Skylake m.2 NVMe Board?

[27E_20]

Looking for a micro-ATX board that will support something like the new Samsung 950 Pro m.2 PCIe SSD. Hours of searching Newegg have not been fruitful.

I have one in my new Sager laptop and love it. Not going to do another Desktop build without one.

Any recommendations?

 

[BadActor]

https://pcpartpicker.com/parts/motherboard/#c=110&f=7&s=30&E=1,3

 

[27E_20]

Thanks for the reply.

Gigabyte GA-Z170MX Gaming 5 and the Asus Z170M PLUS are both out - Contacted each manufacturer.

Gigabyte: Chipset is not compatible

Asus: Yes, but uses only 2 PCIe lanes, not 4.

 

[indsup]

You can also go this route and not worry about a specific board. http://www.amazon.com/2700M-Adapter-PCI-E-950Pro-adapter/dp/B016A8BOFU/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1455761833&sr=8-15&keywords=nvme+adapter. Just as fast. Insane speed around 2700 mbps. Some times you can find a vendor that will bundle both together. You can get the intel 750 series but you better have money to spare since the pricing is very high. Of course Newegg has asrock boards listed as in stock with pcie m2 slots. Like this one, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157675&cm_re=nvme-_-13-157-675-_-Product

 

[ten80steve]

Gigabyte told you that the GA-Z170MX Gaming 5's chipset isn't compatible with Samsung 950 pro?
Link to Newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128844&ignorebbr=1
Link to Gigabyte's listing for M.2 support on that board.
http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5530&kw=GA-Z170MX-Gaming%205#M.2%20support%20list
I am seeing the 512GB 950 pro at the bottom of the list.

 

[27E_20]

Gigabyte told you that the GA-Z170MX Gaming 5's chipset isn't compatible with Samsung 950 pro?
Link to Newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128844&ignorebbr=1
Link to Gigabyte's listing for M.2 support on that board.
http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5530&kw=GA-Z170MX-Gaming%205#M.2%20support%20list
I am seeing the 512GB 950 pro at the bottom of the list.

Youre right - had that backwards (had to look up my support ticket again). Gigabyte DOES support the 950 Pro, but only utilizes 2 PCIe lanes. Asus does not support it.

 

[27E_20]

You can also go this route and not worry about a specific board. http://www.amazon.com/2700M-Adapter-PCI-E-950Pro-adapter/dp/B016A8BOFU/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1455761833&sr=8-15&keywords=nvme+adapter. Just as fast. Insane speed around 2700 mbps. Some times you can find a vendor that will bundle both together. You can get the intel 750 series but you better have money to spare since the pricing is very high. Of course Newegg has asrock boards listed as in stock with pcie m2 slots. Like this one, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157675&cm_re=nvme-_-13-157-675-_-Product

Pretty slick adapter. I am considering that AsRock board, but have never owned one before. Not exactly the best reviews on Newegg.

 

[rgd1101]

Gigabyte told you that the GA-Z170MX Gaming 5's chipset isn't compatible with Samsung 950 pro?
Link to Newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128844&ignorebbr=1
Link to Gigabyte's listing for M.2 support on that board.
http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5530&kw=GA-Z170MX-Gaming%205#M.2%20support%20list
I am seeing the 512GB 950 pro at the bottom of the list.

Youre right - had that backwards (had to look up my support ticket again). Gigabyte DOES support the 950 Pro, but only utilizes 2 PCIe lanes. Asus does not support it.

where did you see it support 2 lanes?
from gigabtype site
1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA & PCIe x4/x2/x1 SSD support)

 

[27E_20]

Gigabyte told you that the GA-Z170MX Gaming 5's chipset isn't compatible with Samsung 950 pro?
Link to Newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128844&ignorebbr=1
Link to Gigabyte's listing for M.2 support on that board.
http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5530&kw=GA-Z170MX-Gaming%205#M.2%20support%20list
I am seeing the 512GB 950 pro at the bottom of the list.

Youre right - had that backwards (had to look up my support ticket again). Gigabyte DOES support the 950 Pro, but only utilizes 2 PCIe lanes. Asus does not support it.

where did you see it support 2 lanes?
from gigabtype site
1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA & PCIe x4/x2/x1 SSD support)

I know, right. Wanted to verify before I dropped the money on it. So I contacted Gigabyte:

 

[rgd1101]

the product was ga z97, we are look at z170

 

[27E_20]

Well that sucks. Pretty epic fail right there, but somebody has to make sure everyone's paying attention. Been looking at so many boards lately...

Ive owned a few Gigabyte boards in the past as well as currently, so the 170 would be a good candidate. Just never understood the point of Dual BIOS since they prohibited reverting back to an earlier BIOS after F9.

Any thoughts on the AsRock?

OR would that adapter that indsup mentioned work in a slim micro case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147098)

 

[rgd1101]

No personal experience with AsRock but remember another mod said they are not good at overclocking.

Would just use the one on motherboard, no need to get a adapter card, look like that adapter card is a full profile card, and the case can only use low-profile card.

 

[27E_20]

Thanks for the input. I dont plan on overclocking but Ill probably just stick with the GB board. Firm believer in getting what you pay for.