of the M.2 slots have heat pads and other slots don't on the same motherboard? Does this impact performance?

@larryrodriguez1977 Год назад

for the most part it doesn't make a difference. And if you look all the m.2 slots have cooling. for this board.

@FreshtexBlackman Год назад

Most board manufacturers put cooling plates like (MSI M.2 Shield Frozr) on the higher speed interfaces (PCIe 4.0) cause they run faster than PCIe 3 which means more heat generated, more expensive boards have cooling solutions on all or most NVMe slots cause you're paying more.

@phenos Год назад

An high speed nvme SSD can throttle down in speed when a certain temperature target is reached, usually with long sustained data transfers. A thermal pad especially on the controller chip helps to dump the heat to a heatsink allowing it to maintain higher/full speed.

@joelopes6473 Год назад

I have been wondering about heatsinks and NVME m.2 ssd drives ... Should I buy with heatsinks? and if so should I use the factory heatsink or got with aftermarket? Examples: Samsung 980pro with or without heatsink as well as the Team Group z440.

@ChayChay0510 Год назад

Little late but ALWAYS RESEARCH YOUR MOBO!!! I recently bought a board that comes with integrated m.2 covers but all the M.2 drives I have, have heatsinks. Removing heatsinks will void warranty, so be careful. The bare version will usually be cheaper so if you're getting an expensive mobo, which is more likely to have integrated heatsinks, you can shave like $20 off the cost of the board per m.2 since that's around how much cheaper it is to buy without the sink. The mobo sinks I have also don't have a plastic covering, they're just bare (probably because I bought a refurbished board but idk), so you can't really store them long term since open air will deteriorate the pad. I made my peace with it but if this helps I'd rather have not had to deal with it in the first place lol.

@wastedblues2 Год назад

Our 4TB gen 4 kept the Asus Prime TRX40-PRO S mobo from posting. It would throw an 06 Q-code and just hang. We updated BIOS but no-go. Only info I found was to reformat the drive first before install. Sounds like I need an NVMe portable drive now. Any recommendations?

@ChazmillsADLT Месяц назад

All well and good have ing sticky thermal tape inside the lid/top plate on these modern MBs but how do you remove them to change your SSD if the it is secured to the MB by a fastener and the thermal tape is doing its thing and is securely stuck? Just a thought

@muckymucks Год назад

I have a question about putting an NVMe on the top M.2 slot. My motherboard’s top slot is for gen5; I don’t have gen5 but I also keep hearing about the slot sharing lanes with the GPU causing the GPU to use half the lanes, so I put my boot drive in the bottom M.2 slot that’s for gen4 NVMe. I also have an old gen3 NVMe that I put in for the hell of it in the gen3 M.2 slot. My motherboard is ASUS ROG Strix Z690-E and it has M.2 slots for gen5, gen4, and gen3. It’s all wonderfully confusing but I can’t get any straight answers about the gen5 M.2 splitting lanes with the GPU.

@Dankapotamus918 Год назад

Same issue. I have the z790 E and the top drive is gen 5. I just put my m.2 in the next available slot.

@tankerock Год назад

You have all three M.2 slots populated? Are you using the ROG Hyper card by any chance? Bench your GPU, is it within range of what everyone else is at?

@muckymucks Год назад

@@tankerock I’m using two M.2 slots, the gen4 and gen3 ones. My boot drive is the gen4 one. I’m curious what’s the point of the gen5 slot if it divides lanes, or if nobody really knows what what’re talking about.

@tankerock Год назад

@@muckymucks Yes, we are talking about PCIe bifurcation. Using M.2 slot #2 & #3 (the bottom two M.2 slots on the ASUS ROG Strix Z690-E) will only be affected if you have SSD sata drives also installed. You may have to use different sata ports if performance is an issue. Your GPU's performance will not be affected even if you populate slot #1 as well. Reason because PCIe gen 5 doubles the bandwidth of gen 4 which even a RTX 4090 cannot saturate.

@noomnoom8469 Год назад

@@tankerock bifurcation is a nippy topic but it does make sense in terms of assigned lanes per manufactures decision. For the users it means a plain and simple RTFM to setup combinations.

@marveloussai Год назад

Is it ok to use a newer pcie 4.0 on a pcie 3.0 motherboard, I don't mind the speed cap, I just wanna make sure it'll work. And thank you for the video!

@TheProvokedPrawn Год назад

Yes

@plump688 4 месяца назад

It's funny how hard it is for manufacturers to give the correct info in the manuals. My Asus ROG z790 extreme tells me that if I use the M2_1 slot, it shares bandwidth with the 2nd GPU slot and disables it, yet it still sets the GPU 1 to 8x. And if you install 2 m2s on the DIMM, they also share the bandwidth of the DIMM. They do not tell you that. Very frustrating when everything is installed

@easyrider3112 Год назад

You're missing a related option. If you are going after maximum nvme m.2 storage for minimum cash, you can use an interface converting device. Use 4 pcie x4 gen 2 drives over 1 pcie x4 gen 4 interface. This works by converting the slower older hen pcie protocol to the faster new gen protocol. Gen 4 throughput is double gen 3, which is double gen 2. At the end you are moving the same Gb/s through half or a quarter the same lanes because of the converter. You pick up a very small amount of latency but multiply the pcie lanes on desktop level systems reducing total cost.

@Mangomaniac Год назад

do you know if a ryzen 5800x3d pairs well with the msi x570s edge max wifi & a 250gb samsung 970 evolution plus with a 2tb 970 evo plus?

@MrBfg586 Год назад

In my bios it's has the PCI set to auto. If I know it's 4th Gen ssd should I change it in the dropdown or should I leave it at auto?

@TheHumbleRoots Год назад

You mentioned using NVME in all slots reducing GPU PCIE to 8x. As I understand it, there is no current GPU that takes advantage of using 16X. For reference I am using Asrock Taichi z790 and Asus Tuf Oc 4070n ti. I plan on using the top slot and at least 2 others for NVME installation. Thanks. Great video

@TheProvokedPrawn Год назад

I've seen no negative impact from it