thanks for clearing that mystery - any chance you can share what the new date is?
His info was correct, but the NDA lift was postponed. It will be very, very soon, though
His info was correct, but the NDA lift was postponed. It will be very, very soon, though
thank you for your inputs. lets hope sm950 come with better software support.This was my first DIY computer at the age of 66 and it went beautifully - only issues were installing a few drivers and it actually took 3 attempts with one (audio driver) but the mobo itself was flawless. I'm not sure i understand the installing dimm boards in 1-2 or 3-4, i installed mine in what ASUS refers to as DIMM A2 & B2 - see the 2nd pix below
At 66? wow! that so cool, sir. my dad is retiring next year. he still struggles to use his tablet
I was referring to A1-B1, A2-B2 combination of RAM dimms only. 1st-3rd slot, 2nd-4th slot..
i don't know about the sm951 but can say the xp941 (first gen) installed - albeit, it took 18+ hours of researching on the web and trying different "tricks" - the oddest one was that during the windows install, even though windows would see or recognize the xp941 drive, the "next" icon was greyed - one time i finally clikked on it out of desperation and it installed
yea, these ssds are notorious for windows' installation woes. many threads online. that i why i am being very cautious here. the 170 chipset will sure to have proper support for these ssds along with x4 slots that should eliminate the need of adapters.
and yes i am waiting to order the 950 PRO - i'm hoping, with the fact that samsung is shipping it with drivers and/or boot files, it will go easier, installation wise - what doesn't help is I'm running windows 7 x64, which isn't the "friendliest" to running PCIe SSDs as boot drives
I'll probably wait for a few weeks to see what others report in terms of experiences - not really interested in being a "beta" tester, and especially since the NDA termination date has been extended some, indicates the possibility of early production issues
delay so close to launch indicates logitsics problem. the design and testing part must be over long ago. but we can't say for sure.
The Z97M-Plus, like all the Z97 mobos, dis-ables two sata ports when a M.2 SSD is installed in the M.2 socket. Even installed in the M.2 socket, as it's only two lanes or "x2" (which samsung marketing does a great job of camoflaging in their literature) it only gave me transfer speeds of 770 MB/s read and 580 MB/s write so I installed the xp941 in an expansion card (addionics) and transfer speeds jumped to 1180 MB/s read, 870 write, which is what samsung specifies.
I will be using the M.2 socket for the xp941 and installing the 950 Pro in the expansion card - main reason is i do a lot of video rendering, and just the xp941 reduced rendering times 55-60% (avg takes 65-75 minutes, dropped to 30-35 minutes) and that's reading from a sata SSD and writing to the xp941. I'm real interested in what happens to those times when i reading from one M.2 PCI SSD and writing to a second (the 950 Pro).
I'm actually entertaining changing the video card as it covers the 2nd expansion slot - with a non-fan cooled card, i could install that xp941 in the 2nd slot and enjoy full speed on both SSDs. I don't watch a lot of video on the computer, and don't game any, so running that first slot at x8 wouldn't be a big deal to me.
i think you should sell ur 941 and go for bigger/larger 950. i don't understand why do you have that fan on the ssd? your grphics card's fan is right behind it to take away the hot air.
I have been following this guide so far. z97-m plus and gigabyte z97 mx gaming 5 are 2 MBs at the top of my list. now that m plus available here is made in brazil i am not too keen on it. i have had non-satisfactory experience with products made here.
here's a shot of the xp941 installed in the addionics card
one tip on installing the z97M-plus if you do go with it - READ THE ENTIRE MANUAL TWICE BEFORE THE INSTALL
there was an installation instruction on approx pg 31 that didn't make sense until i got to page 90 - and obviously, i didn't read the manual first so i ended up scratching the already bald spot on the back of my head even balder
lol, it is considered un-cool to read the manual but my experience is that these manuals and bundled driver discs are really helpful from time to time.
.......i don't understand why do you have that fan on the ssd? your grphics card's fan is right behind it to take away the hot air. .
Ramcity has them on their web but oddly, described as PCI 2.0
" Samsung 950 PRO 512GB NVMe M.2 PCIe 2.0 x4 80mm SSD "
and pricing is a little exotic - nearly $543 USD for the 512 GB variant
https://www.ramcity.com.au/upgrade/data-storage/internal-solid-state-drives/all/80246?cn=241&f9=NVMe%20M.2%20PCIe%202.0%20x4%2080mm%20SSD&rf=cnf9
They sure are adding early adopter tax there, AUD$747.99 if i convert that to my local currency it NZD802.46.
As far as RAM City, looks like they are pricing it high to try and sell off the SM951's that just arrived that no one will want when compared to the Retail 950 with better Warranty,......
I was thinking that but also that they might be trying to set the "tone" price wise for other vendors, to encourage them to keep their initial offering price high. Their price on the 512 GB variant, at $543 USD, which is almost $200 over samsung's stated retail price.
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FYI i tried to download version 3.0 of the Migration software from Sumsung this morning and it displays a site download limit exceeded error.
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I wonder if the dates in the message are significant?
It is possible to do the required BIOS modification by the user himself. I was able to get the Intel 750 NVMe SSD bootable with my ASUS P8Z68-V system. For details you may look >here<.You can use it on older motherboards that dont have Ultra M.2 ports by using an adapter, just remember you wont be able to use it as a boot drive as the bios will not support it. It is unlikely that vendors will update older bios's as they would rather you brought a new board.i have maximus vi gene and was wondering is i can use this ssd with one of those lycom adapter. so far i was only able to make plextor m6e work as a boot drive. samsungs xp941 and sm951 were no-go.
thanks added to my browser's favs. will read in detail later n bother u with questions :$It is possible to do the required BIOS modification by the user himself. I was able to get the Intel 750 NVMe SSD bootable with my ASUS P8Z68-V system. For details you may look >here<.
His info was correct, but the NDA lift was postponed. It will be very, very soon, though
very, very soon has now been and gone for me!
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I just checked and EXcaliberpc still have them for pre order (they are in Fremont California and I've bought stuff from them before without problems) and they say they will arrive on Nov 5th...here's the link!
http://www.excaliberpc.com/636626/samsung-950-pro-512gb-nvme.html