NoSpiceLife
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- Jul 2, 2019
At this point I'm resigned to slower speeds, so that is definitely not an issue.You could get a M.2 enclosure if it's an option, maybe this one. You'll be stuck with lower speeds but won't have to get a new drive.
I just opened up my tower to check out exactly what is where. The PCIe 3 has the GPU, and it takes up all the space down to second PCIe 2.
The adapter you linked, goes into a 2.5" bay, can it then link into a SATA port? I am not quite sure what a U.2 is.
Looking at the transfer speeds of the PCIe 2.0x1 and the SATA 6GB, the SATA 750MB/s is slightly higher than the PCIe 500MB/s. I would be better using a SATA port. I have two spare.
I have actually stumbled across this a little while ago, I have USB3.1 Gen1 ports though.Another option to get better than SATA speeds is a NVMe to USB-C/3.2/Thunderbolt adapter. He'll have the fastest USB drive on the block! They're supposedly very good(if the right case/controller is bought).