690-0024 SSD upgrade

[noavt]

The C drive (128Gb  SSD m.2 SATA) on my Pavilion 690-0024 (sunflower motherboard) is near capacity and I can't even synch my phone to it due to insufficient space. I have deleted most games/apps (except MFSX which keeps giving me an error code and disallows deletion) to no avail...I have been thinking to upgrade to a 1T SSD. Will an NVMe M.2 (like the 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB or similar) work on this computer OR should I adhere to the existing M.2 SATA format?

I have seen discussion on this, but I remain confused on the subject...

Thank you in advance.

 

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

Your PC's motherboard does support NVMe SSD's...

Solved: M.2 Nvme or SATA SSD - HP Support Community - 7873682

...but they don't seem to run at the max rated speed.

Sunflower motherboard m.2 ssd upgrade - HP Support Community - 6731142

So, the Samsung 970 SSD should work fine but at about half of its max rated speed, which is still about 3 x faster than SATA is.

[noavt]

Great information. Thanks for sharing.

So, is it worth the extra expense of the NVMe, or would a regular larger capacity M.2 2280 SATA be as good?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

You may find a 1 TB NVMe SSD is about the same or even cheaper than a SATA SSD.

For example:

Let's compare the Samsung 980 1TB NVME SSD with the fastest M.2 SATA SSD that I know of...

Samsung 980:  $99.99

Amazon.com: SAMSUNG 980 SSD 1TB M.2 NVMe Interface Internal Solid State Drive with V-NAND Technology...

Western Digital Blue:  $114.99

Amazon.com: Western Digital 1TB WD Blue 3D NAND Internal PC SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/s, M.2 2280, Up to 5...

The Samsung 980 is less expensive.

It is not quite as fast as the 970 (the 980 has 200 MBPS slower max write speed) but it should also run cooler.

Amazon.com: SAMSUNG 970 EVO Plus SSD 1TB, M.2 NVMe Interface Internal Solid State Hard Drive with V-...

[noavt]

Thank you so very much. I will check Amazon and select an NVMe and compatible external M.2 to USB adapter so I can clone my existing drive and replace it with a higher capacity one. 

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Anytime.

Glad to have been of assistance.