V-NAND SSD SM950 PRO on Maximus VIII HERO

[ikaros007]

Greetings,my first post 🙂

i recently make a new z-170 Pc with intel i7 6700k processor
and i thinking about to buy the V-NAND SSD SM950 PRO but im not sure if i can run with PCIE_X16/X8_1 & PCIE_X8_2 on ,
because i run Crossfirex (2xR9 290) and i need both PCIE slots full operational (x8 x8)

My second question is..

Can i run via M.2 (NVMe?) To take all the advantages of SM950 PRO

Thanks.

[Chino]

Looks like it should work.

[MRBULL]

why not use the m2 slot? that's what I do

[ikaros007]

MRBULL wrote:
why not use the m2 slot? that's what I do

yes that's im going to do, but i read somewhere that maybe if M2 slot used, some PciE slots gonna disable
and i don't want PCIE_X16/X8_1 & PCIE_X8_2 disabled because i use them for crossfirex

[Skunk]

Nope, the x16 and x8 slots go directly to the processor. The M.2 slot is tied into the chipset and has a completely separate data path. The M.2 slot, when using a SATA drive will disable a SATA port, but you aren't so you won't have those worries.

[LoneWolf121188]

I'm using the 950 Pro in the M.2 slot (NVMe) on my Maximus VIII Gene and it's working great! Only 1 GPU though, so I can't help with any PCIe lane questions.

[ikaros007]

LoneWolf121188 wrote:
I'm using the 950 Pro in the M.2 slot (NVMe) on my Maximus VIII Gene and it's working great! Only 1 GPU though, so I can't help with any PCIe lane questions.

u see any difference in performance ? comparing to a simple SSD(sata) , i just wondering..

[Nate152]

As Skunk says it shouldn't affect your gpu configuration as the M.2 slot is tied with the chipset.

The 950 pro is the fastest ssd at the moment and it will shatter a regular ssd's speed.

[Sandbagger]

The intel 750 may have something to say about that. I had the 750 and sold it for the 950 only because the warranty life on the 750 is ridiculously low at 112 TB over 5 years. One issue with the samsung is it's 4k read speed is quoted at 300k iops but in benching no one is getting that yet. I'm around 200k. Hoping a driver or firmware update will fix the issue.

[Nate152]

Sorry Sandbagger I stand corrected, I should have said "fastest M.2 pcie ssd".

Hmmm you shouldn't have to wait on a driver or firmware to get the advertised speed, but as long as they are aware of it, I imagine you'll get one soon. 🙂