NVMe into PCIe x 16 slot for extra video or cache memory?

teatreepanda · May 28, 2018

I am building a new el cheapo gaming machine.
Motherboard is MSI B350M Pro-VD Plus.
CPU is Ryzen 3 2200G
Memory - 2x4gig of DDR4-2400
Sata6 ssd
Hitachi hd
Operating system - Win7Pro 64 bit
possible additional operating system - Sparky LInux

I am curious about if I install a NVMe card into the PCIe x 16 slot - can I use that for increased video memory or system cache or both or neither? Can you use it for the swap file?

I will use the onboard Vega graphics. I understand you can do many things with NVMe memory cards in the newest boards. My board only has the video card slot and it is open.

Like I said - el cheapo machine has semi obsolete board. Thanks

drtweak · May 28, 2018

No. Can't use any kind of SSD to act as RAM. A pagefile yes, but not ram.

Now Optane can be used for RAM, but its not really worth it, and only works on the latest intel boards.

mdd1963 · May 29, 2018

In fact, no way for the newer 2200G's integrated graphics to work with WIn7, even if you were to get some B350 patch to work, the Ryzens were officially not supported by MS in Win7.... The 2200G on Win7 is a lost cause, sorry

teatreepanda · May 29, 2018

Well I will not buy an NVMe stick now. I will also have to look into getting Windows 10 so I can boot. Is Win 10 Home good enough or does Pro contain features I might want?

drtweak · May 29, 2018

teatreepanda :

You CAN still get windows 7 to boot if you were to properly slimpstream the USB 3.0 drivers into it. I have a Windows 7 USB stick that I had slipped stream some drivers using a tool from some Asus Z170 board as it still supported 7.

Once it is installed, and you have a network driver installed (using any other drives as basic drivers are fine) you can then still get the free upgrade to windows 7 saving you 100 bucks but may have to pull a few hairs out to get 7 to boot properly lol

Corwin65 · May 29, 2018

Personally, I find it better off using Win 10 unactivated, which you can do legally, than trying to run Win 7 on it. And yes, Home is fine.

teatreepanda · May 29, 2018

Thank you gentlemen. This question is answered for now. I will start another one soon. Just getting used to this forum.

drtweak · May 29, 2018

Also you can try installing the version you have, and if it has a product key on the side or in the package then you can install windows 10 and activate it with a windows 7 key as well.

teatreepanda · May 30, 2018

Thanks

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