Asus Z170 Pro Gaming Motherboard with Samsung 950 Pro 512GB M.2 SSD

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Hi guys,

I have been doing a bit of research into using one of the Samsung Pro M.2 SSDs and have been getting mixed answers as to what works and what doesn't work.
Basically, I want to upgrade my system and have chosen the Asus Z170 Pro Gaming Motherboard, the Intel Core i7 6700K CPU, the Asus STRIX GTX1080 Graphics Card, and would like to use Samsung 950 Pro 512GB M.2 SSD.

So my first question would be, using this hardware will I be able to get the full speed of the SSD, and if not what would the fastest be and why?

The second question would be, I have read reports on Graphics Card performance being compromised due to the number of PCIe lanes being used for the card and the SSD, so would using this setup impact the graphics card side of things, and if so how and why?

I know similar posts are around but I can't find any definitive answers within them, so if someone could give me some clear insight into this I would be very much grateful. I don't want to go out and spend some cash then realising it was pretty much a waste.

Thanks!
 
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For the 1st Q, you will get the full speed if you do the right set up.

2nd Q. for your Z170 MB you should be fine, even you will use two 1080, because the Z170 MB has new design, info http://www.hardocp.com/article/2015/08/12/intel_z170_chipset_summary/ one gpu will be run at x16, two will be x8/x8. When you use M2 with Z97 + two GPUs, yes, the GPU performance will be compromised, but that is not the case for the Z170.
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For the 1st Q, you will get the full speed if you do the right set up.

2nd Q. for your Z170 MB you should be fine, even you will use two 1080, because the Z170 MB has new design, info http://www.hardocp.com/article/2015/08/12/intel_z170_chipset_summary/ one gpu will be run at x16, two will be x8/x8. When you use M2 with Z97 + two GPUs, yes, the GPU performance will be compromised, but that is not the case for the Z170.
 
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I have just bought a machine with the exact same motherboard so did you eventually put the M2 drive in?

And if so how well did it perform?

I would only be looking to put my OS on an M2 tbh, so I am interested if getting windows to install on it, and the PC to boot from it was straightforward
 
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