I'm planning a $1500-ish Skylake build (to be complete around Q1 of 2016),
I've settled on a lot of the crucial components already:
- Core i5 6600K
- MSI Radeon R9 390 GPU
- Samsung 950 PRO Nvme m.2 SSD
But I'm unsure on a mobo. If I had to choose one right now, it would be the Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7. I want at least two native NVME M.2 slots, which this has. For future-proofing, I want a Thunderbolt / USB 3.1 port with the Alpine Ridge controller. From what I've read, Gigabyte has an exclusive on this controller for now. If this wasn't the case, I might go with the Asrock Z170 Extreme7+.
The other issue that's giving me pause from making a purchase right now is booting (win10) from the NVME M.2 SSD drive. I'm under the impression that this new interface is still in an "immature" stage of support from mobo makers? This is especially true for previous gen Z97 boards.
Does anyone know if the current Z190 boards are completely plug-&-play issue-free regarding Nvme m.2 ssd drives? I want to be able to plug in the Samsung 950 pro, install Win10 into it, and then then boot from it for eternity with no hassle. And I want this to happen without spending too much time (none if possible) in the BIOS/UEFI or having to deal with firmware updates / flashing bios and such.
Or should I wait for 2nd-gen Z170 boards to come out (when hopefully Alpine Ridge is more standard and NVME M.2 support reach "maturity")? And if so, when would that be?
Thanks for any insight.
I've settled on a lot of the crucial components already:
- Core i5 6600K
- MSI Radeon R9 390 GPU
- Samsung 950 PRO Nvme m.2 SSD
But I'm unsure on a mobo. If I had to choose one right now, it would be the Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7. I want at least two native NVME M.2 slots, which this has. For future-proofing, I want a Thunderbolt / USB 3.1 port with the Alpine Ridge controller. From what I've read, Gigabyte has an exclusive on this controller for now. If this wasn't the case, I might go with the Asrock Z170 Extreme7+.
The other issue that's giving me pause from making a purchase right now is booting (win10) from the NVME M.2 SSD drive. I'm under the impression that this new interface is still in an "immature" stage of support from mobo makers? This is especially true for previous gen Z97 boards.
Does anyone know if the current Z190 boards are completely plug-&-play issue-free regarding Nvme m.2 ssd drives? I want to be able to plug in the Samsung 950 pro, install Win10 into it, and then then boot from it for eternity with no hassle. And I want this to happen without spending too much time (none if possible) in the BIOS/UEFI or having to deal with firmware updates / flashing bios and such.
Or should I wait for 2nd-gen Z170 boards to come out (when hopefully Alpine Ridge is more standard and NVME M.2 support reach "maturity")? And if so, when would that be?
Thanks for any insight.