ASROCK Fatal1ty X370 gaming X (NVME)
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Topic: ASROCK Fatal1ty X370 gaming X (NVME)
Posted By: jarankomsiluk
Subject: ASROCK Fatal1ty X370 gaming X (NVME)
Date Posted: 10 May 2020 at 9:09am
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Hello, I was wondering before I decide to buy, will I have any problems to install 970 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD 500GB on this motherboard. Will it work is the question ? Thanks! |
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Posted By: datonyb
Date Posted: 11 May 2020 at 1:28am
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ive not heard of issues with the samsung evo range i use a 960 myself ------------- [url=https://valid.x86.fr/jpg250]  [/url]3800X, powercolor reddevil vega64, gskill tridentz3866, taichix370, evga750watt gold |
Posted By: jarankomsiluk
Date Posted: 11 May 2020 at 1:40am
| Yea, I've seen it is possible with the evo 960 just wondering did anything changed recently that would prevent me from having evo 970 in this motherboard? |
Posted By: datonyb
Date Posted: 11 May 2020 at 2:09am
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dont forget the evo 970 PLUS is for sale which is a considerable improvement over the 970 normal ------------- [url=https://valid.x86.fr/jpg250] [/url]3800X, powercolor reddevil vega64, gskill tridentz3866, taichix370, evga750watt gold |
Posted By: jarankomsiluk
Date Posted: 11 May 2020 at 3:17am
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Thanks, for the suggestion! I didn't realize "plus" version existed, and it seems pretty reasonable price for it too! Well where I live the Evo 970 500Gb Plus is 125??and normal version is around 110?? I will think about it 25??more is not much to give for that big of a "write" difference. |
Posted By: jarankomsiluk
Date Posted: 11 May 2020 at 3:20am
Edit: Those "??" was sign of an EURO ! Not sure why it is not seeing it. 
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Posted By: jarankomsiluk
Date Posted: 11 May 2020 at 3:22am
Edit2: I meant to say 15 EURO not 25 ! 
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Posted By: datonyb
Date Posted: 11 May 2020 at 4:35am
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from what i see samsung had to 'up' the performance of the normal evo when WD launched the nvme black edition hence the evo plus its similar to the older 970 pro now with 'i think' much better sustained writes etc one thing to also consider with all nvme drives the QUOTED speeds are usually for the larger drives the smaller drives in range can be far far slower due to less actual chips inside eg 128 gb may have one chip and the 1gb may have 4 chips the reads and writes are faster with more chips obviosly ------------- [url=https://valid.x86.fr/jpg250] [/url]3800X, powercolor reddevil vega64, gskill tridentz3866, taichix370, evga750watt gold |
Posted By: jarankomsiluk
Date Posted: 11 May 2020 at 10:14am
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Thanks datonyb ! With all the info I got here I am still not sure will my board just accept the 970 evo plus/normal. Hope it does because I will probably go with one of them, might also add that the Bios version is latest possible for my cpu (Summit Ridge) which is P5.50. |
Posted By: jarankomsiluk
Date Posted: 11 May 2020 at 10:21am
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This is all I got from the Asrock support page about this motherboard. Might be helpful since I don't understand any of it :S - 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M Key type 2230/2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s) (with Matisse, Picasso, Summit Ridge, Raven Ridge and Pinnacle Ridge) or Gen3 x2 (16 Gb/s) (with A-Series APU and Athlon 2xxGE series APU)* - 1 x M.2 Socket (M2_2), supports M Key type 2230/2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen2 x2 (10 Gb/s)* |
Posted By: datonyb
Date Posted: 11 May 2020 at 9:05pm
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chuck it in the top slot (as your looking at board inside normal tower case fitted position the 'ultra' socket is the one directly connected to cpu with gen3 4 lanes the lower socket can only support these nvme drives at gen2 with 2 lanes (so about 25% speedn of top socket) ------------- [url=https://valid.x86.fr/jpg250] [/url]3800X, powercolor reddevil vega64, gskill tridentz3866, taichix370, evga750watt gold |
Posted By: datonyb
Date Posted: 11 May 2020 at 9:12pm
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ive just looked at the fatailty support page and strangely enough ITS LISTS ABSOLUTELY NO NVME DRIVES ON THE QVL............... which is strange as the taichi (basically the same board in a different colour) has over 50 nvme drives tested on the QVL............ my advice ? it should work fine with the 970 (as all 960's are tested on the taichi) BUT ......BUY IT FROM AMAZON with there no quibble returns policy just in case ------------- [url=https://valid.x86.fr/jpg250] [/url]3800X, powercolor reddevil vega64, gskill tridentz3866, taichix370, evga750watt gold |
Posted By: jarankomsiluk
Date Posted: 11 May 2020 at 10:58pm
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Yes! The reason why I even started this discussion is because of that. I simply can't find any kind of support for the nvme drives on their storage section.. Just really strange if you ask me. I am pretty sure it should work it says it works with m.2 and 970 is m.2 drive there is no reason for it not to work, I am still not 100% positive about it since their list showing no result of any type of the newer drives. I never bought anything from Amazon , just don't want to pay extra for them taxes for it to get to where I live.I'll just buy it from the regular page from where I live inside my Country domain. I think the policy would be 15 days to return the item if it doesn't work with full refunds. |
Posted By: datonyb
Date Posted: 12 May 2020 at 12:20am
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sorry i assumed amazon had websites/depots in every country i lean'rt something today myself now ------------- [url=https://valid.x86.fr/jpg250] [/url]3800X, powercolor reddevil vega64, gskill tridentz3866, taichix370, evga750watt gold |
Posted By: jarankomsiluk
Date Posted: 12 May 2020 at 1:54am
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Hey its ok don't worry, they will have that eventually one day! Till than I'll just order like I usually do, no biggie. I also learned a lot from you and thanks again for mentioning the Plus version I would probably miss it and it is worth the buck! Take care and stay safe. |
Posted By: jarankomsiluk
Date Posted: 19 May 2020 at 2:12am
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Update: I finally bought the 970 evo Plus ! And I can say it works great, no problems so far ! |
Posted By: datonyb
Date Posted: 19 May 2020 at 3:14am
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great news thanks for coming back to update it helps us help other people in future ------------- [url=https://valid.x86.fr/jpg250] [/url]3800X, powercolor reddevil vega64, gskill tridentz3866, taichix370, evga750watt gold |