Greetings! Just a point of correction that, as some have commented below, there are now a few motherboards with PCIe 5.0 slots. My mistake. But it makes no difference to the content of this video.
@dso2805 Says:
A fantastic video
@koalakurosh Says:
Not using the anime versions of crystaldiskmark
@papparaba5504 Says:
6:30 If I use a nvme to pcie x8 adapter on a gen 3.0 x8 pcie slot, would I be able to get full speed on a 7400MB/s ssd??
@burgermeister7244 Says:
Chris you ran all the Crystal Disk Mark tests on a Windows PC. Is there a Linux tool like that?
@dprsd.fr123 Says:
Thank you so much for this video, It is still helpful for rookies like me, Years later.
@adamsuydam4122 Says:
So the M.2 shares the PCI channels. Will this affect the video card's performance?
I will not leave you with a trick question like this. I have seen it first hand. On Lenovo P330s the video was less than useless with that M.2 SSD installed. It took one of the M.2 ssds checking out and me replacing it with a 480gb 2.5 SSD to figure that one out. We bought them in bulk for our VMS viewing stations. The Lenovo P330s workstations I am talking about is the tower version not the mini workstation with laptop parts. Yes we have those too. They are more than worthless with a VMS.
@niekgozer26 Says:
also worth noting, as i found out the hard way today, please check if your motherboard recognizes these. i have a old mobo and i was like great, launch that thing into the modern era. but that isn't happening on ten year old motherboards who would benifit most off these unfortunately.
@stafiejulien Says:
Will a nvme pcie adapter disable sata slots from the motherboard ?
@nojuanatall3281 Says:
definitely getting a x4 adapter in the future.
@ArtBuddyIndian Says:
Sir, your videos are so practical and full of knowledge
@junejunes2024 Says:
Those pcie cards are only about £2 if ordered direct from china.
@tb7977 Says:
thanks
@andrewbrennan7291 Says:
Clear and concise.
@lilluminatoalternativo3926 Says:
Use Thunderbolt enclosure it's same a pci-e connection
@terry4372 Says:
Thanks
@ProfPtarmigan Says:
Excellent. Thank you.
@trilokatmadasa3180 Says:
Thanks for explaining PCIe lines-it makes everything much clearer now. When it comes to enclosures from ORICO, I don’t like the rubber-like one; as you noticed, it's not the most convenient. I’d be happier if there were a simple screw instead... but anyway, it works, most of the time. I'm not sure why you chose the plastic one, since the metal ones are also available and the price was almost the same; it wasn’t more expensive. I bought two because I also needed one for SATA. But anyway, thanks again for the video!
@prospero11 Says:
Dude is a friggen Pro Teacher!! Respect!
@luckyspray Says:
Can i boot windows with the Pcie Adapter ???
@luisdamasio1926 Says:
As always the best, complete and to point explanation.
@Flygtraktor Says:
This is how Youtube should be. Why is it so rare?
@RenéFabre Says:
Excellent tutorial! Thank you!
@jm7476 Says:
Great video, thanks!!!
@Shnick Says:
I just finished upgrading an HP All in one that had an athlon silver, 4gb ram and a wd blue caviar.
Mobo had an m.2 slot, so I cloned the hard drive to an NVME and added 32 gb ram.
Reduced boot times from 4 minutes to 14 seconds.
@relw0b Says:
TY Buddy. Spot on and thanks again.
@val9238 Says:
Thanks. That's very helpful
@chuckbrown8472 Says:
@playingferal2853 Says:
I have filled my nvme slots and was wondering about these. They would be perfect to shove all of my older games, bootable ISO's not in use and other stuff. Sata SSD's are no longer being made like the MX500 I have and the only alternative like the Samsung one are more expensive than a 1tb nvme drive which tells me the days of 2.5 inch SATA SSD's are almost over.
@simonmortiz7428 Says:
Awesome Video...
@radioman7777 Says:
Should be noted that some motherboards are not compatible with any NVME drive. However there may be workarounds depending on your board. I was able to find a home brewed BIOS for my 7020 Optiplex and the NVME PCIE adapter has worked ever since. It can even boot off the same drive.
@feraszahrani-w7b Says:
i can not thank you enough for this amazing explanation.❤❤❤
@AndreiJoji Says:
The fact that a Premium Quality Video like this can be viewed for free is so crazy to me. I learned alot in just a matter of 16mins. Thank you!
@Robert08010 Says:
@13:00 If that's Grommit, where is Wallace when you need him?
@bakspace123 Says:
Top tier video.
@abunk17 Says:
Just rewatched this lovely video of yours as I'm finally jumping to the world of M.2 NVME. I was wondering what speed an NVME will run at on PCIE 2.0 x1 and that has been answered by 5:16.
So far I've only used M.2 drives in SATA flavor with 2 of them in PCs, 1 in a laptop, and 1 inside an Orico enclosure. The speed of SATA SSDs has never been an issue with me and honestly no reason to go NVME.
The reason I got an M.2 NVME is that I wanted more storage and the prices of SATA (2.5" & M.2) SSDs are very close to NVME ones so I got myself a Teamgroup MP33 1TB which will be arriving in a few days.
I'm currently debating if I'll get another M.2 enclosure for the 256gb M.2 SATA drive it'll displace or an M.2 to SATA adapter board.
@kickstartnetworking3347 Says:
I installed one pcie 4x card to nvme in my pc, two days later the PSU blew up, now I don't know if it was the pcie adapter or a fault of the PSU, nothing got damaged just the nvme 2 tb unit installed in the card and the PSU, that is why I suspect it was the adapter.
@MarcMuy Says:
Well, I can recommend your channel to anyone. 100% to the point and high overall quality.
@Gt55o55 Says:
Which would be the best enclosure for cloning a 2tb m2 NVMe ssd with “prefitted” heatsink
@oldschooldude8370 Says:
Definately considering this as I have a free x16 3 slot. Currently using a 500gb 870 evo. The nvme would be perfect for gaming.
@q1337 Says:
For anyone reading this in 2025, most older motherboards (z87 , intel 4th gen era) do not support OS boot from NVMe storage because only a very select few motherboards had M.2 slots available at the time, however, if you are willing to learn and tinker, it is possible to modify your BIOS and add that functionality yourself though slightly technical. While you are reading this comment I wanted to mention that you can also add GPU ReBAR support to your motherboard using BIOS modification as well, these 2 features are one of the most valuable additions to recent technology and with a little tinkering could extend the life of your current components.
@HozzaifaFazari Says:
man !! have you ever heard of " jump cuts" ... you definitely need it
usefull video though
@Anonymous-ix7ms Says:
Quick question: my motherboard is a B450m Pro 4 and has PCIe 3.0 slots. However, I have a Samsung 990 Pro (PCIe 4.0) and I would like to know if the NVMe x4 adapter would work to convert my 990 Pro 4.0 and I would be able to insert the adapter into the 3.0 slots? I know that PCie 4.0 SSDs are backward compatible but it was not working when I inserted into the M.2 slots.
@lolzinjo Says:
Nice video , one question: on psc3 express second line gpu 16x on motherboard what generation of M2 can I use ? Motherboard is Z97 MSI
@Vulpix99 Says:
Great.your explanation is extreamly clear 🔥
@davidmoore8343 Says:
If more than one m.2 is used on a adapter card will they be seen as one large drive or separately by windows?
@alexander-e1n2m Says:
Best tech Channel!
@NirreFirre Says:
Cool. Reviving an old FM2 AMD (A5500 4 core APU, 8GB ddr3, 128gb intel SATA SSD) machine with a $30 RX 580 gpu and now gaming at 1080p in Linux Mint Debian Edition, most Windows games just runs 🎉
Games are so huge though so a faster SSD with more capacity is next up and having a spare pcie 3.0 x1 slot seems like a good way. Not that much faster than SATA III but better to invest in a 1TB m2 disk these days
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