So i'm motherboard shopping. Pretty much decided on a Gigabyte GA-170x-Gaming 7 and some QVL Ripjaws F4-3200C16Q-16GRK
... so then I made the mistake of clicking on the SSD Support List, M.2 Support List, and SATA Express Support List found on this page: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5481#dl
WTF? Motherboard manufacturers are going so far as to publish lists of supported storage devices? What's next, supported SATA cable models?
Seriously though, are these support lists, specifically the M.2, for physical dimensions, or are they chipset compatibility, or what?
It boggles my mind that Gigabyte has such a small SSD list for example. That seems silly.
I've been somewhat non-active on the [H] forums, are there actual issues of SSD / Motherboard incompatibility? Would a motherboard manuf. have the audacity to not offer support if you don't have an SSD on said supported list?
... so then I made the mistake of clicking on the SSD Support List, M.2 Support List, and SATA Express Support List found on this page: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5481#dl
WTF? Motherboard manufacturers are going so far as to publish lists of supported storage devices? What's next, supported SATA cable models?
Seriously though, are these support lists, specifically the M.2, for physical dimensions, or are they chipset compatibility, or what?
It boggles my mind that Gigabyte has such a small SSD list for example. That seems silly.
I've been somewhat non-active on the [H] forums, are there actual issues of SSD / Motherboard incompatibility? Would a motherboard manuf. have the audacity to not offer support if you don't have an SSD on said supported list?