Gigabyte AORUS 2TB PCIe Gen 4 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD $178.85 Delivered @ Amazon US via AU

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All time low
Dual sided copper heatsink with very high endurance suited for content creators
Gigabyte's equivalent of a FireCuda 520 at a nicer price and better build
PS5 compatible

GP-ASM2NE6200TTTD

Controller: Phison E16
Memory: Kioxia/Toshiba BiCS4 96L TLC
DRAM Cache: 2GB DDR4
Sequential Read: 5000 MB/s
Sequential Write: 4400 MB/s
Random Read: 750,000 IOPS
Random Write: 700,000 IOPS
Endurance (TBW): 3600 TB
Warranty: 5 Years

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  duckduckering on 03/06/2023 - 10:57

  +3

  Where's the DRAM man to tell us if it's good

  Any alternatives of equal quality with better pricing?

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    Grey 13 on 03/06/2023 - 11:14

    Pretty much as cheap as cheap can get mate. Perfect for your PS5 as it also comes with heatsink.

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      netsurfer on 03/06/2023 - 11:30

      +7

      It is technically under the PS5 required specs. It does work because Sony only checks whether the SSD supports PCIe gen 4 x4. Things you need to be aware of are:

      • KC3000 2TB is $199 at the moment.
      • Phison E16 SSDs are not that great in terms of performance due to the controller being dated.
      • While having DRAM is good, the older gen of NAND (and let's face it, if you get NV2 with Toshiba TLC NAND, you get 112L not 96L), the sustained write of E16 based SSDs is ordinary.
      • All E16 SSDs have higher than usual TBW.

      Don't get me wrong, I have an E16 SSD because it was more cost effective 2-3 years ago (not many choices back then). At this price, it is attractive for PS5 owners who are happy to use an SSD below the official required specs. Heatsink included means you don't need to waste time getting one and install it yourself. While the TLC NAND speed isn't great, the pSLC cache for the 2TB is larger than PS5's internal SSD usable size so it's very unlikely you will actually feel the TLC write part.

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        duckduckering on 03/06/2023 - 11:38

        Thank you DRAM man, this is the comment I'm looking for.

        I'd be looking for one for my PC, for editing workflow. Currently running an old Samsung SATA SSD and it's not quite up to speed as it should be.

        Seems worth forking the extra $20 for an SSD with superior technology. If the KC3000 2TB fits the bill as you say I'll keep an eye for one of these before EOFY.

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          netsurfer on 03/06/2023 - 12:03

          @duckduckering: Yeah, KC3000 2TB is tempting… though a bit more price drop would be good.

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            duckduckering on 03/06/2023 - 12:15

            @netsurfer: With afterpay code it's $194.40 shipped via JW computers on ebay if you have ebay plus. Certainly tempting.

            Still, SSD's seem to be in freefall at the moment so better pricing could definitely pop up in the coming weeks.

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        furythree on 03/06/2023 - 16:44

        are there models brands youd reccomend that is for Ps5 spec?

        i dont have a ps5, im just using it as a frame of reference for PC for when directstorage comes around

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    netsurfer on 03/06/2023 - 11:37

    +1

    If it is for PC, spend a bit more and consider KC3000 2TB @ $199.

    For PS5, if you don't mind it being technically below specs, it is ready to be used (no need to get a heatsink, manually install it) so can save you time.

    DRAM, it is standard for E16, 2GB DDR4 DRAM.

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  fadzsolz on 03/06/2023 - 11:23

  Wow. great price. it was x2 when I bought it for the PS5

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    netsurfer on 03/06/2023 - 11:32

    +1

    Yeah, and at that time, PS5 was using a dumb zero fill test so all Phison E16 SSDs fooled PS5 so PS5 reported a write speed of above 5500MB/s.

    Sony has updated the firmware to stop using that easily cheatable zero fill test for quite some time now.

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      fadzsolz on 03/06/2023 - 11:34

      yep. hey, seen your posts on the forum can you suggest a good PC to get from here - looking to get back into my collection of PC RTS games C&C, Red Alert, etc, basically stuff 4+years old. For modern games I use PS5/Xbox (although both have been collecting dust).
      Saw a couple of 3060ti/4070/4080 builds - I do not want to but Branded laptop/desktop - AW,Asus etc.

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        netsurfer on 03/06/2023 - 12:02

        +4

        It's not a great time to build a PC right now (though end of financial year sale not finished yet). While DRAMs and SSDs are cheap, they will likely remain cheap. CPUs, motherboards, and GPUs are still expensive. If I have to build a new PC now, I would go with an Intel 13th gen build (new Intel CPUs could be released in Q3 though). While I get the AM5 platform will last longer argument, from AM4 experience, we know the future gen AM5 boards will improve DDR5 memory compatibility and overclock (which right now, for first gen AM5 is subpar and messy). Another thing with AM5 is some boards have long BIOS bootup time (yeah, we sugar-coat it with DRAM training time, but come on AMD).

        Old games, however, I don't think you need a new / current gen gaming PC. While AM4 CPUs are reasonably priced, B550 and X570 boards have gone up in price. Can't get $199 or lower for an X570 board anymore for example. Though, the ideal pairing would be a decent B550 board at $150 or lower (because some X570 boards have long BIOS boot time).

        You know your requirements best so I'm pretty sure you know which components to get which best suit you. If your PS5 and Series X have been collecting dust, then you are in no hurry to get a new gaming PC (which is good, can wait for bargains).

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          fadzsolz on 03/06/2023 - 12:10

          @netsurfer: Cool thanks! May hold out a bit then for a "bargin" :)

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          furythree on 03/06/2023 - 16:46

          @netsurfer: ive not heard any reviewer mention hte bios bootup time

          where can i stay up to date with info like that? are there review platforms which cover these details?

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            netsurfer on 03/06/2023 - 17:13

            @furythree: The reviewers do mention them, but generally not in the initial reviews because people care more about VRM and gaming performance. I've watched multiple videos where the reviewers have mentioned that (when they talk about AM5 platforms recently), although it is generally just one sentence.

            It is not something most people are interested in and it is a pain to capture videos for the BIOS bootup (and pretty boring). Also, unless the reviewer has the exact same board as the one you intend to buy, it is not accurate. Even for X570 boards, some people complain about their boards have slow BIOS boot, but some don't. My old B450 board BIOS boot was really fast whereas my X570S is really slow. However, the X570S has so many features I want (Wifi 6E, PCIe gen 4 x4 SSDs, more USB headers for the case, Thunderbolt 4 support). If you put the PC to sleep instead of shutdown, then you can workaround the issue.

            I think for now, maybe check forums and google search the board you are interested in see if anyone reported slow BIOS boot.

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              furythree on 03/06/2023 - 17:47

              @netsurfer: ah ok

              i guess its been a while in PC land where boot up times has been an issue. so this caught my attention

              cant stand waiting an extra 5 seconds :D

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                netsurfer on 03/06/2023 - 19:58

                @furythree: For my X570, it's more like 20 seconds difference. My slowest home mini PC boots faster than that. Once that one shows Windows 10 screen, X570 is still just about to finish the BIOS boot part.

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                  furythree on 03/06/2023 - 22:51

                  @netsurfer: wtf thats a huge load time

                  is it specific brands or models?