Bobmitch
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Found a really good deal on NvMe drive. Instructions look like an easy install with X99 FTW-K. Is the upgrade even worth it?
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Re: Worth upgrading from Samsung 840 Pro 512GB to 960 Pro NvMe 512?
2017/08/22 08:34:43
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from what i'm hearing the difference isn't even noticeable was thinking on it myself but only gonna load a half a second faster not worth it my book if wrong someone please tell?
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Re: Worth upgrading from Samsung 840 Pro 512GB to 960 Pro NvMe 512?
2017/08/22 08:41:41
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Loading stuff; not so much of a difference. Reading and writing large files...yeah there's a big difference. It all depends on what you use it for mostly. For me, it's definitely worth it but for like home office use? I wouldn't bother.
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Re: Worth upgrading from Samsung 840 Pro 512GB to 960 Pro NvMe 512?
2017/08/22 10:38:18
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Just ran an ATTO on SSD 950 Pro 256 GB NVME PCIe (C:Drive) and SSD 850 EVO 512 GB SATA 6 ACHI. Both of them are Samsung on a Z170 Classy K with i7-6700
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Re: Worth upgrading from Samsung 840 Pro 512GB to 960 Pro NvMe 512?
2017/08/22 11:19:48
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Just ran an ATTO on SSD 950 Pro 256 GB NVME PCIe (C:Drive) and SSD 850 EVO 512 GB SATA 6 ACHI.
Both of them are Samsung on a Z170 Classy K with i7-6700
wow the write speeds are double fast I stand corrected thanks but useless for me load times is what I need.
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Re: Worth upgrading from Samsung 840 Pro 512GB to 960 Pro NvMe 512?
2017/08/30 07:03:00
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Made the move to the 960 Pro 512. Following EVGA's instructions to the letter about setting up NVMe. When setting up CSM...make sure everything is set to UEFI and you're good.
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Re: Worth upgrading from Samsung 840 Pro 512GB to 960 Pro NvMe 512?
2017/08/30 12:01:25
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Made the move to the 960 Pro 512. Following EVGA's instructions to the letter about setting up NVMe. When setting up CSM...make sure everything is set to UEFI and you're good.
nice speeds, My 960 evo is right behind it on speed, but large sustained writes though the pro kills everything 10 fold 
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Re: Worth upgrading from Samsung 840 Pro 512GB to 960 Pro NvMe 512?
2017/08/30 13:28:20
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Kind of makes me wonder how reliable these numbers actually are when my 840 Pro using Rapid Mode are these. Using the same settings of 4 runs @ 100MB >
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Re: Worth upgrading from Samsung 840 Pro 512GB to 960 Pro NvMe 512?
2017/09/01 02:29:16
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Kind of makes me wonder how reliable these numbers actually are when my 840 Pro using Rapid Mode are these. Using the same settings of 4 runs @ 100MB >
Benchmarks for SSD's always give mixed results on my 960 evo 1TB. If i use Samsung Magician software to optimize the drive, i get results like this one.  Without doing that, i get results like this. 
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Re: Worth upgrading from Samsung 840 Pro 512GB to 960 Pro NvMe 512?
2017/09/01 14:05:49
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Kind of makes me wonder how reliable these numbers actually are when my 840 Pro using Rapid Mode are these. Using the same settings of 4 runs @ 100MB >
Rapid mode uses a RAM cache for the drive, you are seeing the speed of your RAM not the drive. Turn it off to see the actual drive performance.
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Re: Worth upgrading from Samsung 840 Pro 512GB to 960 Pro NvMe 512?
2017/09/02 11:38:02
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bdary
Kind of makes me wonder how reliable these numbers actually are when my 840 Pro using Rapid Mode are these. Using the same settings of 4 runs @ 100MB >
Rapid mode uses a RAM cache for the drive, you are seeing the speed of your RAM not the drive. Turn it off to see the actual drive performance.
I'm aware of how it works. My point was, how reliable is the software at giving accurate numbers as well as sparking thought and viewpoints. The software is still looking at the SSD for it's data regardless of how it's set up. So even though rapid mode uses a ram cache, the software still shows the SSD performing at the numbers it shows in the interface.
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Re: Worth upgrading from Samsung 840 Pro 512GB to 960 Pro NvMe 512?
2017/09/02 11:52:58
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I have used both SSDs and NVMe for boot drives and quite frankly the NVMe drive results are far superior.
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Re: Worth upgrading from Samsung 840 Pro 512GB to 960 Pro NvMe 512?
2017/09/02 11:59:30
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bobmitch
Made the move to the 960 Pro 512. Following EVGA's instructions to the letter about setting up NVMe. When setting up CSM...make sure everything is set to UEFI and you're good.
Are you running your 960 right on the board, or are you using an adapter in a pcie slot?
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Re: Worth upgrading from Samsung 840 Pro 512GB to 960 Pro NvMe 512?
2017/09/02 12:08:10
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I have used both SSDs and NVMe for boot drives and quite frankly the NVMe drive results are far superior.
+1000000000000 on that, just using video, photo editing and office apps they just feel faster
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Re: Worth upgrading from Samsung 840 Pro 512GB to 960 Pro NvMe 512?
2017/09/02 13:31:48
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bobmitch
Made the move to the 960 Pro 512. Following EVGA's instructions to the letter about setting up NVMe. When setting up CSM...make sure everything is set to UEFI and you're good.
Are you running your 960 right on the board, or are you using an adapter in a pcie slot?
It is running on my X99 FTW K in the m.2 slot. No adaptor for me...
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Re: Worth upgrading from Samsung 840 Pro 512GB to 960 Pro NvMe 512?
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