This was posted 11 months 18 days ago, and might be an out-dated deal.

Related
  • out of stock

Kingston KC3000 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD $199 Delivered ($0 VIC C&C/ in-Store) + Surcharge @ Centre Com

200
Kingston KC3000 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD $199 Delivered ($0 VIC C&C/ in-Store) + Surcharge @ Centre Com
Go to Deal
Axelstrife on 16/05/2023 - 13:59 centrecom.com.au (474 clicks)
Last edited 16/05/2023 - 14:17 by 3 other users

Same price as Mwave but Center Com is offering free shipping for $79+ during Click frenzy so another $11.95 saving. Free shipping excludes WA & NT.

Surcharges: 1.2% Card & PayPal, 2% AmEx.

Manufacturer Specifications
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe
Capacities2 2048GB
Controller Phison E18
NAND 3D TLC
Sequential read/write 2048GB – 7,000/7,000MB/s
Random 4K read/write1 2048GB – up to 1,000,000/1,000,000 IOPS
Total Bytes Written (TBW)3 2048GB – 1.6PBW
Power consumption 2048GB – 5mW idle / 0.36W avg / 2.8W (MAX) read / 9.9W (MAX) write
Storage temperature -40°C~85°C
Operating temperature 0°C~70°C
Dimensions 80mm x 22mm x 2.21mm (512GB-1024GB)
80mm x 22mm x 3.5mm (2048GB-4096GB)
Weight 2048GB-4096GB – 9.7g
Vibration operating 2.17G peak (7-800Hz)
Vibration non-operating 20G Peak (20-1000Hz)
MTBF 1,800,000 hours

This is part of Click Frenzy deals for 2023
Computing 2TB Click Frenzy Computer Component Kingston M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD

Related Stores

Centre Com
Centre Com

closed Comments

  • Daemonic on 16/05/2023 - 14:08

    I don't appear to be eligible for the free shipping (NT)?

    EDIT: I found another item eligible for it and clicking on it drops down some requirements and:
    "May not be available to some rural/outer areas."

    sigh

  • yjm on 16/05/2023 - 14:30
    +1

    No surcharge if paying via Zip Pay and free shipping.

  • wonderboy4 on 16/05/2023 - 14:57

    Is this one of the better quality Nvme drives on the market, Specifically in regards to speed and longevity ?

    Because it looks like a good deal for 2 tb and my motherboard only has one slot so I want to sort of max it out and hope that it lasts me for a good long while.

    • goatonboat on 16/05/2023 - 15:24
      +1

      Yes it is. You'll be hard pressed to do alot better for a 2TB drive.

      • wonderboy4 on 16/05/2023 - 15:32

        Thankyou, it definitely seems to compare well to other drive deals on ozbargain recently including the price.

    • ReaperX22 on 16/05/2023 - 15:25
      +1

      Yup. Very fast drive from a reliable brand.

      I've got the 1TB in my PS5 and running fine so far. Can't tell any difference between it and the onboard SSD in terms of load times or performance.

      Either way it's stupid fast. I'd say it does need to go under a heatsink of some sort though as it runs pretty warm. (or some active airflow)

      • wonderboy4 on 16/05/2023 - 15:41

        Thankyou for the feedback on this drive.

        In regards to heat issue, I am putting in the dell precision 3630 that I bought on an ozbargain deal last week. I'm not sure how good the air flow is going to be but I was thinking about adding another 120mm (maybe 2 if I can fit) at the front of the case if it allows.

        I hope the heat issue is not very severe on this one, IE causing crashes, failures, wearing it out etc?

        Funny thing is the review here says it runs pretty cool?

        https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/kingston-kc3000-m2-ssd-…

        Maybe it won't be so bad because my drive will be running at Gen 3 speeds on that motherboard?

        But if it is necessary, what heat sink would be appropriate/recommended? Would prefer to get one shipped from centre on at same time, or at least one that would arrive around same time.

        • ReaperX22 on 16/05/2023 - 15:46
          +1

          Sorry to clarify, it's not an issue if it's in an area with any airflow.

          It should be fine as is in that system.

          Also that system won't run full speed anyway as you said. (Also makes the SSD a bit overkill for your use, but given the price it's not much more than a Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB (on sale sometimes around 180) - so you can always re-use the SSD in a different machine down the line!)

          • wonderboy4 on 16/05/2023 - 21:59

            @ReaperX22: Thanks for clarifying, I appreciate this.

            I hope I can fit an extra fan in there and get the airflow as you suggest. That would be ideal.

            I tried to purchase the Silverstone heatsink from them anyway just to be safe (and cooler is always better) but it's only in store pickup.

            But I ordered the Kingston KC3000 from them now and I feel like this is a good choice. Because as you said it will be compatible for newer systems and just as you pointed out nothing in the 3rd Gen drives is significantly cheaper now anyway, so it's an easy winner imo.

            Just have to work out how to clone the boot drive the PC comes with onto to NVME, hopefully it won't be too difficult.

            Or I can just install Windows from scratch worse case. I think having 2TB as a C: drive will really make everything a lot easier now.

            I also heard that NVMEs are noticeably faster than 2.5" SSDs in some ways, so that will be interesting to see.

            Thanks again for the heads up on the temperature. I'll install hard disk sentinel and see if it reports any over heating. That app has been invaluable for keeping my external HDDs safe and cool. Would never have known how hot they were regularly getting (without pointing desk fan at them😅) It must have saved my drives and all that data! It's a great app

            • netsurfer on 16/05/2023 - 23:54

              @wonderboy4: The main thing is that KC3000 is an overkill for Dell Precision 3630 (i7-8700). With that desktop, the SSD will only operate in PCIe gen 3 x4 mode (so what you see in the reviews are not what you can expect).

              It's fine because the SSDs which are worthy enough and 2TB in size are not discounted at the moment. The other end of spectrum, which is low cost PCIe gen 3 x4 2TB SSD is $118 (but that one you cannot get full PCIe gen 3 x4 performance). Max/Best case read/write for KC3000 is 3500/3500 at PCIe gen 3 x4. The bits which I don't quite like KC3000 are not an issue at PCIe gen 3 x4. Temperature is unlikely to be an issue at PCIe gen 3 x4. The temperature issue you read on reviews is when the drive operate in PCIe gen 4 x4 mode and the reviewers ran specific tests which are designed to stress the SSD.

              Also, sorry to be blunt, you cannot stress out KC3000 using Dell Precision 3630. It only has 1 m.2 PCIe gen 3 x4 slot and it does not have Thunderbolt included by default. However, right now, if I have to get a quality 2TB NVMe SSD, KC3000 is well priced for what it is capable of.

              Kingston SSD warranty support is through the retailer, so through Centrecom. Centrecom's approach is by the book and their RMA process for SSDs isn't efficient. My past experience is they will send the faulty item to the relevant RMA department, so for my SSD, they did not give me a replacement or full refund on the spot (another retailer did). Centrecom staff were friendly with the RMA process (the staff recommended I get a full refund for that SSD), but the process was slow (took nearly 3 weeks).

              • wonderboy4 on 17/05/2023 - 15:18

                @netsurfer: Yeah, I figured with it running at Gen 3 speeds it will probably run much cooler, thanks for the feedback on this.

                Yes, I figured it was better getting a higher quality drive that should last me longer if the cheaper Gen 3 drives are not that much cheaper anyway.

                I was not aware of Kingston warranty support, hopefully I won't need it, but thanks for the heads up on this.

  • JPerez on 16/05/2023 - 17:45
    +4

    HODL or buy…. hmm….

    F it. Got one.

  • Runkett on 16/05/2023 - 19:09

    Because I purchased one from them on Saturday… :(

  • justlookin on 17/05/2023 - 08:33

    Got 1 thanks OP.

  • ozbdine on 17/05/2023 - 18:50

    Only thing preventing me from grabbing this is that the drive doesn't support AES hardware encryption.

  • goatonboat on 18/05/2023 - 15:47

    Seems like the horn of gondor has sounded and all other retailers are offering this price:

    https://www.ple.com.au/Products/649462/kingston-kc3000-pcie-…

    https://www.pccasegear.com/products/56425/kingston-kc3000-m-…

    • Axelstrife on 18/05/2023 - 15:50

      Scorptec is the next cheapest for delivery but you have to add a $3 cable (cheapest item i could find) to cart to be over the $200 minimum for free delivery.

Login or Join to leave a comment
Login Join