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Mr Pringles

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haii all..my question is..im using a gigabyte g1 sniper b6 and support a m.2 sata onboard and pcie and i have looking in the web about my supported m.2 sata at my mobo..the reason is it is too expensive if im looking at the model supported (only supported model SAMSUNG,PLEXTOR,LITE-ON ) if im looking for other m.2 ssd it more cheaper than this..

my actual question is..can my mobo support other brand m.2 ssd..??
 
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You may only use PCIe M.2 drives. The ones on their list have been tested. Other PCIe drives should also work, as it is a standard interface. MSATA drives will NOT work.
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You can use any m.2 drive, as long as it is the correct size, 2280. 2280 is just a size.

SATA is more common, it will act just like a normal SSD.
PCIE is less common, significantly more expensive, and acts like a PCI E SSD.

For your purposes just go with a normal m.2 SATA 2280 SSD.

Like the one in my signature! My MX200 500GB was very inexpensive but performs very well.
 
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Hold up!
From http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5173#sp :

4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector
* Support for M.2 PCIe SSDs only.
* The M.2 socket shares bandwidth with the PCIEX4 slot. When the M.2 socket is populated, the PCIEX4 slot will operate at up to x2 mode.

This M.2 slot apparently does NOT work with mSATA SSDs, they must be PCIe. Yes, those are more expensive. They're also a lot faster.

Edit: I was not able to download the QVL at work.

 
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ok that mean i also can use any brand of m.2 ssd socket to my mobo right..??as long as it size is fit right..?? so that mean i can use any brand of m.2 ssd at my board..and better using onboard slot than using pcie right greens..??

 
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If you get a M.2 SSD for your board, it must have a PCIe interface, not mSATA. Some boards can use either type in the same slot, but yours apparently cannot (some boards I've reviewed are the same way).
It can be any brand, but must be PCIe. This is the more expensive type. It may make more sense just to use a standard 2.5" SATA SSD attached to a SATA port like any other drive.

 
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that mean..?? i can only use the listed supported m.2 ssd..??
 
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haha..i become more confuse,can u explain more detail about this..??sorry bro..
 
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that means i only can use the listed supported m.2 ssd..??

 
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ok now i have understand..that mean i can just only use m.2 sata that have a PCie drives and slot it to the PCie slot right..??
 
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You put it in the M.2 slot.
If you do not need the speed these drives provide, you can always just use a regular 2-1/2" SATA SSD.
The speed difference between a SATA SSD and a PCIe SSD is measurable, but is nowhere near as significant as the speed difference between any mechanical drive and any SATA SSD.
 
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