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Title said it all - I was looking to find benchmarks to prove which is faster: Intel 750 PCIe 1.2 TB or Samsung 960 Pro 1TB I know both are on different slots, but I am building with new motherboard and have no issue to use any of the slots - I just want to use the fastest drive possible. Can someone provide benchmark? Thank you!

Hi everyone... Following my thread here i managed to find a solution instead of using the Hyper Kit is an M.2 to Mini SAS HD adapter. Rather than using the ASUS solution, i purchased a smaller adaperter from serialcables which was just enough to clear the GTX1080. problem is now the Intel 750 SSD is not recognised within the Asus Rampage Extreme V bios nor during windows install. i updated bios Version to 3504 enabled M.2 in the onboard device configuration... still no success ... if there somthing i am missing? i checked all cables are in place....

Hey peeps, Just asking if anyone got an NVMe drive working as a boot drive on a Rampage 4 extreme. The motherboard peeps said no but I found youtube videos with people running intel 750 ssds on the RIVE. I have a Rampage 4 extreme with a 3930k and wanted to put my old 750 in there as a boot drive. Cheers

Hello peeps, I just picked up an x79 system for about 600 AUD: i7 3930k Rampage 4 extreme Corsair Dominator GT 32 gb GTX 480 (Dafuq???) Corsait TX 750 power supply ???? and an H100 cooler A massive bargain given how inflated the Australian prices are. However, I wanted to get myself a 960 pro as my boot drive on my current system and transfer my old boot drive, an intel 750 ssd (pci add in card) to the Rampage 4 extreme as the new boot drive. I have not found conclusive information of NVMe working on anything with an x79 chipset yet and was wondering if it will at all work??. Help me out peeps, Regards, GabeN

Hello all, quick question - I am going to build a little SSD beast for compositing large HD+ sequences. Here is my spec: Samsung 950 Pro 256GB M.2 SSD for the OS and Apps 2 x Intel 750 PCI-Express 400GB SSD in RAID 0 for data/cache Intel Core i7 6700K proc EVGA GeForce GTX 980 ACX 2.0 4GB gpu ASRock Z170M Extreme4 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 my question: am I going to "max out" or lose any PCIe functionality with this build? Am i gonna run out of lanes guys? All slots (including M.2) will be used.... -Yard

I am stuck between 3 SSDs. The first option is the 500GB Samsung 850 EVO ($145). The second is 500GB Samsung 850 Pro ($220). The last is the 400GB Intel 750 Series ($350+). I will be using this PC gaming and video & photo editing. Would the Intel with less storage and almost $150 extra be worth it? If not, then is the 850 Pro better than the 850 EVO? Thanks

What to choose between Intel 750 400GB and Samsung 950 PRO 512GB for 4k video editing and lightroom.The rest of the system right now runs on two Intel 730 240GB RAID 0 I see that the 950 PRO has higher Sequential read/write speed and the Intel 750 has higher Random read/write performance. Powerloss vs no powerloss protection? Will the boot time be influenced only if the windows is on the Intel 750, or if the card is in the motherboard slot regardless of the windows installation location ? I will probably change the drive sooner than the TBW limit.

Here are two results of the Intel 750 400GB NVMe drive that I received today. The only problem I have is the low 4K Q32T1 value that I do not understand. I have seen the same SSD tested with the same version of Crystal Disk and the results where : 880 / 859 MB/s for example. Following config, the rest are not important I think : Motherboard : Asus Maximus VII Formula CPU : Intel 4790K The SSD is pun in a 16x 3.0 PCIE SLOT I have also made a copy test of a 100GB dummy file created with the command : fsutil file createnew dummy.iso 100000000000 The copy speed is consistent unlike the 950 PRO and 951 : If you guys want more test just ask and I will post screens

Hello, For a few days I am asking myself a lot of questions of how stuff works and I finally ended up here for some answers regarding storage solutions.I want to choose between a Intel 750 or Kingston Hyperx Predator. Have any of you tried Hyperx Predator in RAID0 done from the MOBO with Ctrl+I or from the UEFI BIOS ? Every where I look I only see RAID0 done between them, but with dynamic drive directly from windows. I also had in plan one or two 950 PRO but I do not have a slot on my motherboard and cannot find any decent adapters for PCIE for them. Regarding the Intel 750, I have seen a lot of people complaining that the drive is very very slow regarding boot time. What do you guys suggest?

Should I go with the Intel 750 despite the fact that it is lower in performance but has powerloss and a heatsink or should I but with the 950 PRO with a M.2 PCIE adapter ? The 127 to 400 TBW will not be visible for a daily user I think and 127 will be more than enough for the average user.I am concerned about the heating up problem of the Samsung 950 PRO and the fact that even though the heat will not affect the SSD itself, a lot of heat will be spread to the video card and the rest of the components around. How many of you guys use encryption on the drive ? -> because Samsung has it and Intel has no encryption. Write down witch one would you choose and if the speed difference are only seen in synthetic benchmarks.

I'm building my new gaming rig this summer and it's been a looooooong time since my last build so I could really use some feedback! 1. Budget & Location Located in Oslo capital of Norway, using the Norwegian Kroner (NOK) currency. My budget is about 20000 NOK, which is currently about 2700 USD. My plan is to order a lot from the states, since most agree that the NOK/USD rate will improve in my favor fairly soon. So my actual budget might be closer to 3000USD 2. Aim This will mostly for gaming, but also everything else^^' I do a lot of programming, but not to the extent that it should have a bearing on how i build my rig. I'm also a clinical multi-tasker, often gaming while browsing with 30+ tabs, while watching a show while Skyping... The main goal of this build is to have a good foundation to continue expanding upon. I plan on overspending on certain things (motherboard, power supply, GPU, etc.) in order to make it easier to upgrade/expand next year. 3. Monitors The plan is to use two old HP w2207h monitors I have leftover from an old rig, until 4k gaming monitors become a bit more affordable. 4. Peripherals I have mouse, keyboard, headset and speakers from previous builds that I can still use, but the Corsair K70 RGB is tempting^^' But that's later, for now I have what I need. (btw, if you know where I can get a Nordic set of Corsair keycaps for K70/K95, that is also relevant information^^) 5. Why are you upgrading? My current "gaming rig" is a 5 years old ASUS ROG G73Jh laptop, which I bought before starting the Norwegian mandatory military tour. No desktops in the barracks^^' In addition to the outdated hardware, the Graphics Drivers are from 2011 or something, since the ATI-card isn't supported anymore and the recommended AMD replacement Drivers cause Bluescreen-levels of compatibility issues. So now I'm ready for a proper gaming rig with an SSD, DDR4, Haswell, Maxwell, and all the other bells and whistles! On to my plans! SSD: Intel series 750 1,2TB PCIe SSD http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VPK0MWK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER I'm kind of in love with this drive... It is between two and four times as fast as the fastest SATA SSD. Head and shoulders above the competition. I have a pretty shitty hybrid Drive, so going from this to that will be an experience. First World Problems: My load times will be so quick I can't read the Hints on the loading screen 'XP Whether I get the Add-In-Card or the 2.5-inch version depends on which I can find the cheapest. It's still really pricy, so unless I can find a good deal or the prices drop a bit I'll probably settle for a Samsung 850 EVO 1TB. I have an external 1TB hard drive I can use for bulk-storage untill I buy an internal bulk-drive later. Motherboard: Since I want to use the Intel Series 750 as a boot-drive, I have to use a motherboard with Z97 or X99 chipsets, which means I also have to have a Intel CPU. Not that I'm complaining XP I'd prefer an X99 with DDR4 support, 2011-3 socket and some overclocking utility. I'd also like one with a lot of PCIe ports (preferably 4) so I can expand into SLI while using the Intel 750 and still have one slot open for a Sound Card or other utility. I'd rather have too much space than too little, so ATX or E-ATX is the plan. USB 3.0 is a must and USB 3.1 could be nice, but not really needed. If I get the 2.5inch version of the Intel 750 SSD I'll also need a M.2 slot for it^^ I've been looking at the ASUS ROG Rampage V, but it's pricy to the point where I'm probably overpaying for stuff I'll never use. CPU: Since I multitask a lot I'd like a six-core i7-____k or i7-____x, preferably with hyper threading. Other than that, I'm unsure as to which processor is best for me, so it'll probably be the one which I get the best deal on XP RAM: Preference here is Corsair, by far. I think 4 x 4GB is the sweet spot and it'll be DDR4 since I want the x99 chipset. I'm unsure about how much MHz, CL, and Vengance/Dominator will make a noticeable difference for me. Just know I want something that keeps pace with my CPU and Intel SSD in particular. Also I like the look of the Dominator Platinum ^^' GPU: The plan here is to get a single powerful and SLI-ready card now, then when the price of that card drops next year, I'll get another to put in SLI. Preference here is Nvidia, and I've been looking at EVGA's GTX980 SC. The 2982-version has Nvidia's own cooler that's optimised for close-sitting SLI. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NI5DA2E/ref=psdc_284822_t1_B00R3NK340?_encoding=UTF8&path=%2Fdp%2FB00NI5DA2E%2Fref%3Dpsdc_284822_t1_B00R3NK340&useRedirectOnSuccess=1 Of course, if I find that I can afford a Titan X instead, I'll take that! Power Supply: Again the preference is Corsair, but as long as it is 80+ Silver or better, it doesn't matter too much. Since the plan is to build for the future and also do some overclocking, I figure I should have about a 1000W. Again I'm not sure. Prefer something fully modular, but since I'll be getting a full-tower there should be plenty of space to hide surplus wires from a non-modular PSU. Chassis: I far prefer a Full-tower for ease of air-flow, water-cooling and spacing of components. Plenty of fan-mounts with dust-filters. Durable materials. Minimalistic, muted design. Window is nice. Compartmentalization is a plus. Noise-control is a big plus. Must. Be. Black. All my PCs have been black and had "Black" in their name, and I can't break with that now 'XP I also think I'd like a pair of drive-bays since I still use some game-disks and I'll probably get a fan-controller eventually. The two I've been looking at are the Corsair Obsidian 750D and Phanteks Enthoo Pro/Luxe. Cooling: I'll be using a closed loop system for the CPU and I'm pretty sure I want the Corsair H100i GTX, but I'm open to suggestions. The rest of the cooling will depend on the chassis I end up getting, but I know I want quiet fans and rather have a lot of them at low RPMs to minimize sound. Air Flow vs. Static Pressure will also depend on the chassis, but I know enough to want a slight overpressure. Brands don't matter too much, but I like Corair and Noctua from experience. Finally: Thank you for reading trough all that! Any and all constructive feedback is appreciated^^

Hello community! Long-time reader with first post here. I am in the process of my first build and I have a storage question. My build specs are at the end of this post. I want to run my main programs/OS on the Intel 750 HHHL PCIe 400Gb and in the same machine run a RAID 10 setup with 4 WD Red 2 TB HHD's. How do I go about setting this up in BIOS? I originally planned to run a Samsung 840 Evo from my old machine with the RAID 10 setup. In that case, I was just going to enable raid and not include the 840 in the array. Because AHCI is a subset of RAID, I think that would have worked fine. Now that I am using an Intel 750 with NVMe I don't think that this plan will work. I hope that you guys can sort me out on this as I cannot find a clear answer on this anywhere. Build Specs on Tyler's "do pretty much anything X99 PC" Motherboard: Asus Rampage V Extreme CPU: Intel 5930K RAM: 16G Corsair Dominator Platinum @ 2133Ghz (4x4) CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 GT GPU: Asus Strix 970 x2 in SLI Storage: Intel 750 HHHL PCIe 400GB SSD, Samsung 840 Evo 500GB SSD, 4 2TB WD Red HHD PSU: Corsair AX860 Optical: Asus BW-12B1ST Blu Ray Writer (I am old school like that lol) Monitors: Asus VN248H-P triple monitors Case: Corsair 760T Accessories: ROG Front Base

Hi. So i recently bought the new Intel Pcie 750 SSD. Which uses the Nvme standard. Firstly i checked whether my Motherboard supported the SSD and it did. (MSI x99s gaming 9) So i've installed win 8.1 and everything seems ok. But that's it. I dont feel like i boot up that fast, not as fast as i really wanted it to. So i looked into it, made sure T.R.I.M was enabled. Checked if Fast Boot was. But it really didnt seem to impact the start up time that much. Then i benchmarked the sucker and found a comparison online, and i get lower write speeds than other, and about the same read speeds. but a lower overall score. (using AS SSD benchmark) I have several HDD and a spare SSD installed on my system. But The HDD has literally nothing on them, and has nothing to do with the boot sequence to do. The SSD (Samsung EVO840) only has like one game installed. When i launch Intel Toolbox it doesn't really recognize the PCIE SSD, it knows it's name, but i'm unable to update the Firmware. So i downloaded it from Intel's website, and installed it. I didn't feel any difference. It feels like buying a brand new graphics card and not be able to install the driver for it. Yeah it shows the screen, and yeah it can handle something. But it doesnt feel like it's using it's full potential. What can be affecting my boot time? i feel like its just as fast or maybe a bit slower when i had the SATA SSD installed. Or did i just expect to much from Pcie nvme???? I have attached Screenshots of AS SSD and Intel Tooltip. EDIT* startup time is 37.5 seconds from power bottom press until win 8 is fully loaded.

Asus started a strawpoll to see if they should consider backporting nvme support to their x79, z87, or z77 motherboards, the follow link to participate: https://pcdiy.asus.com/2015/04/asus-nvme-support-poll-voice-your-opinion/ JJ stated that Asus will need to see at least 1000 votes to consider putting the work into making this happen. Surprising to see how little interest there has been in the 5 days the poll has been up, with less than 500 total votes. Hope this isn't a repost, but perhaps there are some of you to which this poll is applicable.