- Jan 2, 2019
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Hi guys, thanks for helping.
I own a Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3 motherboard, where according to spec support the following storage options:
I. 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA & PCIe x4/x2/x1 SSD support)
II. 2 x SATA Express connectors
III. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
My question is:
Given all 6 SATA slots are currently connected to HDD/SSD, will there be a problem if an addition of two M.2 Socket with PCIe SSDs being added to the empty slots? Willing to sacrifice GPU PCIe lane from x16 to x8 in order to achieve 6 SATA HDD/SSD + 2 PCIe M.2 SSD, but not sure if it is technically feasible.
I know using a M.2 SATA SSD would disable one or more SATA ports; but I heard mixed outcome when it comes to M.2 PCIe SSD (e.g. Samsung 970 PRO M.2 SSD 512GB 2280 MZ-V7P512BW PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe)
Thanks very much for your time.
I own a Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3 motherboard, where according to spec support the following storage options:
I. 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA & PCIe x4/x2/x1 SSD support)
II. 2 x SATA Express connectors
III. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
My question is:
Given all 6 SATA slots are currently connected to HDD/SSD, will there be a problem if an addition of two M.2 Socket with PCIe SSDs being added to the empty slots? Willing to sacrifice GPU PCIe lane from x16 to x8 in order to achieve 6 SATA HDD/SSD + 2 PCIe M.2 SSD, but not sure if it is technically feasible.
I know using a M.2 SATA SSD would disable one or more SATA ports; but I heard mixed outcome when it comes to M.2 PCIe SSD (e.g. Samsung 970 PRO M.2 SSD 512GB 2280 MZ-V7P512BW PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe)
Thanks very much for your time.
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