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What M.2 would you recommend?

Fightman140
By Fightman140
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Sorry for the dumb question but I have no experience with M.2 and just got this motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128841). Was looking for a new M.2 to have my OS on when I complete my Upgrade instead of my SSD.

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CPU Cooling> Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO Operating System> Windows 7 Pro 64-bit

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Samsung 950 pro

 

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Samsung 950 pro

Yeah those are good

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Not sure that a M.2 that costs 190 and holds 256GB is good for an OS install, may someone know of one that is smaller? Looking for a size of about 120GB. My system can hold 3 Hard drives and 2 SSDs so I don't need something too big in M.2 since it will just have the OS and maybe a few other programs that I would benefit taking from the SSds. Sorry for not being clear.

CPU> I5-3570K Motherboard> Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H RAM> 2x8GB DDR3 1600 G. Skill Sniper Gaming GPU> MSI Radeon R9 390x 

Case> Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Storage> 1x 1TB, 1x 3tb Hard drives, Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD PSU> Corsair RM1000i

CPU Cooling> Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO Operating System> Windows 7 Pro 64-bit

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Fact is, any M.2 SSD will be totally fine on that board.

Get the most expensive you can afford.

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Might get the Samsung SM951 since it is slightly slower then the 950 pro but has a size that is not over kill unless I can find a smaller size for the 950 pro.

CPU> I5-3570K Motherboard> Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H RAM> 2x8GB DDR3 1600 G. Skill Sniper Gaming GPU> MSI Radeon R9 390x 

Case> Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Storage> 1x 1TB, 1x 3tb Hard drives, Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD PSU> Corsair RM1000i

CPU Cooling> Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO Operating System> Windows 7 Pro 64-bit

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Might get the Samsung SM951 since it is slightly slower then the 950 pro but has a size that is not over kill unless I can find a smaller size for the 950 pro.

Why not just get the 256GB version, install the OS, drivers etc. and if you have one major game that you almost run a daily basis (like mabinogi) just put that on there as well and now you can load in lightning fast.

 

You can always find something to fill the space on a drive.

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Ifyou get the 950pro nve it will not show up in bios. Install it like a 951 m.2 then it will show up as Windows boot manager in boot options.

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Ifyou get the 950pro nve it will not show up in bios. Install it like a 951 m.2 then it will show up as Windows boot manager in boot options.

 

Yeah , that totally makes sense... Because you know...That's not true.

 

 

 

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And to give you an insight of how fast the 950 Pro can be...

 

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Samsung 951 and 950 pro are almost identical in performance.

:But the 950 pro has a way better warranty.

Utilizes newer tech.

And is compatible with Windows 7 8 and 10 using Samsung drivers.

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Well that might be true for your Asus mine is a Airlock sure how each Motherboard maker addresses it in there bios will vary.

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