Will my mobo support NVMe SSD?

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Hey guys, I'm very new to the idea of a PCIe SSD, and from my understanding it uses NVMe which I've read up on a little bit.

Anyways, I have the Asus Maximus VI Hero, and I was curious if anyone would know if the Intel 750 would work with my mobo?

Asus Maximus VI Hero: https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/MAXIMUS_VI_HERO/overview/

Intel 750: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167300&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Internal+SSDs-_-N82E16820167300

Thanks for the help!
 
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So far, I believe Asus only has official NVMe support for their Z97 and X99 boards, while yours is Z87. You will still be able to use the 750 as a secondary storage drive, but you won't be able to boot from it.

Asus is currently looking into backporting NVMe support for Z87: https://pcdiy.asus.com/2015/04/asus-nvme-support-poll-voice-your-opinion/
But who knows when/if they will do it?
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So far, I believe Asus only has official NVMe support for their Z97 and X99 boards, while yours is Z87. You will still be able to use the 750 as a secondary storage drive, but you won't be able to boot from it.

Asus is currently looking into backporting NVMe support for Z87: https://pcdiy.asus.com/2015/04/asus-nvme-support-poll-voice-your-opinion/
But who knows when/if they will do it?
 
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i have a z87 deluxe. and i am curious if us z87 users can boot from a nvme drive yet (using a pcie adapter)?

i did come across this recview that says he did get it to work with a z87 pro and windows 10 (could he be telling the truth or is it impossible for some reason):
http://www.amazon.com/review/R1LU4V4O31QEO6

do you think there is any benefit from using the asus adapter vs a generic adapter (aka, do you see a difference between these 2 adapters)?
Asus: http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-HYPER-M-2-X4-ACCESSORY-FOR-ASUS-X99-SERIES-ORIGINAL-ONE-/221945927202?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368
generic: http://www.amazon.com/Lycom-DT-120-PCIe-Adapter-Support/dp/B00MYCQP38/ref=cm_rdp_product

last question. would a nvme drive be better as my OS boot drive or my game install drive? i also do some light go pro video work (i usually set my temporary working folder to my game install drive).

to note; the other drive is a 850 evo. so not sure which should be OS and which should be Game/working drive
 
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For the OS drive, I would use the 850 evo. I would want all the video editing and games to come from the nvme storage. Plus this will work with your motherboard.
 
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You can create a BIOS that supports NVMe drives as boot.
There are few ways to do it, but they differ only in tools used. It is pretty simple:

    Downoad your latest BIOS from the vendor / Backup the existing BIOS (assuming it is latest).
    Download the BIOS for the MB that has support for NVMe (for example Z97).
    Extract the NVMe ffs files form the newer BIOS.
    Inject extracted files into older BIOS.
    Flash the modified BIOS.


Once complete, you will be able to boot from NVMe drives (in your case connected to PCIe addapter)

For the detailed instructions (matching your board), search the internet. New tools and ways appear every day.
 
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Intel makes my board, a DZ77GA-70k, but they do not make anything newer after that. What BIOS should i lookup to extract the requisite files then if i cant find one from the same vendor?
 
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