arthurrag :
Hi,
I was thinking the same thing about a build I am planning but I found this article so make sure you check things out before you buy.
http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Samsung-XP941-Plextor-PX-G256M6e-M-2-Qualification-575/
Thank you for the link to the article, it really helped me decide on a strategy to (hopefully) solve an issue I'm having with a recently built system:
System Description:
Case: RAIDMAX Super Viper
Power Supply: Seasonic 520W fanless (I replaced the PS)
Mother Board: Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H
CPU: Intel i7-4790K, with Stock Cooler
Memory: Patriot Viper 2x8GB Kit, DDR3, PC3-12800 1600MHz
HD: Crucial M500 240GB 6GB/s M.2 (2280-D2-B-M) SSD (SATA 4)
2nd HD: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB
Wireless Adapter: Trident N600 Wireless PCIe in PCIEX1.1 slot
Aero-Cool Touch-2100 Fan Controller
The m.2 I'm using is not on the compatibility list of the MB manufacturer. It does work, but I get a BSOD when the system is inactive for a while. The Fan Controller has temp sensors, so I'm going to place one of the temp sensors on the m.2 over the chipset area and see if my problem might be a thermal soak problem for the m.2. I'll update this post when I have an answer.
----- 44 min later:
I taped a thermal sensor to the M.2, I couldn't get the sensor directly on the controller chipset, so it's about .050" above the chipset and after 20 min, the temp is only a couple of degrees C above ambient - so thermal soak is probably not the problem.
I looked at the SSD review page, which lead me to this:
http://www.thessdreview.com/our-reviews/crucial-m500-m-2-ngff-ssd-review-480gb/
- which makes me feel a little better. Clearly the Crucial m.2 I'm using is bootable.
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