OT - nvme PCI Adaptor - Any thoughts?
mambanegra
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Hi Techies,
I upgraded my one extra nvme slot for DAZ Studio content, but my OS disk keeps filling up and causing trouble. So, I'm thinking about buying a PCI adaptor with 1 or 2 nvme slots and move the OS onto a disk there.
Any concerns I should be keeping in mind aside from keying (and slot avaialbility)? The plan is for the OS to boot up to the new nvme card, perhaps for the life of the PC and then wipe the original to use for something else...probably VSTs and sample data that I'm starting to play with lately.
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Only if it's worth it, do your research and check reviews. What speed your PCI slots will be at, and if they'll be significantly faster than the SATA connection.
They sell them I have one. but it holds one NVME I was looking at the pricing of a 4 TB drive. Around 400 to? My adapter connects directly to the PCIe bus and yes they are faster than Satas. My mother has three slots for NVME drives one connects to the PCIe bus then the rest share the SATA bus. I was using the adapter for my old AMD machine. Thinking about getting one of the 4 TB drives connected to where my 1TB drive is and putting the 1 TB back in on the adapter to get the PCIe speeds. Or if asked nicely I might just give it to you. it runs on a 4x PCIe slot. Just buy a bigger drive. If you live in the USA
An nvme adaptor expansion card in an emply PCI slot should be fine but double check the speed of the RW I/O. Or buy an external USB 3.1 SSD as they have them in 2TB & 4TB sizes now (the speeds on those though aren't the typical 3000mbs of current affordably priced NVME SSDs but only about 1000mbs (check the specs of your USB 3.1 ports and the external USB 3.1 SSD to be sure you get about 1000mbs though).
Greetings.
Some CPUs only have 16 lanes from which to work. If you add an adapter like you mentioned, you would reduce the lanes available to your GPU. If your CPU is within the last couple of generations , you may find that there are 20 -24 PCIe lanes available (more if you have a HEDT cpu like intel's X-series). Multi slotted adapters require PCIe lane bifurcation (the good ones, anyway). Make certain that your motherboard and BIOS have that feature availabe. The cards with the PCIe switch built in seem to have mixed results. I wouldn't trust them with any data, personally.
I have several of these types of adapters in use in everything from home PCs to production servers at work. I've tried the $15 Amazon generics, through the $25 Vantec, and up to the $40 Silverstone models. All have worked without issue. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09FX2N5XW?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details: is my goto for now. I have ~6 of them in service with zero issues.
Good luck! I can expand on any of these points if you need, just ask.
Omen
Edited to fix link, sorry.
Check your motherboard manual carefully to fully understand its lane sharing policies that might depend on which cards you use and where they're plugged in. Sometimes it takes a little re-reading, research, thinking, and reasoning out what you're dealing with.
This is the drive I had attached to the card. Amazon.com: WD_BLACK 1TB SN750 NVMe Internal Gaming SSD Solid State Drive with Heatsink - Gen3 PCIe, M.2 2280, 3D NAND, Up to 3,470 MB/s - WDS100T3XHC : Electronics. Great read/writes. When I tested it was in the 90 percental of drives. Now it's in 95 percental since I attached it to this new motherboard. 7thOmen showed a get setup you could buy one of those.