August 5, 20169 yr Browsing through the SSDs to get for the new build, I'm seeing there are these M.2 drives- and consequently the ASRock x99 Extreme6 has an M.2 slot. My question concerns my research: Popping this Samsung http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2W03H16430 Into the ASrock... is it possible? I was told to look for the size (2280 etc), as well as the type of connector- but I have yet to find info for either to make sure they are compatible. I intend to use it as an OS/FSX drive, with a separate SSD for storage. Brendan R, KDXR PHNL KJFK Type rated: SF34 / DH8 (Q400) / DC9 717 MD-88/ B767 (CFI/II/MEI/ATP) Majestic Software Q400 Beta Team / Pilot Consultant / Twitter @violinvelocity
August 5, 20169 yr Got a Samsung 500 Mb M.2 on my laptop and it works great. As for the connector types look here or here. The Samsung SATA I have has both types B & M. Note: there are also 2 interface types: PCIe & SATA. (PCIe is much faster) Check your motherboard specs for Type, Length & Connector Type. Post Edit: Your MB M.2 seems to support PCIe Gen3 x 4. See this page ASRock X99 Extreme6.. it shows a speed test using the Samsung XP941. Cheers. Ramón. Time, is the one thing no one can buy.
August 5, 20169 yr Last winter I bought a MSI GT72 laptop with a 6820 cpu and a 4 gig 980. The o/s was on a 120 gig m.2 with a 2nd m.2 slot available so I put a 500 gig there for p3d. P3V3.3 boot up time is fast. A bonus is allegedly less heat and less power draw plus the fact the drive is faster than a traditional ssd. Based on 6 months experience if you can fit it in the budget I'd recommend an m.2. The prices for them have really come down since I got mine.
August 5, 20169 yr Saw this article recently... https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Samsung-950-Pro-M-2-Additional-Cooling-Testing-795/
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