Mixing M.2 NVMe drive brands could save you money on your PC build, but could it cause problems that could reduce performance or even damage your PC? It is okay to mix M.2 NVMe brands (and PCIe versions) in your PC build. This will not cause any problems unless you are putting your drives in … Read more
M.2 NVMe drives are getting more popular than ever and this means more brands are entering the market. We’ve got tried and true brands and budget newcomes all selling M.2 NVMe drives with equal stats, but is a name brand really better? The brand of your M.2 drives matters most when it comes to build … Read more
M.2 storage drives offer the best performance out of any of today’s PC storage options. However, there’s been a lot of confusion about what type of M.2 drives you can use with your NVMe and SATA slots. Your M.2 NVMe storage drive can only fit into an NVMe M.2 slot. Your M.2 SATA SSD can fit … Read more
Figuring out storage solutions seems like it’s only getting harder. File sizes, including video games, are only getting bigger and this means that we need to expand our storage options more frequently. This has got a lot of people asking can you insert an M.2 drive into a PCIe slot? You can insert an M.2 drive … Read more
Buying storage for your PC is a delicate balancing act between performance, capacity, and price. While NVMe M.2 drives are clearly more powerful, SATA SSDs provide a budget conscious option. However, which drive will outlast the other? A NVMe M.2 drive and a SATA SSD actually have very similar lifespans. NVMe M.2 drives use nearly … Read more
It’s always been important to make sure that your operating system winds up on the right storage drive, but this has become an even bigger issue with the creation of high-speed solid state drives. Now you want to make sure that your operating system is on the drive that’s giving you peak performance, but these … Read more