That M.2 slot that leaves the drive just sticking up feels super sketchy.

@Svenz0r

7 жыл бұрын

If you look there are screw holes either side that iirc are for mounting a support for the drive.

@RousedPotato

7 жыл бұрын

It probably comes with (or you can get) a bracket for it.

@TheDaidai05

7 жыл бұрын

was thinking the same thing. It looks ugly to me compared to the ones that lay down too

@Tatsumaru2005

7 жыл бұрын

it has 1 tiny screw that holds it down at the end away from the connector. the drive is so lightweight it doesn't need any more than that

@aliancemd

7 жыл бұрын

I would like mine to be like that because NVMe gets very hot and it would help to cool it down.

2015 Linus: SATA EXPRESS IS THE FUTURE 2017: Lmao that shiz dead

A better explanation for this would be: - AHCI and NVME are like the middleman between your hardware and software. AHCI is a slow middleman (protocols) and NVME is a fast one. - Since they're just middlemen, they can work off of any connection, whether it's M.2, PCIE, or SATA (specifically in AHCI devices) - Some motherboards support both protocols, while others only support one of them for boot drives. If yours only supports AHCI for boot drives, no matter what you connect your NVME drive (PCIE or M.2 slot) it won't let you boot from it. - New motherboards support both protocols so you can connect the NVME drive anyway you want and it'll work at full speed and let you boot from it. So whether you get a PCIE M.2 device or an onboard one, you'll be fine. To sum it up. PCIE, M.2 and SATA are all just data highways. AHCI and NVME are the things that dictate how fast your "car" will be able to travel in any of those given highways if the country (the motherboard) allows that speed limit. I hope that helps better explain it to anyone who's confused.

@phaolo6

7 жыл бұрын

The best explanation : )

@SixplusonemediaAu

7 жыл бұрын

great explanation!

@morells09

7 жыл бұрын

Superb explanation, thank you!

@max03tube

7 жыл бұрын

Meow Thanks

@thiagofelipedeoliveira6979

7 жыл бұрын

Still, i have a doubt (Maybe a stupid doubt) AHCI, is for SATA HDD's? In this case, i've understand that NVME is the protocol for the SSD chips that Linus showed in the video, but AHCI i didn't get it as many people have understanded.

I like this kind of videos. I don't understand anything, but I like it.

@DihelsonMendonca

5 жыл бұрын

Although I work with computers for some 30 years, there´s so much new technology arriving, that is impossible to know everything.

@elissitdesign

5 жыл бұрын

I don't like to read comments but I read yours anyway.

@keifuchan7265

5 жыл бұрын

These videos make me realize just how dumb I am....but I also don't even know just how dumb I am...make sense?

@ReyomHD

5 жыл бұрын

@@keifuchan7265 Well hey, the more you watch the more you learn. So in a way, you are a little smarter at the end of each video.

@robmanabat8293

4 жыл бұрын

Me too

*Reads title Oh cool, a new TechQuickie video! Wait a minute "Uploaded by LinusTechTips" Huh.

@Lucifer3230

7 жыл бұрын

Same thought came in My mind.

@kylenetherwood8734

7 жыл бұрын

LazerLord10 That's why I miss AFAP

@Ph4tT0ny

7 жыл бұрын

Same

@YK-xw4nj

7 жыл бұрын

That's what I exactly thought my friend.

@jesselioce

7 жыл бұрын

too much info to put in a techquickie video of 4 min

I am more confused now...

@tbonenom3736

7 жыл бұрын

I thought i knew basic PC tech, i got like 20% of all that in the video... Apparently i'm getting old. :(

@kenkalajdzic

7 жыл бұрын

Aaron Luedemann There are already some NVMe drives on the market that aren't too expensive. Samsung 960 EVO for example has great performance and OK price. Upcoming (mid-february IIRC) WD Black SSD will be even cheaper - 200$ for 500GB.

@joshisnot11

7 жыл бұрын

I'll just stick with the 1TB 850 evo for a while. Thing is still around 300.

@nermanus

7 жыл бұрын

I thought the same until I realized stuff in this video concerns maybe the 10% of tech literate people from the 1st World that have the extra cash for these types of hobbies. Most people will just go with a 1 to 2 TB HDD for storage and the cheapest 120 GB ADATA or Kingston SSD for OS.

@sandylie1655

7 жыл бұрын

i'm definitely not one of them since i will install os and games on them, and game is huge 20-60gb....

Much props Linus. Your explanation saved me from buying a slower M.2 SATA, and instead buying a much faster M.2 NVMe instead.

Thank you for spelling it out in step by step plain English with visuals. It helps keep it all in order.

I'm currently building a PC and now I'm even more confused...

@coopercummings8370

7 жыл бұрын

You will probably be fine with a sata ssd, nvme ssds can be much faster but the difference isn't nearly as noticable in most applications as the difference between a hdd and sata ssd. Nvme ssds are also much more expensive per gb than sata ssds of the same capacity, so most consumers that don't need the extra speed are better off sticking to sata until the price drops.

@EpicLPer

7 жыл бұрын

Cooper Cummings Yeah, oh well... SATA SSDs are fast enough for me tbh but the next thing would also be the PCI lane speeds and such. Like, if I attach an "unsupported" or slower PCI device to a lane it'll drag down all others from what I understand. So what's the best place to put one then? And where for the GPU? I am so freaking confused even tho I'm an IT technician myself and should know it...

@coopercummings8370

7 жыл бұрын

most z170 and z270 boards suppord ahci (sata protocol at sata speeds) and nvme (new protocol at pci express speeds) on their m.2 slots, and you just have to switch the mode in the bios, but for the best place to put them I haven't done too much looking at them because of their expense, but I have seen a few places find they will run cooler directly underneath an open air style gpu (because even though it is hot air being blown onto it it is some airflow over the device, but others say to put it as far from the gpu as possible to avoid the heat source. Every source I have seen says not to use a behind the motherboard m.2 slot if there is one on the front because there is better airflow, but the drives dont actually run over their temperature ratings without airflow, so it doesn't make much of a difference unless you put it next to a heat source with no airflow.

@mytten

7 жыл бұрын

If you only game, just go for a sata ssd ;)

@WhiteoutTech

7 жыл бұрын

EpicLPer just put your gpu in your first pcie 16 slot, connect your sata drives to your sata connectors and if you really want to have 3000mb/s write speeds put your m.2 ssd in your m.2 motherboard slot. the video just makes it seem difficult. :P unless you use a motherboard from 2010 you can't really do anything wrong nowadays.

The fastest SSD is as fast as linus in bed

@Tailslol

7 жыл бұрын

he is neutered no?

@linusmlgtips2123

7 жыл бұрын

Tailslol someone didn't watch WAN show

@Red9419

7 жыл бұрын

He still has those man juices.

@Tailslol

7 жыл бұрын

i didn't used the right word because i m not a native English speaker,but you got the idea... but putting no with an interogation point at the end of a phrase is a key point here too... and yea wan shows are too long ...

@iota-09

7 жыл бұрын

he still has the balls, no worries about that. apparently the specific operation he did is also possible to be reset, as in, he can go back to how he was before if i understood correctly. still, are we really going to keep talking about linus balls for weeks?

I always get depressed because I don’t understand shit after a few minutes... and then thinking I’m doing everything wrong

Thank you Linus! You saved me so much time reading about them. And you consolidate all the into in one video! Kudos! Keep it up!

You seem to have SATA and AHCI mixed up. SATA is a physical data transfer interface and AHCI is a storage protocol that can run over PCIe or SATA. There is no such thing as an AHCI-only M.2 slot, only PCIe or SATA. There are PCIe AHCI M.2 SSDs that will blow normal SATA drives out of the water, like the SM951.

@Uraveragegamer172

7 жыл бұрын

Eli Grey I have an sm951, how does that stack up to other drives?

@_clemens_

7 жыл бұрын

Your are totally right...they should fact check their videos better...the Ethernet video some while ago was also crap...

@kwarkon1

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, but to be exact, m.2 PCIe AHCI drive can connect only through PCIe lines directly CPU (it has its own AHCI controller) while m.2 SATA needs AHCI or SATA controller in between (usually build in PCH or on SATA -> PCIE adapters ). PCIe AHCI are not limited by SATA limitations so they can run much faster than SATA drives. NVME is a redesigned protocol that has lower latencies than ACHI. Please go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.2 and especially this diagram: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.2#/media/File:SATA_Express_interface.svg The adapter shown two slots has the lower slot for m.2 PCIE ( so both AHCI and NVME) and the upper slot is for M.2 SATA drives ( thats why there is a sata connector for SATA cable that you have to connect to have it working). The drive MZ-N5E250BW shown is a SATA drive. the difference between m.2 SATA and m.2 AHCI is expecially important in older laptops where often you have m.2 SATA support but not m.2 PCIe ( both AHCI and NVME).

@itsneight1260

7 жыл бұрын

Now that makes more sense as well... The Kingston HyperX Predator is also an example of this, right???

@_clemens_

7 жыл бұрын

Yes but that's an PCIe 2.0 x4 drive

The reason this isn't a techquicky video is because it's 8 minutes long.

@christiandeuctor3606

7 жыл бұрын

And the fact that it's uploaded on LinusTechTips.

@Thinker145

7 жыл бұрын

The actual video minus the ads is just 7 minutes though kinda like all the LTT videos these days.

@bluefoxtv1566

7 жыл бұрын

Remove the ad's and the dicking around and it would fit with in that window.

@TheZaman_

7 жыл бұрын

well you guys use adblocker.. instead only depend on google ads that you block they make ads in the videos.

@davidoke3909

6 жыл бұрын

Elijah _ no, its a guide, that's why

Oh my god why your every video sounds so good and it always has so much meaning , like every time there is new and amazing things to know about i love your videos

thank you so much man. you answered all my questions and more. im looking into upgrading the drive inside my kids inspirion 3050 and had no clue where to start on what type to get. this cleared it all up for me. i knew i subscribed to you for a reason!

Time to learn something. Thank you!

@cyancoyote7366

7 жыл бұрын

I'm subscribed to you, but fucking hell, you're everywhere. Great channel tho :D

@hole1stdrillpresschannel

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you coyote! But I'm not everywhere, just at good channels! :-)

You're the only youtuber that I know of who explains complex tech terms and gets into tiny details This is my go to channel for gathering information or to increase my understanding about the various new tech and terms

@feynstein1004

4 жыл бұрын

Nah mate. Check out Explaining Computers. He does a much better job.

Thanks Linus! You answered all the questions I had regarding m.2

I'm glad your covering this new storage format. Can't wait to hear more.

We need more videos like this. Videos explaining just what a term(s) means, and what it means for the end user.

Who else is pooping while watching this?

@jonnathan780

7 жыл бұрын

OBX Sand Devil holy shit deadass how did you know

@loryferli

7 жыл бұрын

OBX Sand Devil me

@joseruiz6626

7 жыл бұрын

just about 2 wipe...creepy

@kakashi99908

7 жыл бұрын

any girls pooping or just guys?

@OMGYasuke

7 жыл бұрын

Duck Girls don't poop lul

dude your videos are great , I'm not much of a tech head but I get what you're you on about, you explain things well.. cheers

Good to note: Pretty much *EVERY* ATX Z97, Z170 and Z270 Motherboard got M.2 slots. And I think you can even BIOS update a Z87 to support NVMe. Not sure about Z77 though

I really don't like U.2, their last few albums have been dreadful.

@lakechocolate9785

5 жыл бұрын

Lol 🤣

@shawncruz732

5 жыл бұрын

Well U2 doesnt like u 2.

@johnc3403

5 жыл бұрын

last few, like since Rattle and Hum! They've been blagging it ever since...

@SkankHunt-rv8qo

4 жыл бұрын

I dont like how they forced themselves into my Apple music library

@GJBedrin

4 жыл бұрын

Has anyone ever actually liked them?

Hey Linus, thanks for the informative video. Perhaps you could do a custom build video where you discuss the reasoning on how to get the most bang for your buck? Which drive you chose and why, etc.

perfect timing! I only have a 2242 m.2 available for my laptop, so I'm deciding between using it or just keeping an external for supplemental use

This video is concise, clear, and brief. Subscribed

holy crap 522 views in less than a minute

@eduardonazario

7 жыл бұрын

Mrab Ezreb i got 101 views here

@MrabEzreb

7 жыл бұрын

you got here earlier than me

@rocketlaunch99

7 жыл бұрын

Mrab Ezreb Most people have no life. Just like me.

@slickm7

7 жыл бұрын

2278 in about 3

@wizzo2280

7 жыл бұрын

I seen 5k views in a minute before.

I was hoping for a performance review. I want a performance review. Why has it taken this long to compare the four or five M.2 sticks out there right now? Intel 600p, Samsung 960 Pro and Evo, Corsair MP500, and the OCZ RD400. Just like, a quick video on which is best value and best performance.

@nbrikha

7 жыл бұрын

There's also a value M.2 NVMe ssd on amazon that has amazing review but I've never of the company before. MyDigitalSSD BPX

@itsneight1260

7 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Dont forget about the Plextor drives though! I would also like to add in comparing the AHCI M.2 drives like the Kingston Predator, Samsung SM951, Adata XPG SX8000 (is that one nvme?) as well!

Dude, i gotta say, i like your channel!. Keep it up man!

Love these information rich videos. You guys are ever improving on yourself!

I'll just sit here with my single 1 tb hdd.

@Joe-xb8bf

7 жыл бұрын

Gaius Trollius lucky, 480GB. its slow too, its like 4 or 5 years old.

@gaiustrollius9920

7 жыл бұрын

Maybe a format will help.

@Fosi94

7 жыл бұрын

+Joe check your sectors, do a defeag, fresh install os?

@Joe-xb8bf

7 жыл бұрын

Fosi94 its just the age

@bringitlp5177

7 жыл бұрын

yeah got only 250gig ssd for games like bf1 fallout etc which got long load times other hit is on hdd and fuck off ppl who say mimimi long wait times ...meanwhile u can ....roll a joint,smoke some other shit,take a shit etc xD

whats the point of picking up an M.2 drive and using a converter to plug it into a PCI-e port? Wouldn't it make sense to just pick up a pci-e based NVM-e drive instead, versus haggling with a converter and 1-2 separate drives?

@MattSena1

6 жыл бұрын

At 5:53 he says "go through the same steps as our previous board that supported it natively". I have a feeling they had a longer video that included them installing a drive on a motherboard with an m.2 slot and that clip got cut, but they didn't bother updating the script.

@yaeshraj

6 жыл бұрын

Maybe they want to talk about motherboards that do not have m.2 slots but support NVMe drives.

iv been watching your videos over the past 2 years and i finally built my first pc the other day and these videos really helped me out thanks

A video that was definitely needed. Thanks Linus

Watching it again in 2019 And still very informative!

why you don't do more in depth video about M.2 and U.2

Been waiting for a video like this for so long! :D

When I built my brother's computer, I just got him a SATA SSD. I knew nothing about M.2 even though my brother's motherboard supports it. Thank you for explaining this! It will help me in my future builds.

"I'm already confused": Yup

Did anyone else see the little bug @1:06?

@James2t3

7 жыл бұрын

sure did! lol

@WardForFun

7 жыл бұрын

yeah XD

@raywei8472

7 жыл бұрын

Holly sh*t, good eye, took a few seconds to find it

@polyjohn3425

7 жыл бұрын

Fucking silverfish. Gross.

@ryleemanning794

7 жыл бұрын

where is it?

Linus, you are amazing. You have helped me, a pro user, but not a pro builder, to understand what i need to TELL MY BUILDER what i need. Thank you a million times. And i love your fun style.

This is the best Linus Tech Tips I have ever seen! Thanks, Team Linus!

So you could just install the Bootloader on a normal SSD and use that to boot from the NVME Drive if your Mainboard does not support that?

@sahibjot01

7 жыл бұрын

GnuB0ot what is bootloader.. fuck it this pc shit id confysssingsgsgshsjsks

Hey linus, the inability to boot from PCI-E storage isn't a problem almost whatsoever. Bootloaders can be used on a small hard drive, even a cheapie 80GB one, and then that can hand the deal off to the SSD. While this isn't that elegant, this is what I use to dualboot Windows Server 2016 and Windows 7.

@joem3082

7 жыл бұрын

Bah guess i was beaten to the punch.

@itsneight1260

7 жыл бұрын

but why get an M.2 if you're not going to use it for booting? Seems pointless to me as the larger storage size drives are WAYYYY too expensive.

@Ampera_

7 жыл бұрын

Itsneight If you actually read what I said, you would know how stupid that was.

@itsneight1260

7 жыл бұрын

I assumed since you said 80GB that you were referring to a 2.5"ssd or AHCI M.2 since 80gb M.2 nvme drives dont exist.

@Ampera_

7 жыл бұрын

No, I was saying if you put a bootloader on some random ass hard drive, I gave 80GB as an example, you can boot off of that, but store the OS on an SSD. That way when the PC boots, it hands you off to the bootloader, which then hands you off to your OS. My config is a 300GB HDD with a Server 2016 install disc image on it, and the disc image's bootloader allows me to boot into Windows 7 and Server 2016 because Windows 7's bootloader refuses to load Server 2016, and Sever 2016 doesn't want to boot into Windows 7. The same thing can be done with PCI-E storage that can't boot. Load GRUB on a small hard drive, configure it to load your OS off the SSD, and you're good.

I’m glad I’ve spent the time researching and didn’t rush off to buy hardware. We have a 10 year old computer at work I wanted to upgrade with ssd. It looked like the cheapest option was to get a pcie adaptor for nvme ssd but didn’t realise you can’t boot from it for old motherboards. So will have to go the 2.5 sata route. Will need a USB 3 pcie adaptor as well to speed up cloning.

Awesome! Great Job! Dude! Keep doing all the great work! Thank you so much!

I wish this video was longer

2019...just bought one to use as a stream library...

@solidanlive6313

4 жыл бұрын

Yup....

@sean8102

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's fantastic how much pricing has come down on NVME and solid state storage in general. Got a 1 TB NVME PCI E drive for ~$120 bucks recently. And thank god DRAM prices are finally getting back to sane pricing.

@provet1

4 жыл бұрын

Or steam library

@wrifraff

4 жыл бұрын

@bittercottoncandy Micro Center has a Crucial 1TB NVMe drive for $109 right now 4/20/20.

@wrifraff

4 жыл бұрын

@bittercottoncandy www.microcenter.com/product/513534/crucial-p1-1tb-ssd-3d-qlc-nand-m2-2280-pcie-nvme-30-x4-internal-solid-state-drive

Very good and clear explanation of this confusing topic, well done!

I dropped out of follwing tech news at all for a couple years after 2014, then came back this year and was super confused what these little ram looking things were. Can't believe that this kinda thing came along and just became a standard so quickly that nobody talked about them by the time I started following tech news again.

wow, thanks for keeping me from having to google to find all that info...

I've the samsung 950 Pro in my build and it's faster than my 3 x 850 Evo storage in Raid-0. Very impressive. To be fair to apple, my 2014 Macbook Pro PCI-e benchmarks are twice as fast as a regular SSD.

@Linus, Thanks for all your research on this.

This was a great basic explanation to Hard drives and connectivity.

My brain is mush from watching linus explain this, lol. If only I had went to computer school instead of hvac school.

@liby5958

4 жыл бұрын

i didnt go to any school about computers and i pretty much understand all of this...

@martyisokay

3 жыл бұрын

Sheeeit, I appreciate you guys in the HVAC school! I have no friggin' clue how that sorcery works.

Just what we don't want, confusing computer standards regarding cables

Thanks for the helpful tech tips! Your video really helps, particularly on the SSD variants! I had bought a Dell Inspiron 15 a month ago. The laptop included an 8th gen Intel CPU, 1TB HDD and 32GB RAM. I knew the 1TB HDD is a standard 5400rpm. I opened up the laptop for inspection, it have a slot to support an M.2 SSD. I gave my laptop an upgrade of using a newly 250GB M.2 SSD, and it is running blazing FAST! just freakin' awesome! ALOHA!

@HistoryandReviews

3 жыл бұрын

Aloha 😊

Amazingly helpful. Thanks!

2019? ...... still confused

@liby5958

4 жыл бұрын

what you confused about?

@cosmosofinfinity

3 жыл бұрын

2020 and still confused. I got on here to learn specifically about Ultra M.2...

@shadi6160

3 жыл бұрын

@@cosmosofinfinity 2021 and still confused

meh I'll stick with a SATA III 480 GB SSD. The load times are already 2 fast I can never read the loading screens anymore :(

@ssssaa2

5 жыл бұрын

The areas where you see a major difference between M2 and SSD are a light less numerous than between SSD and HDD, but they do exist and are once again a several times increase. The big reedeming factor here is that it isn't actually that much more expensive, the gap between HDD and SSD is waaaay bigger than between SSD and M2. It's also very small and frees up a Sata port, so I could see it outside of a budget build.

@TheFluffernutter12

5 жыл бұрын

@@ssssaa2 Why not both? or is that just pointless?

This is the kind of content i miss from LTT, very useful

This was amazing please make more videos like this

worst written script of LTT....this is super super confusing....

@aoshi1992

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@pinkspiders34

5 жыл бұрын

I'll make it simple,get a samsung evo pro nvme m.2

@johnabuick

5 жыл бұрын

Yah, 970 1 tb.

@Joostinonline

5 жыл бұрын

The script was fine. It's just an incredibly confusing topic.

@JAYRAY00

5 жыл бұрын

I thought it was just me who was "wha??" 😞

Whats with the useless info in the start, about cables? Which has nothing to do with M.2

@rexyliusde7681

7 жыл бұрын

The video is not only about the m.2 standard

@dubious6718

7 жыл бұрын

Rexylius De But it has nothing to do with cables

@Marcus-OK

7 жыл бұрын

He's trying to explain the difference between the connector standard and the wire. Otherwise, people would think all the m.2 stuff is the same. Kinda like how people think USB C is an upgrade from USB 2.0 or 3.0

@dubious6718

7 жыл бұрын

Marcus Kapoor He might as well explain the difference between a BMW and a Audi

@AlifAmzariAzamee

7 жыл бұрын

It's not about cables. It is about explaining physical interfaces (USB-C, SATA, M.2, U.2, Sata Express, Thunderbolt, Display Port, HDMI) vs Protocols (AHCI, NVME, USB 3.0, USB 3.1, ). It is like, not all USB-C is having the 3.1 speeds. USB-C is not necessarily USB 3.1 protocols. The same thing apply to M.2. Some M.2 have fewer PCIE lanes. And some don't speak NVME language.

I had to watch this a couple of times, it'll eventually lock in :o !!

I kinda miss this style/vibe of your content. Not that your current stuff is worse by any means, I wish I could articulate what I like about this but it feels like a guide for dummies and it works for me!

as a gamer and photo editor will I realistically notice a difference between NVMe and SATA III?

@iNick90

7 жыл бұрын

You'll likely experience faster boot times and loading times (take GTA5 for example) that game will load 2-3x faster on NVMe

@QuantumWrench

7 жыл бұрын

Oh Yeah. I have an OEM Samsung ahci m.2 256GB drive, x99-pro that yields 2200/1200 MB/s throughput for r/w according to CrystalDiskMark. It is four times faster than my moderately fast SSD on sata. Since storage will always be the slowest HW component, an X4 improvement in potential read and write will always help. NVMe will be faster than ahci. Less code and designed for FAST devices using four lanes of PCIe.

@polyjohn3425

7 жыл бұрын

Considering how bulky most photo/video editing programs are, an increase in your drive's throughput is gonna make a pretty big difference.

@tdog7326

7 жыл бұрын

thanks, I planned to already get a 7600k but I didn't know that

touching the mobo with a screwdriver making me hurts

@davidoke3909

6 жыл бұрын

MoDRun wut

@electronJarvs

6 жыл бұрын

I'm hitting one with an hammer right now lol :)

THanks, a graph would also be cool for understanding

hahahahaha I love how you guys put Schluter tile membrane up on the walls!!

I feel like an idiot. And hey - I've built all my PCs to date myself (hardly an achievement, but still). Damn.

When he said, "That product already exists", I was tabbed out for a moment and started thinking, "Wait, someone's made a USB to coathanger adapter?"

@mattblatchley2061

3 жыл бұрын

likely!

You saved me within the first 4:30 of this video... I was doing a bunch of research because I was afraid an M.2 I was gifted would need an adapter to x4 PCIE. My mobo had one all along! It sits between the two x16 slots, perpendicular to them (horizontal with the mobo), so I just could barely see it! Never thought to check if one was embedded because I figured--not a laptop? Most likely no M.2 slot!

Should also note; for many boards using m.2 slots on board will disable one or two SATA ports as with ASUS (some especially if running in SATA mode). While this is a good trade off for some, when planning a rig make sure to check the motherboard specs of which ports are disabled (usually in the fine print), if you need those ports and not think the board is bricked because a drive isn't connecting because the port is disabled.

after 1 year of trouble shooting I finally fixed my computer... FML

this was barely an explanation of m.2, just a small lesson on how to install a m.2 ssd.

I'm sad you didn't mention the differences between PCIe 2.0 and 3.0. I have an AMD board with and NVMe M.2 slot, but would like to know more about what you would lose, compared to putting something like the MP500 in a 3.0 slot.

I just installed my M.2 drive directly into my motherboard, but I really enjoyed your explanation and the visuals, and I had no idea that PCIE devices existed that could basically port your M.2 drive in. :)

@laowai2000

4 жыл бұрын

Not only do they exist but they also do not appear to lose any bandwidth. Good to know if you want to run multiple M.2 and motherboard does not have multiple slots.

I have an SSD from an old laptop that is the exact same size as the one in my new laptop. They both run windows 10. Would there be any side effects if I straight up replace the drive in my new laptop with the drive from my old laptop? Would the entire computer have the same digital contents as my old laptop?

@sahibjot01

7 жыл бұрын

Kai Widman drivers and all will be messed up.. i dont know tho ima noob

@NineS5

6 жыл бұрын

Kai Widman you have to re install windows 10 and re install the drivers your Windows 10 product key should be below the laptop.

@ebash43

6 жыл бұрын

just make it legacy then run a driver updater. all should be fine

@Beta-lc8xl

6 жыл бұрын

it works on desktop, you may have a problem with drivers though and do a restore thing its not to hard

@cullenwalsh4485

6 жыл бұрын

i don't think there would be, it is still like a baby desktop and you can do that in a desktop

Still confusing AF

You CAN boot them on X79 with a simple mod of the BIOS to add the X99 NVME UEFI boot ROM. I'm currently using the 960Pro in that Silverstone adapter that has both AHCI and NVME on my Rampage IV Extreme as my boot drive and it reports and benchmarks at full speed as well.

Thank for the research linus....most don't realise ho many variables there usually are....

How to choose an m.2: Look for the word Samsung, then look for the pro, then make sure it has the number 970 or a higher number. If it has all three buy that one, you're welcome.

I understood totally none! First video from Linus that was really not that clear!

@AgentSmith911

5 жыл бұрын

Just get the NVMe M.2 SSD.

@prestonrapp2361

4 жыл бұрын

What I hear is nnnmmmnmnmnmn.2

This stuff is deep man!

Nice Video, added this to the specs for the next pc to build :)

This video makes no sense to me and I don't understand it but I watched it all anyway.

Are NVME and M.2 the same thing??

@ChrisThomasBone

5 жыл бұрын

M.2 is a hardware connector. NVMe is a protocol. So no, they aren't quite the same thing, but there's some overlap between them. You can think of protocols as languages that different components use to communicate with each other, and the hardware connectors as just what they're talking through. Some connectors support multiple protocols, and some protocols can be used over different connectors. The question you're asking is analogous to asking if English and Email are the same thing. NVMe protocol can be sent over the M.2 connector, but AHCI protocol can also be sent over M.2, the same way you can write an email in English, but you can also use French. NVMe can also be sent over PCIe, the same way you can choose to write the same English information over a text message instead of email.

@jefffy7775

5 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisThomasBone i thinks he will be more confuse now😂

@VijitChandna

5 жыл бұрын

No

@cst256

5 жыл бұрын

M.2 is a 'socket', a port, a bus or an interface, a physical (a hardware) thing like a USB/PCIE/SATA ports. Some are faster than the other. Like how a USB 3.0 port is faster faster than the 2.0 one. NVMe is a protocol like AHCI, so is not physical thing. NVMe is a new protocol while AHCI exists since early 200 and was designed for hard drives so you could imagine that NVMe is much faster. It sort of a procedure of how the data should be handled during transfer. Like http or tcp protocols for instance -- they sort of handle the rules regarding data transfer. NVME manages to be faster because is reduces the CPU overhead and some more magic that I don't understand like NVMe having more queues and more command in each queue bullshit.

@Sheed96

5 жыл бұрын

Chris Thomas I totally understood that

THANK YOU LINUS! Needed a much better, clearer picture to work with. I'm at the point I'm gonna stay with SATA and fast HDD until new technologies are more matured.

Thanks for the clarification Linus!

One Plus 3 at 1:03 ?

@skweej

7 жыл бұрын

Mathboy first

@mattthetechguy5057

7 жыл бұрын

I was first Skweej

@mathboy_

7 жыл бұрын

wow i'm so pleased with my self. this has truly been the pinnacle of my existence as a human being.

@denis_dg

7 жыл бұрын

yes, the normal oneplus 3 or the oneplus 3t

@kenkalajdzic

7 жыл бұрын

Denis G It's a "normal" 3. 3T's gunmetal casing has a slightly different tint.

Thanks, but I still don't understand.

@BenitoFan760

5 жыл бұрын

I ended up more confused after this video

@kyeronelma4835

4 жыл бұрын

@@BenitoFan760 Then you should watch again, a few times if needed, and do a bit of research on your own (GASP!) about the things that confused you the most.

@kyeronelma4835

4 жыл бұрын

TLDR - M.2 PCIe SSD is the fastest form of storage.

Thanks for this video, I recalled you made one, and when I decided to get a m.2 for my mobo gave me a better understanding on which one is the right one.

Efficient and informative so thanks :D

m.2 ahci is not the same as sata

@WorBlux

7 жыл бұрын

AHCI or the Advance Host Controller Interface, is an Intel standardized implementation of a Serial ATA host controller.

@_clemens_

7 жыл бұрын

Indeed AHCI can also be used over PCIe...then it isn't Sata! e.g. the SM951 has also a AHCI flavour, which can be used in M.2 PCIe compatible slots. All the new PCIe SSDs use NVMe, but in the eraly PCIe SSD days there were PCIe AHCI cards...unfortunetely the video is confusing about this...

8:01 - Linus' Face Is Concerning...

@nicholaskinkaid

4 жыл бұрын

Doesn't even come close to how weird his face is at 4:15

My setup is a 250GB main SSD and a 64GB M.2 two 1TB externals. Works great their cheap to replace and plenty fast for the video a day I do

Well-explained tough topic!