M.2 SSD Location

marcap

Bronze Level Poster
Hi guys,

I feel a bit daft.

I want to add another M.2 SSD, but I can’t even see where the first one is installed lol. The two PCI slots for them (I assume) on the mobo are empty. Could anyone point me in the right direction?

Case is a Corsair 275R Airflow
 

Martinr36

MOST VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
Can you please post your full spec from your order page, and give this a read

 

marcap

Bronze Level Poster
Sorry about that.


CaseCORSAIR 275R AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16 Core CPU (3.5GHz-4.7GHz/73MB CACHE/AM4)
MotherboardASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)64GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 16GB)
Graphics Card8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 SUPER - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive2TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 4400MB/W)
Power SupplyCORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor CoolingCorsair H115i PRO Cooler w/ PCS Ultra Quiet Fans
Thermal PasteARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound CardONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless Network Card10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB/Thunderbolt OptionsMIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating SystemWindows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System LanguageUnited Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery MediaWindows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office SoftwareFREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
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Warranty3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
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Build TimeStandard Build - Approximately 20 to 22 working days
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rouchie

Rising Star
They have moved on tremendously since my last self build which was I think 6 years ago? so from 20 odd years ago must be boggling of the mind
 

SpyderTracks

We love you Ukraine
They have moved on tremendously since my last self build which was I think 6 years ago? so from 20 odd years ago must be boggling of the mind
I've still got an old Western Digital Raptor 150Gb 10000rpm SATA drive from about 15 years ago, still works fine, noisy as hell, but was the pinacle of storage drives back then unless you went SCSI. It was the cool model with the perspex window showing the internals. Amazing drives.

Things have moved on so quickly since then, it's madness really.

The rapid succession from 2.5" SATA SSD to MSATA to SATA M2 then M2 then NVME M2 all seems to have happened in the blink of an eye.
 

marcap

Bronze Level Poster
First build I accomplished, smallest case I could find, cheapest cooler and fastest CPU. I burned my hand on the case once 😳
 

slimbob

Enthusiast
I've still got an old Western Digital Raptor 150Gb 10000rpm SATA drive from about 15 years ago, still works fine, noisy as hell, but was the pinacle of storage drives back then unless you went SCSI. It was the cool model with the perspex window showing the internals. Amazing drives.

Things have moved on so quickly since then, it's madness really.

The rapid succession from 2.5" SATA SSD to MSATA to SATA M2 then M2 then NVME M2 all seems to have happened in the blink of an eye.
My 8 year old PCS machine was fitted with 500GB Raptor (10,000 rpm) WD5000HHTZ. It is still going strong. My computing requirements are very very modest so it is still serves me perfectly well. However I imagine when my P.C eventually bites the dust or no longer meets the requirements of future Windows 10 upgrades I will be amazed when I get a new PCS machine with a SSD :)
 

Martinr36

MOST VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
My 8 year old PCS machine was fitted with 500GB Raptor (10,000 rpm) WD5000HHTZ. It is still going strong. My computing requirements are very very modest so it is still serves me perfectly well. However I imagine when my P.C eventually bites the dust or no longer meets the requirements of future Windows 10 upgrades I will be amazed when I get a new PCS machine with a SSD :)
if you'd be amazed at slow old basic SSD, then you'll be blown away with SSD M.2 😂
 

slimbob

Enthusiast
if you'd be amazed at slow old basic SSD, then you'll be blown away with SSD M.2 😂

:LOL: Yes I think a SSD would be a bit much to digest at first and a SSD M.2 would probably be undigestible for quite awhile leaving me totally bewildered and gob smacked.
 
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