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December 13th, 2024 16:29

Aurora R9 SSD upgrade Questions

I am looking to upgrade my (boot) SSD from a 256gb m.2 PCIe NVMe to a 2 TB. The issue I am "very" confused about is: the drives I see available are mostly Gen 4.  From what I can find from the R9 setup guide is that my PCIe Bus is Gen 3/2. I've read that a Gen 4 "may" work, but at Gen 3 speeds.

I don't want to pay for a card that "may" or not work up to intended speed.

I have looked at a few Gen 3, and they seem to be sub-standard knockoffs or astronomically priced.

Anyone have any possible suggestions?

Current Config:

One PCIe/SATA M.2 card slot for 2242/2260/2280 solid-

state drive

Chipset

The following table lists the details of the chipset supported by your Latitude 5320.

Table 3. Chipset

Description Values

Chipset 9th Generation Intel Core i5k

Processor Intel Z370

DRAM bus width Single channel = 64-bit, dual channel = 128-bit

Flash EPROM 16 MB

PCIe bus PCIe Gen3/Gen2

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December 13th, 2024 16:46

For your Aurora R9, I would suggest to upgrade with a Samsung 970 EVO Plus SSD.  Besides the optimal performance, you will get a generous warranty (1200 TBW) from a well know storage manufacturer.

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December 13th, 2024 20:22

user benchmark agrees w chino

OP can review 9 user uploaded speed before purchase

https://www.userbenchmark.com/PCBuilder?tab=SSD&searchTerm=Aurora%20R9%20970%20Evo%20Plus

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December 13th, 2024 22:49

@Chino de Oro​  Thank you Chino. Going with your recommendation....As a computer novice, this was driving me crazy...

Thanks again,

Jack

PS Merry Christmas

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December 13th, 2024 22:53

@redxps630​ Thank you redxps, I'm grateful you helped with this.....As a novice, I can use all the help I can get. (Wonderful test you linked)....

Thanks again,

Jack

Merry Christmas

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