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BDhawal

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Hi ALL,

I am trying to figure out the components for a system which I am building for my friend. The intended work will be Complex 3D Animation work which will include Heavy rendering work.
This is the rig which we have decided so far
1. Intel Core i7 5960X OR Core i7 6700K
2. Gigabyte GA-X99-SLI Motherboard
3. G-Skill 32Gb 3400Mhz DDR4 Memory
4. LeadTek Nvidia Quadro M4000
5. Two 2TB WDC Blue HDDs
6. Cooler Master V8 CPU Cooler
7. Corsair AX760i PSU
8. Asus PB279Q Monitor
So we are stuck on Which SSD to buy which will be good for this kind of configuration, As the MB has a M.2 connector. I dont know much about M.2 and need help regarding this and I also like to know about any improvements in the build.
Thank you.
 
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Delivering up to 10 Gb/s data transfer speeds, M.2 offers fast storage performance. This GA-X99-SLI motherboard model uses an older PCIe x2.0 x2 M.2 slot. A single PCIe 2.0 lane maximum speed is 5 Gb/s. This has two lanes for the M.2 slot.
Qualified Vendor List M.2 drives:
http://download.gigabyte.us/FileList/Document/mb_m.2_support_x99.pdf

If you use SATA III storage protocol your maximum speed is SATA 6.0Gb/s

A newer model such as Gigabyte GA-X99-Ultra Gaming has •NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 22110 M.2 Interface.

The current state of the art is the M.2 SSD Based on NVMe Protocol (PCIe, Gen. 3, x4). This is 4 PCIe 3.0 lanes
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147467

There are several M.2 variations. Here are the current...
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Delivering up to 10 Gb/s data transfer speeds, M.2 offers fast storage performance. This GA-X99-SLI motherboard model uses an older PCIe x2.0 x2 M.2 slot. A single PCIe 2.0 lane maximum speed is 5 Gb/s. This has two lanes for the M.2 slot.
Qualified Vendor List M.2 drives:
http://download.gigabyte.us/FileList/Document/mb_m.2_support_x99.pdf

If you use SATA III storage protocol your maximum speed is SATA 6.0Gb/s

A newer model such as Gigabyte GA-X99-Ultra Gaming has •NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 22110 M.2 Interface.

The current state of the art is the M.2 SSD Based on NVMe Protocol (PCIe, Gen. 3, x4). This is 4 PCIe 3.0 lanes
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147467

There are several M.2 variations. Here are the current possibilities:

M.2 PCIe3.0 x 4
M.2 PCIe2.0 x 4
M.2 PCIe2.0 x 2
M.2 SATA 3

NVM Express (NVMe) or Non-Volatile Memory Host Controller Interface is the latest in storage technology.

Crucial lists a M.2 drive for the motherboard.
https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX200-500GB-Internal-CT500MX200SSD4/dp/B00RZ6GZT2

Prices on older model slower M.2 drives has not dropped very much.
 
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