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‎06-24-2023 10:31 AM

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Hi there. I'm new to SSD and not an expert in motherboards. (links below)

it looks like this PC has SSD slot. I have 2 questions:

 

1. Is it a working slot? Can it be used for SSD?

2. Which SSD version / gen should I get? I don't want to overpay for something I won't be able to take advantage of

 

  • Two PCI Express slots (1 x PCIe x16 and 1 x PCIe x1)
  • One M.2 socket 1, Key A
  • One M.2 socket 3, Key M, (2280/2242)

https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-desktop-pc-m01-f1000i/32482405/model/35801263/document/c06678632

 

Current setup hits HDD a lot during wake up, with HDD usage at 100% (I have 32gb ram). It may be HP preinstalled crap slowing things down (win10) , but my other HP All-in-One 27-dp0053w with preinstalled software (win11) 512gb ssd/8gb is much faster, even though it's processor is slower (according to online benchmarks tests) ( Intel® Core™ i3-10100 vs AMD Ryzen™ 5 4500U ). 

 

So I figured, if I have windows and maybe software installs on SSD and use HDD for storage only, it'll perform much better and 512gb or even 256gb would be more than enough since I don't have much stuff installed anyway.

Not sure if Win 11 runs much faster than Win10, but I have no problems switching to it if it performs better. 

 

Thanks.

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‎06-24-2023 12:07 PM

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This one is for an SSD.  It is fast  extra storage you can use in addition to your installed HDD.
You can install up to a 4 TB M.2  PCIe  5.0 NVMe SSD.  It will whatever your desire and budget can take.

  • One M.2 socket 3, Key M, (2280/2242)

 

Here is a reputable and reliable online source for, memory and SSD products for your PC.

https://www.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/hp---compaq/hp-m01-f1033wb?gclid=Cj0KCQjwqNqkBhDlARIs...


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‎06-24-2023 01:49 PM - edited ‎06-24-2023 02:50 PM

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Will my PC take advantage of PCIe  5.0? My pc has BakerMS with 10th gen intel. 

 

Crucial has Gen3, 4 and 5 listed, but unless I'll see PCIe  5.0 speeds I see no reason to overpay for the speed I won't get.

 

Sorry, I'm totally clueless when it comes to these things. I have not been upgrading computers in almost 2 decades 🙂

 

Thanks!

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‎06-24-2023 03:29 PM

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Your motherboard won't take advantage of 5.0 because of the chipset, but PCIe 5.0 is a downwardly compatible specification, so it will work.

 

The Gen3 and Gen4 versions are probably less expensive.

 

 


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