someone help me with m.2 nvme drive

[elkido122]

im considering getting the intel 600p nvme ssd. i have a z97 board with a 4790 and a gtx1070 in it. if i get this drive will it slow my cpu or gpu down or will i be just fine? thank you in advance

 

[Calvin7]

Most Z97 motherboards use a PCIe 2.0 x 2 lane M.2 storage connector and not a PCIe 3.0 x4 interface. A PCIe adapter may be of interest to you.
M2 PCIE SSD PCIE 3.0 4-LANE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1N84NF8707&Tpk=9SIA1N84NF8707

Most Z97 boards support NVMe with a BIOS update. It shouldn't slow your cpu or gpu down.

 

[n0ns3ns3]

Storage uses PCIe lanes from the chipset.
GPU is using the PCIe lance from CPU.
so no slow down.
I went for much cheaper Sundisk X400 SSD since the real life performance difference between M.2 NVMe and M.2 SATA drives is next to none.
My setup is very similar to yours.

 

[elkido122]

hey thank you for the responses. this m.2 drive (intel 600p) should go into the m.2 slot fine and be very fast. im excited

 

[elkido122]

the bios should auto detect the m.2 nvme correct? it is updated to the latest bios on the z97 motherboard

 

[elkido122]

i sure hope it will see it as a boot drive in the bios

 

[Calvin7]

Frequently Asked Questions for Intel® SSD 600p/Pro 6000p Series
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/solid-state-drives/000022378.html

As far as motherboards with NVMe support, Asus supports all their Z97 boards with a BIOS update. Gigabyte supports some but not all Z97 boards with a BIOS update. Here is the list:
http://www.gigabyte.us/press-center/news-page.aspx?nid=1358

I have no idea what motherboard you have.

Additional information:
http://download.intel.com/support/ssdc/hpssd/sb/nvme_boot_guide_332098001us.pdf

 

[elkido122]

what about msi... i have the msi z97 gaming 3

 

[elkido122]

???

 

[n0ns3ns3]

you need BIOS E7918IMS.260 or newer.

 

[elkido122]

Any reason that the read speed wont go over 665 mb/s? i know it is using pcie 2.0 x4 since im on z97. Thought it would be around 800 though.

 

[n0ns3ns3]

are you sure that it's not in SATA mode ?

 

[elkido122]

doesnt sata cap out at like 600 anyways? i mean im seeing around 665 so?

 

[elkido122]

considering i disabled the sata controller as well and it still boots... yea pretty sure its not in sata mode man

 

[n0ns3ns3]

true ...
what program you are using for read speed test ?

 

[elkido122]

Anvils utilities. Do you have a better one to use???

 

[n0ns3ns3]

check this one on how:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/how-we-test-storage,4058.html#p1
and here is the review of 600p:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-600p-series-ssd-review,4738-2.html
though numbers in review will not be helpful as the use the x4 slot