Z97 Gaming 3 and m.2 storage - which ssd?!

hi guys,
I'm using the Z97 Gaming 3 motherboard and very happy with it so far.
I'm planning to to update to a m.2 slot storage for my OS (Windows 8.1) soon so I need an advice.
which m.2 products are support by this motherboard?
which m.2 ssd models can you suggest, to work with no issues on the Gaming 3?
thanks in advance and keep the good work going. 

that's great, thank you very much for the help. I'll try to stick with this list just to be sure.   
I've red some posts that some motherboards have issues booting the OS from the m.2.
I hope it will not be the case.

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