M2 adapter

xy16644 · 10 Apr 2016 at 21:03

I am interested in purchasing the Samsung 950 Pro 256GB M.2 PCI-e 3.0 x 4 NVMe Solid State Drive but my motherboard doesn't have an M2 slot on it.

Can I use this M2 drive with a PCIe adapter card? If this is possible does OCUK sell one that I can purchase at the same time as the drive?

My motherboard has one PCIe 2.0 x4 and one PCIe 3.0 x8 slot.

Thanks!

archerz · 10 Apr 2016 at 21:06

yes; they aren';t that expensive either

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/search?sSearch=m2+adapter quick m2 adapter search

xy16644 · 10 Apr 2016 at 21:11

Thanks for the quick reply. Any reason to choose one over the other or are they all pretty much the same (besides the price)?

egraphixstudios · 11 Apr 2016 at 10:55

Should be pretty much the same- but get one that's got good user reviews.

egraphixstudios · 11 Apr 2016 at 10:58

Ps. you wont wanna go back after using nvme drives! especially if you plan to use it as a boot drive.

Just make sure your existing motherboard supports booting from nvme (may need a bios update).

TheMadDutchDude · 11 Apr 2016 at 11:01

I've just ordered one of those ASUS HyperX M2 adapter cards for my build. I read that they allow lossless performance and is the exact same as using an actual M.2 slot. I'm looking forward to receiving it.

Hellcat · 11 Apr 2016 at 12:42

Finding out if your motherboard supports booting from the card could be tricky. Mine as far as I can see does not even though I got the more backwards-compatible AHCI version.