2TB Nvme Recommendations?

easyrider · 20 Mar 2020 at 13:20

Anyone rocking a 2tb nvme drive?

EsaT · 20 Mar 2020 at 16:40

Phison E12 based drives are certainly widely tested/tried with so many different brands using it.
PNY CS3030 would be likely available for good price.
OcUK has Corsair MP510 and Seagate
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...-state-drive-cssd-f1920gbmp510-hd-066-cs.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/seag...olid-state-drive-zp2000gm30021-hd-3bc-se.html

Adata SX8200 Pro is another drive which might be available for good price.

Minstadave · 20 Mar 2020 at 16:43

I've got a cheapo Intel 660P 2TB drive.

Use it for games and Lightroom catalogues, it was cheap and the QLC flash doesnt seem an issue.

easyrider · 20 Mar 2020 at 18:12

Tried the sabrents ?

bemaniac · 21 Mar 2020 at 17:26

Sabrent Rocket v1 user here - amazing. Do not buy the new ones they cheaped out when they got popular on the nand.

easyrider · 21 Mar 2020 at 17:55

bemaniac said:
Sabrent Rocket v1 user here - amazing. Do not buy the new ones they cheaped out when they got popular on the nand.

You mean the Q version ?

bemaniac · 22 Mar 2020 at 10:24

easyrider said:
You mean the Q version ?

Those ones are no good for sustained file copy but also I'm lead to believe the existing refreshes of the normal rocket are not what they used to be.

easyrider · 22 Mar 2020 at 12:52

bemaniac said:
Those ones are no good for sustained file copy but also I'm lead to believe the existing refreshes of the normal rocket are not what they used to be.

Its just to store my Sample libraries on in my studio...So read speeds into Kontakt are important but writes not so much...Once the samples are copied it wont get much write action, just read action...

I was just going to get a 2 TB SSD but figure for the extra 50 and tidyness I would get a NVME....

The Sabrent seems to be the one of the cheapest TLC drives at 2 TB I can find

bemaniac · 23 Mar 2020 at 20:57

easyrider said:
Its just to store my Sample libraries on in my studio...So read speeds into Kontakt are important but writes not so much...Once the samples are copied it wont get much write action, just read action...

I was just going to get a 2 TB SSD but figure for the extra 50 and tidyness I would get a NVME....

The Sabrent seems to be the one of the cheapest TLC drives at 2 TB I can find

Well for that purpose it would still be perfect

easyrider · 23 Mar 2020 at 21:25

bemaniac said:
Well for that purpose it would still be perfect

its installed...but I fear it may have to go back...I’m only getting 3000mb read speeds... :confused:

My Samsung 970 1tb OS drive is getting 3400mb reads

bemaniac · 24 Mar 2020 at 10:50

I get 3440mb read but like I said they changed them to cheaper chips.

easyrider · 24 Mar 2020 at 14:04

bemaniac said:
I get 3440mb read but like I said they changed them to cheaper chips.

It’s advertised as 3400mb though regardless of the change in controller from E12 to E12s

TonTom · 28 Mar 2020 at 08:44

Sabrent though with everything the price has gone up since I bought it. Bit of a bummer as I want to pick up the 1tb version as well that’s now over £100.

EsaT · 28 Mar 2020 at 18:47

TonTom said:
Sabrent though with everything the price has gone up since I bought it. Bit of a bummer as I want to pick up the 1tb version as well that’s now over £100.

And if it's Rocket Q, that's step lower tech QLC Flash drive.
WD Blue SN550 is right now the best priced TLC drive.

easyrider · 28 Mar 2020 at 20:06

EsaT said:
And if it's Rocket Q, that's step lower tech QLC Flash drive.
WD Blue SN550 is right now the best priced TLC drive.

That’s not available in 2tb tho ?

TonTom · 29 Mar 2020 at 08:39

EsaT said:
WD Blue SN550 is right now the best priced TLC drive.

Is that one 3000mb +?

EsaT · 29 Mar 2020 at 10:20

TonTom said:
Is that one 3000mb +?

There's hardly any/only little difference in Windows/game loading times even to "slow" SATA SSD.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=nvme+ssd+hdd
So do you think it makes any difference what NVMe's marketing speed is?

b00merang69 · 29 Mar 2020 at 18:27

ChrisLX200 · 29 Mar 2020 at 19:28

^the stuff they were loading was likely already in the cache and reading from disk?

b00merang69 · 29 Mar 2020 at 19:36

Guessing or making a statement?

I watched it weeks ago and I am sure they rebooted them in-between testing.