Choosing a 2. internal ssd

[aallvor]

Hi peeps. I need help with adding an extra ssd to my desktop pc.

I have this motherboard https://rog.asus.com/motherboards/rog-s ... ing-model/ which already has this ssd https://www.memory4less.com/samsung-ssd-mzvlb256gb installed.

So I'm a bit confused about what type of ssd I can add. Is there more than one M.2 slot on the motherboard? Or do I need a SATA ssd? And are new ssds compatible with the B360?



cheers,
aallvor

[T-CM11]

Hi peeps. I need help with adding an extra ssd to my desktop pc.

I have this motherboard https://rog.asus.com/motherboards/rog-s ... ing-model/ which already has this ssd https://www.memory4less.com/samsung-ssd-mzvlb256gb installed.

So I'm a bit confused about what type of ssd I can add. Is there more than one M.2 slot on the motherboard? Or do I need a SATA ssd? And are new ssds compatible with the B360?



cheers,
aallvor

I read the word "Dual" on that (Asus) product page. More details are in the manual.

[aallvor]

I'll have look, thanks.

[FranklyFlawless]

So I'm a bit confused about what type of ssd I can add. Is there more than one M.2 slot on the motherboard? Or do I need a SATA ssd? And are new ssds compatible with the B360?

Relevant URL:

• ROG STRIX B360-F GAMING | Motherboards | ROG Global

Intel® B360 Chipset:

• 1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 2 mode)
• 1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s)

There are two M.2 slots, with one of them supporting either SATA or NVMe using PCIe 3.0, while the other only supports NVMe using PCIe 3.0. There are also an additional six SATA III ports. Whether you need an SSD depends on your use case(s). Newer SSDs utilizing PCIe 4.0 or 5.0 are backwards-compatible with the B360, although their performance will be capped to the highest supported PCIe version, which is 3.0.

[aallvor]

I see, thanks!

[jdnz]

So I'm a bit confused about what type of ssd I can add. Is there more than one M.2 slot on the motherboard? Or do I need a SATA ssd? And are new ssds compatible with the B360?

Relevant URL:

• ROG STRIX B360-F GAMING | Motherboards | ROG Global

Intel® B360 Chipset:

• 1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 2 mode)
• 1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s)

There are two M.2 slots, with one of them supporting either SATA or NVMe using PCIe 3.0, while the other only supports NVMe using PCIe 3.0. There are also an additional six SATA III ports. Whether you need an SSD depends on your use case(s). Newer SSDs utilizing PCIe 4.0 or 5.0 are backwards-compatible with the B360, although their performance will be capped to the highest supported PCIe version, which is 3.0.

note also that dual mode ( sata+nvme) m.2 socket is also limited to pcie 3x2 ( the nvme only one does pcie 3x4 ) - so whilst a pcie3/pcie4 nvme can hit up to 3200mb/s on the single mode socket, in the other one will be limited down to just 1600mb/s

given that the existing ssd is only 256gb you may want to think about getting a decent size nvme ( 2tb+) and clone your existing 256gb to it - so all your storage is on the 'fast' connector