HyperX Predator M.2 SSD - OS Boot

[Joobin]

I'm putting together this build (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p9tf4D) and was wondering if I should get the HyperX Predator M.2 240 GB and use it as the boot drive. The Maximus 7 Hero motherboard I selected has a PCIe 2.0 x4 slot which I assume is perfect for the M.2 SSD as long as I get it with the HHHL adaptor. But my knowledge about PC components is limited to internet articles and YouTube videos, so I joined this forum just to get help on this.

 

Things I need to know:

1. Will there be an increase in overall performance and experience if I use M.2 as the boot drive compared to the Samsung 850 Pro SSD?
2. Are there any drawbacks in using it as the boot drive

3. Can I boot using the UEFI mode?
4. Which is the best RAID configuration that I should use for my drives and is it necessary?

 

[Sakkura]

1. Negligible difference unless you run some very storage-intensive operations.

2. It doesn't support NVMe, so boot support can be tricky.

3. Should work in UEFI mode, chances are worse in legacy BIOS mode.

4. Not worth bothering with. SSDs today are already blazing fast, RAID0 adds sequential performance you don't really need and access latency you also don't need. As well as complexity and increased risk of failure.

[Joobin]

So the 1400/600 read/write speeds won't make any noticible difference?

 

Tricky.. but can be done right?

[Sakkura]

So the 1400/600 read/write speeds won't make any noticible difference?

 

Tricky.. but can be done right?

 

Those are the sequential transfer speeds. You usually only notice a storage bottleneck when you're doing much slower random I/O, with lots of little chunks of data that are slower to transfer (especially for a mechanical hard drive). If you move a 10GB file then yes, it will be several seconds faster. That's just not a particularly common thing. When it comes to random I/O, the HyperX Predator is actually a bit slower than the 850 Pro.

 

Yeah it can definitely be done, and doesn't have to be complicated. You just need to check compatibility beforehand, whereas with a SATA SSD it just works. Once NVMe becomes standard, we should get back to the "it just works" situation.

[Joobin]

Those are the sequential transfer speeds. You usually only notice a storage bottleneck when you're doing much slower random I/O, with lots of little chunks of data that are slower to transfer (especially for a mechanical hard drive). If you move a 10GB file then yes, it will be several seconds faster. That's just not a particularly common thing. When it comes to random I/O, the HyperX Predator is actually a bit slower than the 850 Pro.

 

Yeah it can definitely be done, and doesn't have to be complicated. You just need to check compatibility beforehand, whereas with a SATA SSD it just works. Once NVMe becomes standard, we should get back to the "it just works" situation.

Hmm ... Then its not worth the investment.

 

Thanks for your help.