m.2 compatibility

[Kurgen]

just looking for a basic 120gb M.2 enough for OS etc.. will the Western Digital work with the board below.
My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte X99 SOC Champion Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 EATX Motherboard= £139.99
• 1 x WD Green 120GB M.2 2280 6Gbps Solid State Drive (WDS120G1G0B)= £49.99

Total: £200.48
(includes shipping: £10.50)



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[KIA]

No. The WD Green 120GB M.2 2280 is SATA, not PCIe.

1 x M.2 PCIe connector
(Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 PCIe x4x2/x1 SSD support)
* Support for M.2 PCIe SSDs only.

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-X99-SOC-Champion-rev-10#sp

 

[HoneyBadger]

This one would work: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sams...3.0-x-4-nvme-solid-state-drive-hd-22c-sa.html

 

[Kurgen]

cheers all .. such a noob error