Maximus IX Formula 16s boot with M.2 PCIe SSD

[theFraggedNoobi]

Hello everyone.This is my first post here and I am a huge Asus fan as you can see from the specs on my profile.I was a bit worried about my 16 second boot time(press power on button to desktop).I did a fresh install in UEFI mode when I got my 960 Evo and I also have a WD RED 2TB hooked up to my PC.My motherboard is the Maximus IX Formula with a 6700K.Boot time is identical to that when I had a Maximus VIII Hero.Any opinions on whether my boot time is normal or not are appreciated.Thanks.

[Chino]

You can try disabling some of the motherboard features if you don't plan to use them. Some users disable memory training which helps reduce boot times. But personally, I wouldn't go with that route.

[JustinThyme]

16 seconds is nothing for a desktop. There is a lot going on there. 6 seconds are delays that are intentioanal to give you time to recover from a bad OC.
Disable CSM will help some if you have it enabled as some of that time is spent looking for a boot sector on your spinner HDD.
Personally, I dont sweat boot times so long as its reasonable. 16 secs is VERY reasonable, especially for a desktop!