Need to get this figured out, so that I can advertise if it will work with the motherboard. I bought the Crucial m550 m.2 SATA and figured out it isn't compatible with the ASUS RVE. I don't want to sell it to someone with a Classified or like board, if it isn't supported. I can not find direct answer in EVGA's 2 part motherboard guides.

Things I know so far:

M.2 M Key 22x80
The rest seems to be a mystery.

The RVE shows that it only works with m.2 PCIe drives, but I already had this one. I am looking to purchase a Samsung XP941 or Plextor M6e as they are the only two PCIe drives currently available on the normal consumer market.

Thanks all.

Gonna be nice taking a break from onboard raid and cables

Scarlet-Tech, thanks for the heads-up. I was considering M.2, and will admit, to not realizing the 2 different interfaces.  The Samsung certainly has the stellar reviews!

I find it strange that EVGA doesn't provide this info within the motherboard user manual. 

^I second that Scarlet, that contributed to my X58 meltdown, the book said to use the extra power cable with 3-4 cards (for 4 alone pretty sure), while only two 480 Classy HC's did the trick.  I always plug that extra cable in now and life is good 

I grabbed a 128gb Samsung from Ram City. I couldn't refuse it, as I want the best possible and the Samsung is getting better reviews over all. I have never had an issue from my Plextor SSD, but I definitely look forward to getting the system running with Samsung.

I am not sure about the cache driver.

As for the temps, I know EVGA has the between cards, if you run 3 PCIe cards. Asus has it right between the 24 pin and Ram slot, which has airflow.

You could get a small fan, 80mm or smaller, and aim it directly toward the m.2 lane, and cool it that way.

If you are using ACX style coolers, the air will be flowing from the ACX, although slightly warmer due to the gpu temps, and passing right around the slot as well.

vincinator44
Can you use the m.2 pcie as a cache drive? (accelerated with IRST)
 
Also the controller temps on these m.2 boards reportedly run hot and the location on the motherboards do not allow for any airflow.

Why would you want to? Not trying to be rude, I'm honestly not sure why you would run it as a cache drive? As for controller temps, I haven't seen anything above typical in my X99 Classified.

Scarlet-Tech
Correcting the original post. It is M.2 SATA and m.2 PCIe. I had mislabeled it m.2 mSATA previously.

Did you get things sorted out? I know you were having issues with the CPU running 60+c, how is it doing now, I forgot to subscribe to that thread so not sure where it's at.

Scarlet-Tech
It is mounted on the Rampage V Extreme, I switched the actual cooling plate (due to the flexing of the nickel/copper plate) from the one I was using over to the one that was on the 3930k,and haven't seen it above 60c yet.

Originally it was throttling at 82c with the other cooling plate for the Supremacy block. Now that I moved it to a known working block, it stays much cooler. I am going to try to get the one replaced, so I can get the x79 back online as well.

Those temps are at full load right?

Scarlet-Tech

Viking396

Scarlet-Tech
It is mounted on the Rampage V Extreme, I switched the actual cooling plate (due to the flexing of the nickel/copper plate) from the one I was using over to the one that was on the 3930k,and haven't seen it above 60c yet.

Originally it was throttling at 82c with the other cooling plate for the Supremacy block. Now that I moved it to a known working block, it stays much cooler. I am going to try to get the one replaced, so I can get the x79 back online as well.

Those temps are at full load right?

Yep, at full load under AIDA64 stress test. Changing that one part lowered temps 20 degrees... It makes me happy :-)

Excellent, well, I went to pull the trigger on a second GTX 980 Classified and everybody is out.... bummer

On that one WB, me thinks there might be blockage inside of it.  How long did you use it for, what fluids and biocide you use and whens the last time you did maintenance to that loop using that WB?

Oh ok.  That's odd for that block to flex so much.  
 
My personal preference as I've had no issues with are the use of Swiftech blocks.  Actually I have all 3 generations here. lol  

Have you clocked your cache yet Scarlet?  I haven't had much luck at 38 or above yet, think a vin of 2v or more will be needed to keep the vring lower around 1.2v.  No problems up to 4.6 so far on the cores though, think I'll wait for nateman's vreg block to try out more vin.

I'm getting almost identical core clock/voltage settings as your cpu, within about 10mv and not bad results considering 8 core monster at good gaming speed, HT on, low temps, excellent stability.  No complaints here even if my cache doesn't go higher