A technician is tasked with installing a new high-performance storage device in a gaming PC that supports the latest technologies. The motherboard has multiple expansion slots and supports various storage interfaces. The gaming PC is used to run graphics-intensive games which require quick load times. Which of the following storage interfaces should the technician choose to meet the performance and technology requirements?
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Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA)
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Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) with a standard SSD
Non-volatile Memory Express (NVMe) leverages the high speeds of PCIe lanes to provide faster data transfer rates compared to SATA and other interfaces. This makes it the ideal choice for a gaming PC requiring quick load times for graphics-intensive games. Though SATA and PCIe also interface with the motherboard, they do not offer the same level of performance for an SSD as NVMe. mSATA was designed for small form factor devices and is not optimal for high performance, hence not suitable for this scenario.
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