M.2 As Fast As Possible

[@zmertzi]

This guy is handsome, he should create a channel about him giving tech tips.

[@samhausmann1479]

He would epicly screw up creating a own media group, except he was Canadian...

[@mbntr2363]

random stuffz he was joking

[@t4ky0n]

@@siwm3227 r/woooosh i got ur back @adil

[@harshalpatil5448]

Idiot he already has a tech tips channel called linus tech tips

[@t4ky0n]

@@harshalpatil5448 sorry about this but r/woooosh

[@onslaught147]

Linus: "We might get speeds up to 4GB/s!" Me with a m.2 that benchmarks at almost 4GB/s: "Yeah, that sounds about right"

[@yuujincooper5043]

how? im a pc noob idk how that works@ZaHandle

[@yuujincooper5043]

@ZaHandlethanks

[@mcassyblasty]

my drive doing 6.5 gigabytes per second :O

[@ashketchum9209]

That's cuz you commented 5yrs after the vid was released.Thats enough time for m.2 to develop that speed

[@TheBornBoy]

I love M.2 !!!! Everybody will start using it, and 2.5" SSD will be cheaper... And then I can afford 2.5" SSD. I'm poor.... *cries a lot.

[@anamarrazzaq1072]

Are you still poor now?

[@C1nShe]

@@anamarrazzaq1072 probably still is

[@dacultofpersonaity]

sorry to hear

[@mypokemon]

Can you afford now$

[@eatyourvegetables5930]

Booting ur computer to play games faster isnt worth the money

[@jamos4115]

I agree! m.2 is as fast as possible!

[@iosef3337]

LMAO

[@sandejunior]

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[@companyoflosers]

ive seen some faster pcie ssd's but they are bigger physically and WAY more expensive.

[@azraelotpakali31]

But can you use m.2 + normal ssd+ HDD in a single build?

[@ShadowLobster]

@@sandejunior are you ok? He have a seizure

[@screamingiraffe]

two things: 1st: Good info, I honestly thought that the M.2 standard wouldn't take off - guess I was wrong on that 2nd: Thanks for placing the advertising at the END of the video, no longer need to skip

[@darshanex]

3:36 thanks for this man! It’s 2020 and still can’t find any relevant information on that anywhere!

[@nemernemer]

How batteries can tell percentage as fast as possible?

[@Novashadow115]

I second this

[@ThePyrosirys]

+nils erik mæland It estimates it based on the voltage that it outputs.

[@JKDCOSTA]

+ThePyrosirys well. That saved an episode.

[@caleblimb3275]

He could also talk about battery types and why batteries deteriorate in efficiency over time and the history of laptop battories...

[@Onionbagel]

+nils erik mæland Whats there to not understand? Sensor PCB's check voltage output to determine it's lifespan.

[@Slash27015]

0:04 "as small as possible, and as fast as possible" *wink* you got smth to tell us linus? x)

[@johnnybanks61]

Toool not funny

[@joelc5844]

3:59

[@epicbread1310]

@@johnnybanks61 thank you for your opinion, Mr. Banks

[@minkystargazerfox2230]

Just a little reference to the name of this series I guess

[@lynnlo]

@@johnnybanks61 We truly appreciate your input Mr Banks.

[@robert3466]

I wonder how he would look with a beard

[@manatster]

Haha

[@thekingoffailure9967]

Nah I doubt he could pull it off tbh

[@hanneethms1336]

@Josh's inside look yeah, op was making a sarcastic joke

[@bland9876]

Getting a girlfriend as fast as possible

[@sachk00]

+justin rivera Commenting on old videos as fast as possible

[@hydrochloricacid2146]

Conmmenting on an old comment on an old video... As fast as possible

[@edgibbon2651]

u r lonely

[@meekmeads]

AIDS as fast as possible.

[@llean3535]

@@JesseO-nh3us turn gay as fast as possible?

[@___Robin___]

I think this was a great explanation of M.2. It's fast, simple and efficient. Great job Linus.

[@rt8269]

Guess I know the next upgrade for my PC ;D

[@TechyyGD]

@@personhuman213 this was before he hit 10k.

[@dragonsoul897]

Give us an update on that.

[@rt8269]

@@dragonsoul897 haven't done it yet

[@TechyyGD]

@@rt8269 Really, after 4 years...?

[@rt8269]

@@TechyyGD I think I still have a PC build video on my channel. It's like 5 or 6 years old and has been running fine. I did replace the boot drive with an ssd and then the ssd with a bigger one but that's all. If its not broken, why fix? :)

[@reallyWyrd]

Ty for the video. It was instructive-- because I'm 40 and I only mess with the hardware side of things when I actually have to. So, from my perspective, it's like every time I turn around there's five new bewildering standards out there.

[@Digging4AnswersOfficial]

I like how perfectly Linus fit into that shopping cart in that one scene.

[@winkipinky]

That's awesome Linus! Great speeds but I can see us laughing at these speeds in 5 years...

[@imadecoy.]

I doubt these speeds will even be necessary in 5 years. They can't really be taken advantage of yet today. There needs to be a new super demanding application first. Maybe recording raw footage at 8K+ and super high fps.

[@nm_scarecrow302]

well you answered your own question....

[@nm_scarecrow302]

winkipinky my reply was meant for something1random23.

[@lykourgakhs]

winkipinky u boy are dumb as fuck... school learn best so us understand u

[@bacon.cheesecake]

2.5 inch ssds have been 500mB/s for five years. people need to stop overestimating the evolution of computer technology.

[@SnowyNowak]

*BUILD IT BEAUTIFUL!*

[@DanielTimberwolf]

+Daring beat me to it...

[@SnowyNowak]

Daniel Timberwolf I was just filling in for Luke at the end c:

[@Root174]

TotalBiscuit :D or is it just their slogan?

[@IqmasterDaNinja]

+Clin9289 It's the official Squarespace catchphrase.

[@Root174]

IqmasterDaNinja I see.

[@ganaraminukshuk0]

I set the video to double speed right when Linus said "as fast as possible".

[@DevoidFX]

+Ganaram Inukshuk That's how you use your time effectively :D

[@TeaRexTheMighty]

+Ganaram Inukshuk I'm going to watch all Linus' videos in 2x speed now. I hate you :)

[@Shahaaim]

+Ganaram Inukshuk set it to 0.5 and listen to a drunk Linus. Haha

[@MoonLiteNite]

+Ganaram Inukshuk i watch all youtubes at x2, i think everyone talks retarded when its any slower :/

[@gnouveli]

it sound like fat ass possible.

[@awesomefacepalm]

This was really useful. I'm about to choose parts for my new build and had m.2 in mind, so this was really a good timing this came up on my feed :)

[@Macauley7272]

KZbin in 2016: oooo a new video let’s not recommend it KZbin 5 years later: let’s recommend this even tho it’s 5years old

[@npip99]

1:55 Just hit PCIe Gen 5 this year, which supports 16GB/s. Drives are already out that hit 12 GB/s!

[@myfriendmoses]

I've made the move to M.2 about 6 months ago and I love my two HyperX Predator(one via PCie) it saves so much space and makes cable management breeze as I now have no SATA and power cables to mess around with.

[@Fritzystuff]

Amazing - in 5 minutes I learnt a lot that I needed for a build, and still relevant in 2020 :)

[@TheGomGomBoyThaiConsoleGamer]

i'm having a hard time doing that hand gesture at 0:05 wtf

[@Tatsufollower]

gomgomboy Linus is a reptilian.

[@GameSoopp]

I can do that ez. Am I normal?

[@hanchonteh5739]

i can do it easily too. am i normal?

[@amanc9835]

gomgomboy no ur not flexible. Time for flex tape for u fam

[@ronylouis0]

Inv1ctus flex on these mfing tapes

[@Anthony_in_Bloomington_Indiana]

Thank goodness! Now that solid state drives are so affordable, I can finally upgrade from my double-refrigerator sized hard drive! It's amazing that thing has lasted so long.

[@aslonz5308]

I like how the back ground used to show where I would buy M.2 storage is Walmart. lol

[@as17ns22]

Yeah, I bought 500gb of M.2, made by "George". ROLLBACK BUDDY.

[@alphabytes290]

There is something wrong here this guy isn’t dropping anything

[@GlycerinZ]

We have come a long way. I LOVE M.2 NVMe. I started with computers as a young lad when ISA slots were a thing.

[@Chris_The_Sam_Man]

Why was that lady's elbow blurred out at the 4:15 mark? @Techquickie Linus, what kind of stock photos are you using?!

[@TalesOfWar]

+Christopher Samuels Maybe it had a logo on they couldn't be bothered to get rid of.

[@masteroftheconsoles]

+Christopher Samuels t1.ftcdn.net/jpg/00/80/42/98/240_F_80429858_dVmPAkFcNmTLghKkWB24dhELFgVJKSZn.jpg

[@ender_scythe2879]

+masteroftheconsoles F U M8

[@2EXTREME2008]

Thanx m8

[@memissk2690]

ender_scythe, i know this is a very late reply and idk if u even use that acc but what's the pic

[@iielysiumx5811]

This cideo saved me when I built my PC, did not realise I was about to buy a SATA M.2 SSD so I switched to a faster NVME card for the same price

[@darxustech2883]

You bought a drive for speed without checking benchmarks?

[@raymondhacks]

The pictured M.2 at 0:42 is actually a MacBook ssd, a proprietary version

[@bminkl8050]

"Large dongle hanging out of your case!."

[@AngryLad_80]

🤣

[@baby333]

Reading these comments from 5 years ago feels like you're reading some old comments about Bitcoin..

[@charlloss123]

I have an m.2 ssd and my windows boots in 1 second after bios R.I.P. my wallet

[@jamesisaac7684]

Which m.2? And desktop or laptop? My desktop boots in about 55 seconds with 960 Evo 256gb

[@charlloss123]

@@jamesisaac7684 thats because you are using that cheap stuff. I got the samsung evo PRO 970 500gib

[@frankspeaking2630]

@@charlloss123 I had to watch the $ and settled on a Samsung Pro 950 NVMe M2 but only 256GB (when they were on sale as the 960 was just released), now regret not shelling out the extra for 500GB. Disable malwarebytes, Acronis active, and the Security program and it is lightning, even with the above active it boots in seconds and is magnitudes quicker than the original WD Black, so with good security (picked up and blocked some nasties) it is quick and I am relaxed

[@Rdfaiz]

there's something wrong with your system man. my 960 evo + old cpu, boots under 10 sec

[@eldenboi8354]

@@jamesisaac7684 What?!? I dont even have an ssd and my pc boots in less than 25 seconds most of the time.

[@samspace81]

The M.2 drive really SMOKES through my 4K classic car footage, I'm impressed although only a week into my new 8700K system

[@matthews690]

And thus Linus descended from the heavens to cure my SSD related headaches and bestow upon me the answer to my questions.

[@andrewb1870]

Virtual ram as fast as possible pls!

[@vnmz-NFS]

Lmao you have my wallpaper as a profile pic! xD

[@111455]

LOL virtual ram and fast don't belong in the same sentence LMAO

[@TylerDaSilva522]

Loooool

[@Roblafo]

VNMZ - NFS and more same

[@SmartPhone-us3kj]

If you have, let say at least 16gb of ram, you don't need virtual memory in theory

[@iielysiumx5811]

i got an M.2 NVMe for my PC that i recently built and it is crazy fast

[@aduck9390]

Like framerates fast? Can I use a non m.2 and get the same frames

[@youtubeshadowbannedme]

@@aduck9390 bruh don't believe what Soyknee and Microcrap tell you, SSDs only improve speed and performance only gets boosted in some games like open world

[@elsholz2365]

"M.2 As Fast As Possible" That's actually very accurate

[@unique889]

great video helped me out slot about deciding on my new SSD i just ordered a samsung 960 evo for my rig

[@duanmcinnes]

Fast and informative as always. You little ripper Linus. Thumbs up

[@PravinPatil41]

I've learned so much from this guy.

[@Thatrollingmaster69]

As of 22/3/2016 the fastest M.2 SSD is the Samsung 950 Pro NVMe SSD in either 256 GB or 512 GB capacities. Those are plugged into a M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 port, with connectivity of up to 32 GB/s, and this SSD can reach a theoretical speed of 2500 MB/s Read and 1500 MB/s Write. They are also the fastest SSD you can get for the price. *Edit: By connectivity i mean bandwidth.

[@2010ngojo]

Isn't m.2 a form factor, not an interface? It used to be called NGFF, next generation form factor.

[@mcoop854]

correct

[@feynstein1004]

Noob here. What's the difference between a form factor and an interface? Can I get an ELI5 perhaps?

[@AdrianUsual]

Feynstein 100 a form factor is just a physical spec, shows where and how pins have to be in order for things to fit together and connect physically. An interface has the physical spec and also specifies what is needed to transmit data, like specific pinouts, clock speeds, and stuff

[@feynstein1004]

@NairdaTrauts Ah okay. So it sounds like a physical spec is just a subset of a form factor, since the latter encompasses more things.

[@youtubeshadowbannedme]

@@feynstein1004 so M2 is form factor and NVME is interface

[@MarvilatAggies]

Getting an ad with Linus on it, before watching a linus tech tips is very meta

[@rileychip6274]

how many petabyte’s of storage do I need. I’m building a PC for casual Netflix streaming and googling and what not

[@lordsith8319]

2019 samsung 970 evo 1 TB m.2 installed £100 am in love

[@brr4519]

lordsith8319 I’m so glad. Just got one today myself

[@shadowreaper5413]

@@brr4519 wait where did you find that deal? Right now it's about £200??

[@XVenoMXVenoM]

Shadow Reaper I think he’s joking

[@froilanrivero2826]

Incredibly useful as always Linus, thanks!

[@QuantumBraced]

How did they come up with the M.2 name? Seems arbitrary.

[@imadecoy.]

I'm going to say it means mobile storage version 2. It replaces mSATA as a laptop storage interface. It was originally called NGFF (Next Generation Form Factor). As for the more rare desktop version (U.2), I have no idea why it's called that.

[@nathanmead140]

@@imadecoy. or they could have stolen it from SONY

[@PaganShagger]

It's all about marketing. Selling something with a catchy and easy to remember name is good business.

[@Threelives229]

Just to make sure that im correct, all M.2. is just a set of connectors and physical dimensions for expansion cards that use already existing interfaces. PCIe and SATA etc?

[@arrowghost]

I hope NVME SSDs today come with Power Loss Protection, I'm sticking to the SATA models for now until NVME also gets implemented as well.

[@SkeleCrafteronYT]

Slick intro.

[@TornacenseDeFuturo]

2:58 PCI EXPRESS 4.0 :) Will wait till 5.0 and comment again.

[@akhilesh7313]

😂😂😂😂

[@ArcticGamez]

think ill wait for m.3 to come out that has speeds up to 8GB/sec

[@DrMacintosh]

+ArcticGamez do you really need that much speed?

[@UntouchedWagons]

+Eric Melendez No one will ever need more than 640KB of RAM.

[@DrMacintosh]

UntouchedWagons nice argument xD

[@dandreurquhart3511]

+UntouchedWagons 4gb*

[@kobathor]

+Eric Melendez you will only ever need 8GB of RAM for gaming ever it will never change

[@oldschool_2717]

Thanks for the tips Linus... Just learning this now. Been out of the tech world for a long time.. loo

[@naiseniichan8035]

i blindly bought an m.2 and was shocked when the slot wasnt the same, luckily the m.2 was b/m ( 2 notches) which i assume would work on either slots.

[@B3Band]

People will laugh at the stats given in this video ten years from now, no matter how impressed you are with them today.

[@jsgv7935]

five years to go

[@content1006]

Okay so if my motherboard has an m.2 slot with one "slit" (m key) then if my ssd has two of those slits than will it work or not?

[@KM-vy6ic]

Life as fast as possible... I'm questioning life rn

[@Zoroasterisk]

That has to be the best segue I've ever seen. "Speaking of making people sad..." I knew it was coming and laughed my ass off at the turn.

[@Killakamikaze]

This will be amazing for expanding storage for the PS5

[@Name-yf6xp]

Linus, i got a question, why is there no orange cable at SATA anymore? And why did we switch from molex to sata?

[@Ackros]

do you mean you cant find orange sata data cables to buy online? molex to sata? say what? molex are for power not data and the reson sata drvies have a smaller sata power connector not molex is because of that every reason... smaller

[@Name-yf6xp]

But why? They have the same cablew

[@Ackros]

*in middle of trying to disconnect a molex connector..... grunts* go wan.... go wan ya good thing ya.... nearly there..*grunts again* pulling with one's slippy fingers.... come on ya fecker....grunts* come on ya good thing, *bang* goes flying backyards as the molex finaly comes out and hits ones head on the bed frame behind." *ouww *head stinging where gash now is *

[@m1serfreed477]

Rusty Rivet Absolute bollox, sata power connectors are the worst thing ever, they are thin and cheap and they brake easily, they should have made a more robust connector for HDD power like a small square block. sata power connectors cannot handle the stress and weight of cables especially if you unplug frequently and move things around a lot. molex power cables are much more sturdy and don't brake.

[@codaassasin]

Dennis As Fast As Possible?

[@crazyassassin8274]

Now moblie phone with ufs 3.1 storage has speeds above 30 gb/s how fast technology evolved 🤔🤔🤔

[@fredericknilsen2855]

I just bought the samsug 960 EVO 250gb M.2 Can't wait for it to arrive!

[@danwic]

It's great having these new features but most decently-priced motherboards don't support them properly (not enough expansion ports etc).

[@ValstormLucifer]

But can you use them as your boot drive, loading your OS onto it? That would theoretically cut the time of booting up the computer by an exponential amount.

[@devonslating1398]

Pro tip: that other guy is probably trolling. RAM is volatile storage. Unless they made a non-volitile and not RAM storage kit that uses the RAM slot that I am not aware of yet that is... but I am pretty sure that he is trolling ya.

[@advice-13]

Make a RAM disk and install your OS on it, using virtualization and keep the host computer in a low power state until it needs to boot the other OS?

[@rocksdanister]

+Devon Slating Some versions of linux can load into RAM during startup , like puppylinux. It can save the changes during shutdown so that u can restore it...

[@devonslating1398]

+Dani John Cool. TIL.

[@devonslating1398]

+ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ I spent years in the deepest darkest depths of Geekdom to earn this neckbeard. You should be in awe... or pity me. Either is fine.

[@diegojimenez4043]

sorry new computer enthusiast here, this might be a dumb question ...so can i use an m.2 ssd to save me OS and all other important computer system and startup files instead of a regular ssd or hd?

[@user-ir3iq7fr3o]

yis

[@0cards0]

yes, but which one should we buy? im looking for a good M.2 now

[@user-ir3iq7fr3o]

first of all, check your motherboard's compatibility with the m.2 bandwith. Newer versions of motherboard like z170 and x99 have support to pcie 3.0 x4. Some older versions like 1150 chipset motherboards will only have pcie 2.0 x2 m.2 support. so that means if you buy the top of the line m.2 ssd like samsung 950 pro (that supports pcie 3.0 x4) but you have an old motherboard that only support 2.0 x2 (10 gbit/s) you won't be taking the full advantage and will be having only slightly better performance than a regular sata 3 ssd speed. If you let me know your motherboard, I might be able to help you out finding a good m.2 ssd for your rig.

[@Pantsthaniel]

M.2 is just another standard for SSDs that uses PCI Express. Yes, it's just another storage device but capable of faster speeds.

[@0cards0]

i wish there were sata vs m.2 tests of booting & opening programs, to see if the difference is significant

[@ezioauditore7636]

0:07 that wink tho (guessing thats for the people with dirty minds?)

[@TheGoldenPro]

It's confirmed. Linus is gay everyone.

[@ismailberkeren]

TY Sebastian, nice vid again !!

[@udai3783]

Linus knew about the M2 Macs back in 2015, what a legend!

[@foenerrooo]

I loved it when Linus was quick and simple

[@gamingrapidtv2329]

M.2 faster as this “Its an SSD but the smaller version”

[@stef511]

And has faster capabilities

4:19 What the hell is that blur for???

[@AsliGamers]

@@PierreDuc24 😂😂😂😂 now understood that blur reason!!

[@Afrocanuk]

"Not all M.2 & cards are the same." And to make matters worse, the screws including their thread displacement are not all the same. A classic case of a good idea that's been terribly implemented. M.2 drives should slide into place similar to a compact flash card. The screw should NOT exist! They are a nuisance & too easily misplaced!!!

[@jereziah]

that squarespace segue was your best ever.

[@jonathanhettema6170]

I just had a ad from him...... He is spying on my

[@ThePokefan382]

Santa Claus as fast as possible

[@rjfaber1991]

There's a rather good CGP Grey video on that actually, if you really want it...

[@lovelywaz]

Santa Claus does not exist .... The End!

[@flameshana9]

Ho Ho Ho 🎅 Done.

[@tibinicle]

Hes not real

[@resonance-cascade]

Cocccca Cola

[@strider5402]

1 year later samsung has 3.5Gb 2tb m.2

[@thepylonperspective]

They only recommend one daily dose of tech tips… I may be overdosing on tech tips…

[@trowhammerdespoilerofgalax2423]

Thanks Linus. This helped me quite a bit. building first new pc in 4 years and realized mobo has m.2 and that I didn't know much about it at all. Too bad I don't need a website though.

[@luiselu6208]

imagine these on RAID 0

[@hayvanadam]

Can you raid 0 two m2 drives?

[@jeremysumpter8939]

Hayvanadam yes

[@brian2496]

Thought there was a fly on my monitor.

[@Ackros]

technically yes but result can vary by vendor and bios options particularly depending on the age of the mobo and the generation is it for.

[@k19_legamer]

anyone in 2024...

[@Kor1134]

2:57 _PCIE EXPRESS..._ Really?! Just like _ATM Machine_ and _RAM Memory?!_

[@tweaker1968]

Thanks for this.... One of those videos.... I knew I was curious but too lazy to figure it out for my-self!

[@rashdan1994]

What did it cost? Thanos: Everything

[@Firestrike0]

M.2 "As fast as possible".... XD

[@Sal3600]

pshh wanna see my 4tb drive?

[@Hexthrill]

Yea, 4tb, 4 inch. I don't even use inches in my country, we use centimeters.

[@dorupero]

+NarkDights | Hexthrill Great for u lol

[@Hexthrill]

Dorupero Yea, metric is better.

[@W4LL37SK83R]

+Dorupero At least it isn't a 4cm dick.

[@Hexthrill]

Wyatt Jackson Oh god why xD 10cm (4in) is already bad. 4cm? Crazy shit.

[@Clarkaraoke]

Tfw this vid came out 6 years ago and I still don't have an m2 drive

[@NeedForSpeed.2004]

Knowing that modern drives can hold so much while being so small, imagine the storage capacity of a modern room sized drive

[@erwanregy]

that's called a server room 😂

[@NeedForSpeed.2004]

@@erwanregy right…

[@erwanregy]

@@NeedForSpeed.2004 u alright mate?

[@NeedForSpeed.2004]

@@erwanregy yep

[@NeedForSpeed.2004]

@@erwanregy yeah I meant like a big drive the size of a server farm but it’s one whole drive instead of many

[@GoodieM8]

this guy is so attractive and loveable, he should make a youtube channel where he gives advice on comput=ers and technology alike :)

[@emocan126]

what about bottlnecks because of the CPUs PCI e lanes?

[@kobathor]

+emocan126 Typically the M.2 PCI-E slots on a motherboard are controlled by the chipset's PCI-E lanes, so the CPU gets to keep all of its lanes for things like GPU's and the like.

[@Wistbacka]

+Koby Dunham If it says that M.2 is controlled by chipset PCIE-lanes, then those are the same lanes as your GPU. So if your CPU has a maximum amount of 16 lanes, and you use a PCI-E M.2 card, you will have 8 + 4 lanes left to play with. That is the major trade-off if using M.2 on normal LGA1151 mobos. I was hoping for increased PCI-E support when skylake was launched, seeing how the X99-platform could handle 28 - 40 lanes. I hoped for a shift into a minimum of 28-lane standard for consumer chips, while X-series would boost to like 80 lanes. But I guess we have to wait for that change then. BTW: Why aren't there any mobos that can handle both DDR3 and DDR4 memory out there? Would make for a more gentle transition into newer chipsets. E.g. my mobo can handle both DDR2 and DDR3.

[@kobathor]

Wistbacka When I say chipset lanes, I mean the chipset has its *own* seperate lanes from the CPU provided lanes. That's why you can SLI GPU's *and* use an M.2 PCI-E card at the same time with a CPU like a 4790k (which has 16 lanes.) SLI requires 8 PCI-E lanes/GPU, so you'd think it wouldn't work, but the chipset provides a few extras.

[@Wistbacka]

+Koby Dunham Okay. This is something I've been uncertain of. I hope you are correct, cause that would solve some problems I have myself, but I've read both sides of the stories on various sites, so I'm not entirely certain of what is true and false (no disrespect against you). Unfortunately, these things are not made very clear on mobo-makers webpage be it ASUS, AsRock, Gigabyte or MSI... None of them really explains what is possible to combine. But everyone are super quick to mention how AMAZING M.2 is....

[@kobathor]

Wistbacka M.2 itself isn't amazing, other than being small. PCI-E M.2 is amazing, since it has much more bandwidth than SATA.

[@MikaelMurstam]

to be or M2 be

[@rccarsandmusic2641]

I just installed a Micro m.2 sata 3 128 in both my Ryzen machines. I have to say my 1400 and 1600 boot windows 10 in under 10 secs and my cine bench score went up. This was a good video.

[@christophermcdonough3466]

I can listen to you talk all day

[@thecaucasianasian2171]

fuck this im just using my floppy disk

[@TheCsePower]

soon, we will use ssds as RAM memory

[@CocoaNutCakery]

SAS AFAP

[@whovaintimelord]

D

[@typemoon4894]

FAP AFAP

[@master.swordz]

thank goodness I landed in this video. Now I finally understand pcie vs ssd! Thank you Sir! Subscribed and like = done!

[@Matty__Matt]

Thank you for the info about the connector types!!!