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Im planing to build a new pc using Maximus VII Formula motherboard. It just came to my attention that i can put an SSD on the M.2 port of the motherboard. Should i do it? Is there any benefit of doing so? Is it faster? or should i just use the standard 2.5" SSD?
 
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m.2 is theoretically higher, but in practice I doubt if the actual speeds of m.2 equals 10gb/s yet. It's up to you, the price isn't that much higher, but the technology hasn't matured yet. We don't even know if M.2 or SATA Express will become the standard.

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At current you should buy an SSD, M.2 is a new format and as a result it's not quite as good as it could be; despite the higher bandwidth, transfer speeds will be slower. AND because M.2 uses a PCI-e lane some motherboards operate an either/or policy so you are unable to use a graphics card in that slot at the same time.
 
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This is what is says:

Expansion Slots
2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode) *1
3 x PCIe 2.0 x1
1 x mini-PCIe 2.0 x1 *2

Storage
Intel® Z97 chipset :
1 x SATA Express port, compatible with 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports
1 x M.2 Socket 3, , with M Key, type 2260 storage devices support (both SATA & PCIE mode)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), red
Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology, Intel® Rapid Start Technology, Intel® Smart Connect Technology *3
ASMedia® SATA Express controller : *4
1 x SATA Express port, compatible with 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports
ASMedia® ASM1061 controller : *4
2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), red

Note
1. The PCIe 2.0 x 16 slot (PCIEX4_3) shares bandwidth with SATAExpress_E1 connector. The default setting is in Auto mode that automatically optimizes the system bandwidth. If you install PCIe 2.0 x4 device, the system will automatically detect and disable SATAExpress_E1 connector.
2. The mPCIe slot is on mPCIe Combo III card and pre-installed with a Wi-Fi/Bluetooth module.
3. The functions support depends on the CPU types.
4. These SATA ports are for data hard drives only. ATAPI devices are not supported.
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I dont really get it. Any help? I was thinking to buy a Sata 3 (840 EVO) for an SSD, but can i get better performance somehow?
 
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m.2 is theoretically higher, but in practice I doubt if the actual speeds of m.2 equals 10gb/s yet. It's up to you, the price isn't that much higher, but the technology hasn't matured yet. We don't even know if M.2 or SATA Express will become the standard.

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