Price down through $190 again for this drive. It's double sided. Good for desktop.
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KC3000
Thanks
I have to ask, but wouldn't you be better off paying an extra $5 for this:
https://www.centrecom.com.au/kingston-fury-renegade-2tb-pcie…
No, they're essentially the same
Srange that the 1TB and 4TB versions come with heatsinks but the 2TB doesn't seem to
Got this a couple of days ago. It's a good choice.
I always have a hard time deciding which SSD to choose. 😅
I don't mind of PCIE 4.0 SSDs, but I plan to use it for the OS, web development and games.
From what I’ve researched, it appears to have DRAM. So, would this be a good option?
yes
you won't feel any difference between PCIE gen 3, 4 or 5 for those use cases. go for any budget-friendly branded ssd with low instances of issues.
it's weird to hype on DRAM when most users barely if ever do large file copy. like my officemate who spent a fortune of a Landcruiser who never intended to go offroad (just in case, he says), when any SUV at half the price would suit his needs.
I was just about to order this.. is it worth the extra $21
https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/hard-drives-&-ssds/solid-state-drives-(ssd)/106771-ct2000t500ssd8
Mainly care about efficiency and temps
Edit: Looks to be $193 here with free delivery.
https://www.centrecom.com.au/crucial-t500-2tb-pcie-gen4-nvme…
T500 is worse than KC3000 due to worse controller generating more heat and being less reliable
FWIW I have T500 as primary and KC3000 for games and T500 runs about an average 10° cooler.
Just ran a full scan on both and KC peaked at 49° while T only got to 36°.
The location of the drives might affect this though as the T is above the GPU while the KC is under it.
Also as per tempestswitch below I need to update the KC FW, not sure if that will make even more difference.
Thanks for checking. I'm sure location does matter but the T500 does review as the cooler drive anyway.
Just curious…. why NEWDELHI?
As the capital of India maybe it's to support them in the India - Pakistan war?
Skirmish
PSA on this SSD.
There is a known problem with the older firmware on the controller chip on this SSD.
Make sure to update to the latest firmware to fix.
Link to Reddit thread about it.
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/s/9ySL5xrOlg
I got this 2 days ago from Centrecom. It had the latest firmware out of the box. YMMV
Another PSA:
Some users report issues using it in external enclosures with Mac. Can confirm that half the time is doesn’t detect regardless of 5x different enclosures. It’s a bit of a luck of the draw if it’ll get detected.
Can confirm, had a similar problem. Had to use a usb-c to usb-a cable for it to detect.. had to reformat.. no issues since..
Can anyone let me know if this SSD is good to use in a PS5?
Good
Yes but ideally you'll want to put on a heatsink for use in a ps5.
Upvote for that Code" NEW DELHI "
User name checks out
It's double sided. Good for desktop.
No, the fact that its double-sided doesn't mean its better, or even good, for a desktop, its a warning that it may not fit in a laptop because its too thick.
Double-sided is just a way of getting more capacity on a 2280 SSD if you're only using old low-capacity chips. That's a warning its probably an old design. Also the fact you've got chips on the top and bottom may result in difficulty keeping it cool with heat sinks that only cool the ones on the top.
I thought you kind of want the NAND to run warm, and it's really just the controller that needs the cooling.
What's going on with 4TB pricing? :-(
Any heatsink recommendations for ps5 with this?
The elecgear one from Amazon for $30 is really good
Be Quiet! MC1 - I've got this in my PS5 for the 1TB version of this drive and haven't had any issues. Costs like 20 bucks or less though depends which stores have stock etc.
Decent enough for main OS boot drive?
Perfect for boot drive
Would this be okay to run as an external drive over USB-C attached to a Legion Go?
This is double-sided which means it is thicker, so make sure the enclosure supports that. As far as I know, there aren't many support double-sided SSD
I have this drive as my boot/os.
Very fast.
Highly recommended.
KC3000 or SNV3S for $20 less https://www.centrecom.com.au/kingston-snv3s-2tb-nv3-pcie-40-… for PS5?