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[Prime] Seagate Firecuda 520 1TB PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD $83.54 Delivered @ Amazon AU

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[Prime] Seagate Firecuda 520 1TB PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD $83.54 Delivered @ Amazon AUAffiliate
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Wicko on 12/07/2023 - 14:39 amazon.com.au (756 clicks)
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Incredibly good gen4 nvme SSD directly available locally (Amazon AU as opposed to US, UK, Germany), comparable to SN770 (weaker than Firecuda 530, 980/990 Pro, SN850x)

Performance internal Solid State Drive: 2TB, 1TB, 500GB
Maximum sequential read and write speeds up to 5000MB/s and 4400MB/s
Mtbf of 1.8M hours and TBW of up to 2800TB, plus 3-year Rescue Service
Ideal for high-performance gaming PCs and creative Pro workstations
Migrate and clone data from old drives with ease using our free Seagate DiscWizard software tool

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This is part of Amazon Prime Day sale for 2023
Computing 1TB Amazon Prime Day Computer Component M.2 PCIe NVMe Seagate SSD

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  • atom1319 on 12/07/2023 - 14:40

    Wow

  • Cgyun2014 on 12/07/2023 - 14:50

    This Or 980pro 1tb with heatsink.
    Not quite sure the clearence inside my old laptop due to additional height.

    • Dalgona456 on 12/07/2023 - 14:58

      Hynix P41 or P31 for Laptop.

    • netsurfer on 12/07/2023 - 15:27
      -2

      This is Phison E16 based and is below 980 Pro. 520 is vulnerable in terms of could be beaten by Phison E21 SSDs (i.e. Kingston NV2 1TB TLC version). Even if 520 might have a better sustained write, that difference isn't big enough. DRAM and above average TBW might be tempting, but it is a dated product.

    • KozieSeller on 12/07/2023 - 15:31

      Someone said heatsink is required for ps5 use?
      This one won’t work ya?

      • netsurfer on 12/07/2023 - 15:39
        +1

        Sony recommends one. This one, due to its somewhat ordinary sustained write speed technically doesn't need one, but no one would be brave enough to tell you not to get one. Just get any heatsink that fits.

        Do bear in mind that this SSD is technically below Sony's recommended specs. PS5 will still let you use it.

        • JerraJones on 12/07/2023 - 23:45

          I tell everyone you don't need a heatsink for anything because gaming/downloading games aren't sustained loads that'd cause the ssd to thermal throttle which is there to protect the ssd from damage anyways. Gen 4 drives are also fast enough that you can fill one up completely in 4-5 minutes before it'd slow down in the first place (assuming it doesn't slow down from using up its cache first).

  • iLikePizza on 12/07/2023 - 15:05

    Will this make any day to day difference compared to a MX500 as a boot drive?

    • AEKaBeer on 12/07/2023 - 15:15
      +2

      No, several videos on YouTube showing next to no difference booting and loading apps and game levels.

    • vid_ghost on 12/07/2023 - 15:16
      +3

      NVME is faster vs a SATA SSD … so yes.. it will be an improvement.. but not as much as going from a hard drive to an ssd

      550MBPS for MX500 SATA and 5000Mbps for this Nvme drive

      You will need a NVME slot on your board that supports this drive

    • Aureus on 12/07/2023 - 15:20
      +2

      It will definitely be faster. Probably boot up a couple of seconds quicker and save a few seconds here and there.

      If you do a lot of gaming it is definitely a good update. If you do a lot of Facebook, then probably not.

    • eecan on 12/07/2023 - 15:41
      +5

      Don't expect anything groundbreaking

      You'll notice basically no significant difference between SATA and NVME for gaming or most other applications besides niche ones (if you have to ask then you probably don't need it) but if you have the slots and the price difference isn't that much then you may as well get the NVME drives.

      Now you can expect over time that more games and apps will be designed to take advantage of the faster speeds but no point throwing out your SATA SSD or future proofing for that, just buy the cheaper and faster drives down the track when they actually make a difference.

      Comparison (HDD/SATA SSD/NVMe SSD) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3AMz-xZ2VM

      Another comparison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DKLA7w9eeA

      Windows tests: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AoIIIWyzLk

      More recent games:

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt_iJTrzOus

      Tests done between these two SSDs
      SSD M.2 PCIe 3.0 Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB
      SSD SATA3 Samsung 860 Evo-Series 1TB

      And another round of tests with the below:

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm_h0xSqtc0

      NVMe M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD: Samsung 980 PRO 1TB
      NVMe M.2 PCIe 3.0 SSD: Samsung 970 PRO 1TB
      SATA III SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 1TB

      And one more:
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQZD382GOUM

  • vid_ghost on 12/07/2023 - 15:14
    +2

    Endurance (TBW) 1,800 TB not bad

    • Schrodinger on 12/07/2023 - 16:04

      Not just not bad, it's really good!
      For example samsung 980 pro, 970 evo are 1200TBW for 2TB. Should be around 600TBW for 1TB

  • SaddenAscentAspirin on 12/07/2023 - 15:20
    +1

    2tb SN850x is $177 right now from amazon au shipped from amazon de.

    • basketballfreak6 on 12/07/2023 - 15:59
      +1

      Christ I literally don't need it but that's so tempting.

  • jayboi on 12/07/2023 - 15:44

    I use this on my ps5 with a heat sink I bought on eBay. Can confirm works very well for ps5 games stored on it

  • OzBerghainer on 12/07/2023 - 15:44

    DRAM cache too, sn770 doesn’t have that

  • OzBerghainer on 12/07/2023 - 15:54

    Tier C on LTT ssd tier list. Bought as a spare, or might chuck into plex server for raid 1 cache

    • Wicko on 12/07/2023 - 16:03

      Tier B*

    • Schrodinger on 12/07/2023 - 17:00
      +1

      Bought this just for caching

  • vid_ghost on 12/07/2023 - 16:20
    +1

    This is back in stock

    [Prime] Samsung 980 PRO M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD with Heatsink 2TB $167.07 Delivered @ Amazon US via AU

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/787226

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