Quick check of compatibility of a storage solution.

FloppyPoppy · 22 Dec 2016 at 08:51

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Kingston HyperX Predator 240GB PCIe x 4 SSD HHHL Form Factor Solid State Drive (SHPM2280P2H/240G)= £179.99

Total: £188.69
(includes shipping: £8.70)

Hey guys, a friend of mine is after the fastest possible SSD he can get for his system. this is his motherboard

He was linking me NVME drives that i could outright say would not work but i was curious about these styles of pci e drives. Theoretically, would this be compatible with his motherboard? Just double checking as i can't see any reason it would not work but don't want to tell him to spend his money

PS I Know that it's not a great price investment and that a normal SSD would be just fine but he is adamant so i can't be bothered to argue him down to a slightly slower drive for 1/3 the cost.

Delta3D · 22 Dec 2016 at 10:58

Yep, that HyperX Predator 240GB will work with his motherboard but it'll have to be either that or a GPU. It'll still get roughly double the speeds of say an 850 providing it works at its highest speed but it's not worth the cost in my eyes.

mickyflinn · 22 Dec 2016 at 11:32

No it wont work in the pcie 1 slots only in the gpu slot but if you have a gpu then your stuck , its not gauranteed to boot from that drive on older motherboards.

I would just get a SSD

HoneyBadger · 22 Dec 2016 at 11:40

Yeah, it's not going to work unless you plug it into the PCIE 16x slot, but presumably your friend has a graphics card in that slot.

If you're hell bent on keeping the mobo and CPU, the fastest you'll get is a SATA3 SSD

FloppyPoppy · 29 Dec 2016 at 08:42

Thanks for this guys, i managed to convince him into getting a 500GB normal SSD and a 2TB hdd to replace his old drive.

glad i double checked now