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SSD
When I was looking for an SSD I noticed there were SSD drives that look like memory card
Hard and were do you fit them?
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14-10-2023, 09:48
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Re: SSD
What machine are you intending on installing it in?
If you mean m.2 SSDs then these connect directly to your PCI e bus either by a slot on your motherboard or an expansion adapter for your motherboard.
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14-10-2023, 09:54
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Re: SSD
A normal PC
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14-10-2023, 09:59
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Re: SSD
How old is it? do you know what the motherboard is? if not could you perhaps post a photograph of it?
you could install speccy that should tell you
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14-10-2023, 10:11
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Re: SSD
The mother board is a ASUS P8Z77pro
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14-10-2023, 10:33
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Re: SSD
Ok so the only way to get a m.2 on that board is via an expansion card connected to one of the 16x slots (it will need 4x so will need to use a full size). If you go this route ensure you buy nvme spec for both the adapter and the card
Bare in mind they are faster but whether or not you will see any real world benefit is not that likely
Saying that if you are going from a mechanical drive to any SSD you will definitely see a benefit
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14-10-2023, 10:51
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Re: SSD
Just plump for a standard SATA SSD. Doubt there's any real advantage for M2s on such an old system.
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14-10-2023, 10:51
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Re: SSD
<Ok so the only way to get a m.2 on that board is via an expansion card connected to one of the 16x slots (it will need 4x so will need to use a full size). If you go this route ensure you buy nvme spec for both the adapter and the card
Bare in mind they are faster but whether or not you will see any real world benefit is not that likely
Saying that if you are going from a mechanical drive to any SSD you will definitely see a benefit >
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14-10-2023, 16:37
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Re: SSD
The easiest route to determine what your PC needs is to visit https://uk.crucial.com/content/dam/c...cialUKScan.exe and download their scanner. Then simply run it.
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14-10-2023, 16:39
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Re: SSD
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Originally Posted by Taf
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He asked here got me so got a more substantial answer than Crucial would give hahahaha
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14-10-2023, 19:39
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Re: SSD
On an older PC I'd stick with the SATA SSDs. For a boot up drive just go for a 2.5" SSD as Nomadking states. It's the same fittings as a 3.5" SATA hard drive that you already have. It will be a noticeable upgrade if you don't have one already. You can also use them for storage and just replace any internal SATA drive with a 2.5" SSD drives.
Using an M2 (strip of chips) with an expansion to a PCI slot in your system? I don't think your PC would boot from it without some BIOS mod at least.
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14-10-2023, 21:07
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Re: SSD
When I upgraded to an SATA SSD on my 10 year old pc about 6 years ago the boot time form a complete shut down changed from around 12 minutes to 35 seconds. I used Acronis True Image to copy my boot drive (old HDD) over to the SSD.
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15-10-2023, 11:37
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Re: SSD
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Originally Posted by Jaymoss
How old is it? do you know what the motherboard is? if not could you perhaps post a photograph of it?
you could install speccy that should tell you
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Not possible as my old drive failed,
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15-10-2023, 11:57
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Re: SSD
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Not possible as my old drive failed,
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Arrr ok as others have said a sata SSD and clean install
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15-10-2023, 21:02
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Re: SSD
Ken with that motherboard (sorry to say it) I would only invest in a normal SSD not go for an expansion card to get NVME working on it.
something like this would do you nicely for as long as your pc will stay alive for (yes sounds harsh but guessing it is an oldie already.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crucial-BX5...ps%2C89&sr=8-3
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