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I'm running Samsung EVO 840 500 Gb with no problems for 3 months whatsoever. Boots usually < 10 seconds and haven't had any stability issues, also very fast. Definitely recommend.

I'm running Samsung EVO 840 SSD 500gb, although I've only had it for 3 months now, after a 3 minute install and fresh installation of windows 8.1 pro it's ran beautifully. No stability or booting issues. I have turbo/rapid mode enabled as well. Huge improvement over HDD. Computer boots in seconds.

Different thermal pastes have different application methods, I'm not sure about IC diamond specifically but make sure you're using the suggested method for it!

May not be 'officially' supported, but I'm running (2x8gb) 16gb of RAM Corsair Vengence with no issues whatsoever on A08 bios. Computer recognizes and uses it fully and I've had no problems. No mods either, just plug and play. M14x R1

I'm running 8.1 Pro with no issues whatsoever. The interface takes some time to get used to but the speed increase on boot and overall makes it worthwhile in my opinion!

I'm currently running 16gb 1600mhz corsair vengence (2x8gb) with no issues. It recognizes it and works flawlessly with A08 bios!