Intel Launch the new 750 Series range of NVME SSD's in both 2.5" and HHHL Adaptor card versions.

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Intel 750 Series PCI-E NVMe SSDs coming soon!

I have been waiting with baited breath for consumer NVMe solid state drives to become available, I check Google every day to see if anything NVMe-related has popped up within the last 24 hours (maybe I need to get out more) and today found something very interesting.

You've probably all seen the Intel P3600/P3700 NVMe drives on OcUK here: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=2104&subid=2198

But availability on these isn't great, and the price isn't exactly consumer friendly either. Enter the Intel 750 series drives. These were supposed to be released in Q4 2014 but now they have started to appear on some German web retailers (which I shall not be mentioning due to forum rules) with availability showing from 26/02/2015. The price is around £830 for 1.2TB which should mean that the lower capacity variants might be extremely competitively priced for such a massive leap forward in performance, under half the price of the P3600 in fact!

Anyway, I wanted to create this thread to let you know the exciting news and also to ask the OcUK staff if they have an ETA on availability of the Intel 750 Series PCI-E drives?
 
A few more bits of information for you all today!

400GB AIC Part number is: SSDPEDMW400G401
400GB 2.5" Part number is: SSDPE2MW400G401
1.2TB AIC Part number is: SSDPEDMW012T401
1.2TB 2.5" Part number is: SSDPE2MW012T401

The 400GB variant is already up for pre-order on some sites for around €448 and the 1.2TB is around €1,177, availability is a couple of weeks from now (allegedly). Also found the some parts of the specification too, of course these cannot be confirmed just yet!

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(Sorry for hotlinking before, this one is uploaded elsewhere)
 
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One UK retailer has listed the 400GB drive at £369.90 and the 1.2TB at £986.35. I really wish Intel had made an 800GB variant of this drive, but that price is a steal considering what the performance will be.
 
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They're over 6 times faster than the fastest SATA III SSDs that are out now. That might not get some people excited but my current machine is extremely old, running a SATA II SSD and an i7 920, this type of tech in my new build makes me pretty excited :)
 
The SM951 is almost certain to be slower as it's still using AHCI.

Also it appears that the announcement date for the 750 series has been pushed back to April 3rd.
 
Sweeet, I've been waiting so long for these drives! What's the ETA on actually getting them in stock?

The only consumer option I can find that's on the horizon for the 2.5" drives is the Asus Hyperkit, which turns an M.2 slot into an NVMe-ready SFF-8639 port, then you just need the SFF-8639 cable:

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I'll be interested to see what you can turn up with though.
 
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ZXSpectrum said:
LOL I think that I was the first person in the UK to have one.. ;)
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It's okay, copy and pasting the link works. I will admit to being rather jealous! When you get it installed and running could you tell us your motherboard model and BIOS revision? Also benchmarks if you have the time please.
 
ginjaninja said:
the adapter isnt neccessary for m.2 nvme products once their released though?..they will just plug straight in?
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Correct, this adaptor is for drives using SFF-8639 to enable them to connect to the motherboard.

I made a bit of a mistake though, this Asus "Hyperkit" presents a mini-SAS connector so you would need a mini-SAS (SFF-8643) to SFF-8639 cable in order to connect a 750 series 2.5" SSD.
 
I have got some updates, LordBarrass you might be interested in this!

The 2.5" variants of these drives come bundled with the mini-SAS (SFF-8643) to SFF-8639 cable, the cable comes in the box with the drive! All we need now is an after-market adaptor, I'm currently working on sourcing this too.
 
HACO said:
Will Z87 boards be able to use these drives as boot?
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The advice from Intel is that you should have a X99 or Z97 motherboard with UEFI version 2.3.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, 7, 8 or 8.1, and ideally your motherboard manufacturer should have an updated BIOS that explicitly states that it supports NVMe (check change revision notes).

Apparently some motherboards running different chipsets might work but it's certainly not officially supported or tested.
 
LordBarrass said:
Yes i spotted they came with a cable. I hope to be getting a sample of the 2.5" drive ASAP so I can play with the drive and get some speeds from it on different systems.
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Are you able to try to source come M.2 to SFF-8643 adaptors? I've been hassling Asus trying to get them to ship them as an aftermarket component with little success...
 
An update!

After continuing to pester Asus they have confirmed that the Hyperkit (the means to connect the 750 series 2.5 drive to an M.2 slot) will also be sold separately, available as a component in its own right without having to buy it bundled with a motherboard.

The Hyperkit will initially be available from a single USA retailer from the end of this month. I can't divulge the name of the website because of the forum rules but it's probably the largest PC component website in the States... something about freshly laid bird by-products.

LordBarrass, are you able to confirm whether or not you've been in touch with Asus about stocking the Hyperkit this side of the pond?

Cheers.
 
Mine's been waiting in Florida for a couple of weeks, I'm going to pick it up at the end of the month, worked out at £315.70 for the 400GB add-in card :D
 
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