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I am impressed by the read/write times of the Samsung 950 PRO M2. I have a slightly out of date mobo: the ASUS P9X79 DELUXE. I do not see an M2 port listed in the mobo specs; however, it does have PCIe expansion slots:
3 x PCIe 3.0x16 slots (Dual@x16/x16; Triple@x16/x8/x8)
1 x PCIe 3.0x16 slot (PCIe x 16_3@x8)
Is there some way that I can use the Samsung 950 PRO M2 with this mobo? Perhaps there is a M2 module that can convert the PCIe slot to fit the M2 connector? Will I still see the same performance?
sapbucket
Posted 2015-11-28T23:28:31.300
Reputation: 113
If you can find a M.2 PCI-E card then you can use it. You might not be able to boot to it though. – Ramhound – 2015-11-29T00:07:04.133
@Ramhound: is there a way to determine bootability? – sapbucket – 2015-11-29T17:22:35.550
@sapbucket did you ever find an answer for this or tried it out yourself.. particularly the bootability of the 950 Pro on a P9X79? – Jörg Battermann – 2016-08-21T09:17:43.697
I found out that it probably won't work (90% sure). I forget the reason why but it had to do with even if you get it installed it won't perform at the higher speed. Short story: get a new motherboard with the correct features built in. – sapbucket – 2016-08-23T16:28:06.670