A caveat on the second one: The second one is M.2 SATA, not NVMe, so you may just want the first one to say the $3.
On Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 9:15 AM Christopher Fisk < [email protected]> wrote: > Your motherboard supports PCIe 3.0, so that is good, you will need to use > either first or second PCIe slot (I suggest the second slot which is an x16 > slot that gets limited to x8 when something in the the first slot, use the > first slot for your video card) > > You will also need to purchase an NVMe adaptor. > > Something like: > https://www.amazon.com/YATENG-Controller-Expansion-Card-Support-Converter/dp/B07JJTVGZM > or: > https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-advanced-solution-Controller-Expansion/dp/B07JKH5VTL > > The second one allows you to throw in a second one in the future. > > You can search for other adaptors if you like, those looked fine from my > very quick research though. > > On Sun, Oct 25, 2020 at 7:16 PM _ Winterlight <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I am looking at a >> < >> https://www.amazon.com/Blue-SN550-1TB-NVMe-Internal/dp/B07YFFX5MD/ref=psdc_1292116011_t1_B073SB2MXT >> > >> Western Digital 1TB WD Blue SN550 NVMe Internal SSD - Gen3 x4 PCIe 8Gb/s, >> M.2 2280, 3D NAND, Up to 2,400 MB/s - WDS100T2B0C >> but I am unclear if my motherboard will support it = Ausus P9X79 with >> these specs >> >> 4 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (dual@x16/x16; Quad@x8/x8/x8/x8; Triple@x16/x8/x8) >> 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot (White@x4 speed) >> * This motherboard is ready to support PCIe 3.0 SPEC. Functions will be >> available when using PCIe 3.0-compliant devices >> >> Is Gen3 and PCe 3.0 the same thing? >> >> <w> >> >
