A:AnswerHi there!
Yes, this will work with MSI GF75 Intel-i5. The 970 EVO Plus is compatible with laptops that support PCIe Gen 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.3.
- Samsung Memory
A:AnswerLooks like read/write speeds along with specific drivers needed for operation are different, or MB is outdated.
https://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/minisite/ssd/product/consumer/ssd960/
A:AnswerIf I have read the manual correctly, there is one slot for the M2 and a mini slot for WIFI and Bluetooth. The M2 slot is also used as an Optane memory and storage. Before using this M2 slot, Optane must be disabled though Bios if not being used. The new drive must be formatted and partitioned prior to use. If this computer will be used for gaming, I would recommend a WD - WD_BLACK Gaming 4TB Internal SATA Hard Drive for Desktops Model: WDBSLA0040HNC-NRSN SKU: 9315347 from BestBuy. It is a 7200 rpm model and is very fast and will allow a lot of room for games and misc storage.
A:AnswerIt will work. But you would be better off getting a PCIE 4 M.2. This one is a only a PCIE 3. Get the evo 980. Only down side is your system only has 1 slot.
A:AnswerRegarding the TLC, this drive does use TLC. Samsung uses the term 3-but MLC because the term “Multi” in “MLC” is vague; however, in the SSD industry MLC meant two-bit NAND, and 3-bit NAND is call TLC. Long story short, it is TLC.
A:AnswerI took a quick look, and I don't think this will work with your system. Was your SSD connected via SATA cables? This drive requires an M.2 interface directly on the motherboard. I can't find a picture of your motherboard to confirm that it has an M.2 slot.
A:AnswerReally quickly, the graphics card doesn't matter in this case. This is a storage drive so the only way you will know if it will work is if you look up the manufacturer's specs for the motherboard in your particular machine or crack the shell on it yourself and see if the motherboard has a PCIe port designated or a SSD.
The way you describe your machine, I would be willing to bet it is a gaming machine and Lenovo used to be IBM so they are pretty solid machines to start with. I would be willing to bet that your machine will have at least 1 PCIe port and the standard SATA port or possibly 2 PCIe ports which means you could theoretically be able to have 3 storage drives, (1) SATA HDD and (2) NVMe SSDs possibly.
