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WE’RE NOT SURE what a Lightning Gen4 M.2 slot is, but if it’s anything like a PCIe 4.0 M.2 slot, then this thing is going to be super quick. The one big advantage we have over our AMD counterpar­t is that the Core i5-11600K supports PCIe 4.0 as standard, unlike the G series Ryzen chips. That may make it pricier, but the speed exerted by these drives is next level, and worth it for production work. To install our M.2 drive, we simply remove the two screws on either end of the topmost M.2 slot, lift off the heatsink, and then insert our M.2 drive into the slot, being sure to match up the notch with the drive. Then once in place, we peel off the protective film from the thermal pad, and place it back over the M.2 and replace those two screws.

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