Will the Intel 750 PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 SSD run well without issues on a Z97 board?

[Fun Guy]

I am in the final stages of a new build after five years with my current machine. Although I already have this Crucial drive ready to put in, I was thinking about selling it and getting this Intel NVMe drive instead for a little more future-proofing.

The only components I have not yet purchased are a motherboard, a processor, and a case. I am going with a 4790K for the CPU and MicroATX form factor for the MB, having narrowed it down to a handful of Z97 offerings (the motherboards I am looking at are here).

So, my question is, will I be getting the most out of the Intel drive using a Z97 motherboard? I will only be using one graphics card in the PCIe 3.0 x16 slot, so all I need for the Intel drive will be a 3.0 x4 slot, so I should be good, right?

Any help on this is surely appreciated. Also, if you have any suggestions on the motherboards I am looking at, I would appreciate that as well. Thanks!

 

[ShintaiDK]

It will run well, also without issues.

But you are not going to get full speed. LGA1150 is x16 PCIe 3.0 from the CPU and a DMI 2.0(x4 PCIe 2.0) interface to the chipset. That again expands into SATA, USB 8x PCIe x1 etc.

Any reason you want to buy a Z97 board now, when Z170 and Skylake comes on august 5th? LGA1151 got the DMI upgraded to 3.0. (x4 PCIe 3.0).

 

[HitAnyKey]

I agree with above poster. Z97 was a great choice but there are better options now and in the near future.

If you need something now, consider the Intel LGA 2011-v3. For the SSD, consider using an M.2. This is probably the better way to go.

Something like this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2W032J1130&cm_re=m.2_ssd-_-20-147-425-_-Product

I don't think Z97 supports USB 3.1 either. Future proofing your purchase as much as you can will extend the life of your new build.

 

[nenforcer]

Yeah I think like above 2 posters suggest but at this point for a new build Intel will be announcing Skylake on August 5th with mass availability expected by September.

You didn't mention your memory - have you already bought some DDR3 memory for a Z97 board? If you did - it's still ok, there will be some Z170 boards that support DDR3 memory.

Otherwise you will want to get DDR4 memory for a new Z170 build - for future proofing like you said.

 

[ShintaiDK]

K models should be august 5th.

 

[Fun Guy]

Yes, I already have 32GB of DDR3 RAM.