Samsung 980 PRO Heatsink SSD & Asus TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING II

[d.g.infinite]

Hi I am looking to install 2 M.2 SSD drives on my Asus TUF Z370-plus Gaming II Motherboard.
I have been looking for a while and found a site that states the Samsung 980 Pro M.2 SSD with Heatsink is compatible, I can get these from a local store and it seems like a good choice having a heatsink and high speed.
Can anyone please confirm that these M.2 SSD will be compatible with my motherboard and are they a good option? or is there a better option out there for the same/similar price?

Here is the spec of my Motherboard for reference:

TUF Gaming｜Motherboards｜ASUS Global

TUF Gaming series distills essential elements of the latest AMD and Intel® platforms, and combines them with game-ready features and proven durability. Engineered with military-grade components, an upgraded power solution and a comprehensive set of cooling options, this motherboard delivers...

www.asus.com

And the spec of the M.2 SSD:

Buy 1TB 980 PRO NVMe SSD Card MZ-V8P1T0CW | Samsung UK

Buy the 1TB Samsung 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD Card MZ-V8P1T0CW for faster data transfers & a more powerful gaming performance at Samsung UK.

www.samsung.com

Thanks in advance for any help

 

[mrk]

Your board's spec says the M.2 slots are PCIe 3.0 spec, so you'd not be maximising the use of a PCIe gen 4.0 SSD - Not that this matters as you won't notice the difference between the two in anything but benchmarking numbers.

There's loads of space around that primary M.2 slot so the heatsink is no problem unless your CPU is air cooled instead of an AIO and the air cooler is one of those massive things that blocks the M.2 slot from using a high heatsink on the SSD.

 

[Capitano]

as mrk said, looks like its a pcie 3.0 board

 

[Tetras]

or is there a better option out there for the same/similar price?

What are you using the drive for?