PCI-E x1 Adapter

nlel1975

nlel1975

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Just ordered a PCI-E x1 M2 Adapter that will work in a PCI-E x1 slot so I can install my old NVME SSD into my machine. Won't get fast speeds but still better than a SATA SSD and can use it for storage.

Can't make use of the free PCI-E x16 slot as its blocked by the graphics card.
 
Armageus said:
Potentially not, as you'll be limited to PCI-E 2.0 1x, so 500MB/s, SATA can normally achieve slightly higher than that,
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This is what they reckon I should get @ PCI-E 3.0 1x speed...

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nlel1975 said:
Ok I’ve managed to cancel my order. What type of PCIe M2 adapter would I need to fit in the PCIe 2.0 x16 slot?
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Ok I have found one that is M.2 NVMe SSD to PCIe x4 Adapter Card which supports PCIe 2.0 motherboard. I guess that one in the PCIe x16 slot would give me higher speeds than anything over the PCIe x1 slot.
 
Armageus said:
Yep
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Well I've gone for that one, I'm happy with PCIe 2.0 x4 seeing as that is all my motherboard supports and is faster than the PCIe 2.0 x1 I would have got with the other one, when I thought my motherboard was the faster PCIe 3.0 x1 anyway.

It also supports PCIe 4.0 x4 and PCIe 3.0 x4 so may come in handy in future.
 
Rroff said:
As an aside the specs for PCI-e aren't always correct - for example some of the Z790 boards say PCI-e 3.0 for the chipset slots but will actually do PCI-e 4.0. It is worth checking the BIOS to see what the options are.
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The manufacturer says 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot, I don't think they'd get that wrong, and the board is from 2018. The PCIe x4 M2 adapter was £12.24 and the PCIe x1 M2 adapter is £7.87.

Need to keep costs down as the drive is only worth £40 tops and a couple sold for that on the MM in July. Its a decent size though 1.92TB.
 
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