all of the gen is commatable
#What gen is my motherboard... 3 or 4?
molten igloo
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What jjtb7 said; any gen is compatible, but there's no point in buying anything beyond a Gen4 drive given what your motherboard supports. (I'd even argue to save a few bucks using a Gen3 drive because of SEE BELOW.)
unique mesa
just get slower of the speed combo and depends on the cpu like if you get 10700k pcie gen 3
since only 11gen has pcie gen 4
molten igloo
Most welcome! If Gen4 vs Gen3 SSD prices are very similar in your location, go with whatever is the best price / capacity known-name-brand drive.
However, most people won't ever notice a real world different between Gen3 and Gen 4 drives, so there's no point spending gobs more money on a Gen4 drive if Gen3 is significantly cheaper in your area.
unique mesa
However, _most people_ won't ever notice a _real world_ different between Gen3 a...
even sata ssd you have hard time seeing unless your looking at GB/s nubmers or get a timer out
naive latch
for example, if i buy this ssd will i recieve the speeds it guarentees (5150mb/s)? https://www.amazon.ca/WD_BLACK-SN770-Internal-Gaming-Solid/dp/B09QV692XY/ref=sr_1_5?crid=TE2D76OXO370&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hAlhfJd4WPvWjfeVvX7wtMYCH89h8_4E21GpplHKsdbT4AdelescDJ9CWiPyicp7_tMuSG_Y-tUFN5W4eJqFT-nXKrbSKYam0uhqxWDkSc-CF53Fh4yTCoJK2Kcf6DleiKMHTRAW7tx0b-T0we4oRMiwywZLUmj-5muHoXHyKJiArkRpXRfYM9jVa4Ct5IdRqilpSH7Iv7zchMECHAu_V3c2WUQn4fM4Vw6pfiAk6N6AoqSsCD2vrDZWPXaUItgyjLiqZ9NZfrf_8e4vVyychaQrA0KuasJ5LDoiINpl8pg.DKdG9Limt_33k29A3FrVcfmU1PrcGd12BkvwsSlfHAU&dib_tag=se&keywords=gen+4+ssd+1tb&qid=1724736562&s=electronics&sprefix=gen+4+ssd+1t%2Celectronics%2C153&sr=1-5
