The SSD Thread V5, Solid State Drive
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 Jan 16 2016, 12:00 PM
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I have a 512GB Samsung NVMe 950 Pro incoming but no motherboard as of yet. Is the Asrock motherboard still the one to get pair it up or should I look for something else? If I could, I would want to stay with smallish mATX.
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Jan 16 2016, 12:38 PM
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QUOTE(horns @ Jan 16 2016, 12:21 PM) if you referred to m.2 slot that can run pcie 3.0 x4, you also have plenty of choices from almost all brands now. just remember to check out their m.2 slot specs carefully because the slot usually share pcie lanes with pcie slots. Thanks for the tips. Yes m.2 slot. I don't plan to run dual GPUs or anything but yeah, I ideally want to future proof and jump onto the LGA 2011 with entry level i5820k processor. The thing is mATX form factor severely limits my choices. The other reason wanting LGA 2011 is that I would get to have 4 x DIMMs available on the mATX form factor. |
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Jan 30 2016, 10:50 AM
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QUOTE(empire23 @ Jan 25 2016, 06:14 PM) Anyone here given the Samsung 950 Pro a whirl yet? Mine is incoming and stuck in Kastam. I'm giving it serious consideration because the Intel 750 series will obviously have to sit in a PCI-E slot, which takes up a considerable amount of space. It would be good know if any users here have any experience with them.  Actually have you considered that the Intel 750 does come in 2.5" form factor also like normal SSDs but just slightly thicker by about 15 mm? They also usually come bundled with U2 Mini SAS to M2 adaptor. Saves you a PCIe slot. But the Intel is slightly slower than the Samsung 950 Pro though. QUOTE(clawhammer @ Jan 27 2016, 02:47 PM) It comes with 3 years warranty but I'm not sure if it's being used in enterprises Initially I was tempted with the SM951 that was originally meant for OEMs but compare that to the Samsung 950 PRO which is meant for retail, it has limited 5-Year warranty or 200TBW limited warranty. But 3 years warranty for the SM951 is still not bad. M2 slot normally ends up in consumer based PC/notebooks.QUOTE(ruffstuff @ Jan 27 2016, 08:54 PM) Skylake board or X99? If z97 the m.2 will be limited to x2 PCIe 2.0 lanes. I would suspect that it's a X99 board. |
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Jan 31 2016, 11:13 PM
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QUOTE(empire23 @ Jan 31 2016, 08:05 PM) I just bought the Samsung 950 Pro in 512mb anyways. Better pricing than the Intel 750. Nice. So the setup is; Samsung 950 Pro 512gb - Boot 2 x OCZ Agility4 512gb RAID 0 - Speed drive 2x Crucial M500 1tb - Bulk Storage Now just waiting for the Icydocks to arrive.  You got yours from Ramcity? What mobo are you running it on?On another note, the RM is now a little stronger than USD and AUD compared to a few weeks ago.  |
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Feb 1 2016, 08:23 PM
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QUOTE(empire23 @ Feb 1 2016, 07:20 AM) Got it from Kogan. Mission critical workstation? Not planning on overclocking?Running it on an Asrock X99 WS. Just waiting on a Xeon processor and my DDR4 ECC Registered RAM to arrive as well. |
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Feb 14 2016, 11:07 PM
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QUOTE(sHawTY @ Feb 13 2016, 01:05 PM) empire23 is not in Malaysia LULz How nice ! I'm buying 1 soon Actually, the company that I'm working for is buying 1 for my personal use The benefits of being the only IT guy in the office LAWL  IT guy or no IT guy, if I want one, I have to get it on my own unfortunately.  
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